Welcome back! It has been a little bit. I wanted to focus here on a mental health, some parental knowledge, and finally some crypto love.
Readers, take some time for yourself. This is one of the most important things you can do for your mental health. I have noticed when I do not have some “me” time then everything in my life suffers. My work suffers, I lose focus easier, and I get more agitated with my kids and family. It doesn’t have to be a long time, but try taking daily 15- 30 minutes for yourself. Read, go for a walk , write a newsletter, yoga, meditate, journal, just do something. Then, on the weekend, or your off day, take a little longer one day. What’s the point of working 40-60 hours a week and doing nothing for yourself? This leads to burnout. Burnout in your career, family, relationships, etc. Life can be exhausting and difficult and that compounds when you do nothing for yourself. Mental health is just as (and some believe more) important as physical health.
Parent corner time. I want to start by saying I am not a perfect parent and to be completely honest far from it. I do however have a vast knowledge of parenting because I have four wonderful children that range from 16 years old to 7 months. Eeek! That always sounds so crazy to me every time I say it. I also read a lot about being a better parent and more importantly to me being a better Dad. I grew up with a dad that struggled to show and tell us he loved us. I want my kids to never know what that feels like. My kids probably get extremely tired of me saying it, but I tell them a billion times I day that I love them. Ok, probably not a billion but maybe a million. I can say that all I want, and that’s great and all, but I also have to show them I love them. I want them to feel my love. Even when they mess up (and boy do they) I want them to know Dad still loves me regardless.
So here are three things all children need to hear and I already laid out the first.
I love you! Say it and show it.
I am proud of you! Our kids make us so proud even with little things but let’s remember to take the time to tell them.
You are good! Take it one step further and tell them and remind them what they are good at.
I know this is a weird range, mental health, parental stuff, crypto, but it’s my newsletter and it is what I know. Crypto continues to make some nice runs followed by some ugly downswings. I think the crypto market continues to be manipulated somewhat, and I also think we will continue to see this up and down movement until at least the end of this year. I really think we do not see another bull run till 2024. I mean, inflation in America is still rising, the war in Ukraine is getting worse, and earnings are down. These things effect the traditional financial markets, and like it or not, they effect the crypto markets too. That being said, I still think it is a great opportunity to buy solid coins on the low.
Like I have mentioned before my 5 biggest holdings are:
Ethereum
Bitcoin
Cardano
Polygon
Algorand
I have not waivered on these, and I continue to buy these using the dollar cost averaging strategy I laid out in a previous newsletter. I will provide a good article on DCA here.
Thank you all for reading. Remember, love yourself and love others.
Kindest wishes,
Jarod
“Crypto Papa”
Great words as always🙌, sincere and full of realities that we all have in our day to day lives. You are not alone. It seems unbelievable to have to remind ourselves that we need time to tell our mind that it needs to breathe and think about ourselves. Sometimes routines make us forget that we also need to pamper ourselves. Thank you for reminding me. I will certainly do that.🫂
On the other hand, yes I tell my daughter those things many many many times, I am also this mother remembering how much I love her everyday , and mine was with me and that is why I know that when you later grow up, you look for that reference and that is when you realize all that your mother or father did for you, and that you want to be the same for your children. 😊
And in crypto, let's see if I encourage myself more because it is still a mystery ...but certainly knowing that there are people like you betting helps a lot to understand it and to lose the fear.
Thanks for your refreshing words. Never stop writing. Dragon appreciates it 😊