"What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been" by Dr. Dinar
What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been
by Dr. Dinar
To be honest, that's putting it mildly.
Whether it be ten months or ten years, if you've been on this ride for any length of time, then I'm sure you can definitely relate.
At this point I'd be willing to say that a long, strange trip is putting it mildly.
This roller coaster ride of an adventure has taken us through more ups and downs than a kid eating cotton candy while riding a pogo-stick on an ice rink.
With that being said, when it comes right down to it, regardless of how stressful this journey has been, I couldn't be more grateful to have been made aware of this opportunity oh so long ago.
Having been involved for a decade or so, my two week stress test of hoping my first batch of Dinar would arrive in time for the RV seems beyond a mere memory.
Yet the angst is forever fresh in my mind.
Will my money order arrive in time?
Did I send the right amount?
What did I use for a shipping address?
Heck, did I even remember to put a stamp on it?
All of that brain bending mumbo jumbo, basically freakin' out that I might have somehow made a mistake on my order and my two week pre RV window will have slammed shut before I can repair the damage.
Luckily none of those issues were a problem and my order arrived right on time.
Actually, closer to about a decade or so too early.
But who's counting.
To date we've gone through more windows than the Trump Tower NYC has and as of now, still no GCR.
So much for my purchasing a warehouse full of Windex.
These windows don't last long enough to need cleaning.
At this stage of the game, with all of the false alarms along the way, the highs definitely aren't as high.
Then again, the lows aren't nearly as low either.
That's not to say that I don't still experience some of the ups and downs of this ride but nowhere near to the same extent I used to.
Most of those ups and downs are now created by life itself and its seemingly endless barrage of bummers.
No need to add the stress of the as yet to happen RV/GCR to the list.
I wouldn't say I'm completely jaded, thinking the RV will never happen, but I will say that I no longer fall for the "it's goin' down this weekend" every weekend hypium that used to drain me week after week.
I now find myself in a place of extreme gratitude.
Frustratingly mind numbing gratitude?
Yes, I'll grant you that.
Yet, gratitude nonetheless.
Now, you may be thinking I've lost my mind?
Face it, you've got to be a bit crazy to even be involved in this thing
But hear me out.
Sure, this has been anything but a walk in the park.
Not even close to fun.
As the ol' saying goes, If it was fun, everybody would do it.
At the same time I can't help but think about all of the people that don't have the slightest idea any of this stuff is even going on.
And for that reason alone, I'm grateful to belong to this Secret Society of the Toothless Crackheads.
I'd have to believe I'm not the only one that tends to get wrapped up in Dinarland, thinking that everyone in the outside world must know about the currencies and the RV/GCR.
Yet, if you step back a bit, you soon begin to realize that very few people truly have a clue about any of this.
They continue to be so wrapped up in who's going to be eliminated next from Dancing With The Stars and wondering who's going to be the next Masked Singer.
The global economy, foreign currency and anything that goes along with that world couldn't be any further from their minds.
And that's easy for me to relate to as I too used to be one of those same out of the loop, comfortably numb people.
Much more concerned with how I was going to rebuild my life after having lost everything in the Econocrash of 2008 than anything going on in some dusty sandbox half way around the world.
Yet, for better or worse, through an extremely strange set of occurrences, here I am.
Smack dab in the middle of Dinarland.
Without a paddle no less.
Could I have imagined myself in this very spot over a decade ago?
Heck no.
I had absolutely no clue whatsoever about any funny money other than Monopoly money.
And let me tell you, I was never any sort of a Monopoly whiz.
But if it wasn't for this crazy colored wallpaper, I wouldn't have any hope whatsoever of rebuilding my life.
I'm continuing to drown in ever increasing debt, yet I still consider myself to be one of the lucky ones.
Yes, you read that correctly.
The lucky ones.
As you shake your head from side to side, just think about that for a second.
Think about the millions and millions of people around the world swimming in that same debt, losing more and more of their lives with each passing day, having no real hope of rebuilding their lives.
No RV/GCR to look forward to.
Now, ask yourself, how lucky do you feel?
Do I wish the RV would have happened years ago?
You better believe I do.
Let's hope the rumors of higher rates due to an extended wait also become a reality.
Luckily for me I KNOW it will happen eventually and I couldn't be any more grateful that I'll be there, front and center, bangin' down... oops, I mean waiting patiently outside the Abbot Downing door when it does.
So if I can make a suggestion to anyone else out there who may be struggling with the weekly letdowns, relentless rumors and beginning to lose hope in this ever happening.
Just hang in there a bit longer.
Think about all those weekends you thought you'd never make it through and low and behold, you're still here.
Still in the game.
Stronger for having gone through it.
Hungrier than ever for a short, not so strange trip to one of the rumored 4,000+ Exchange Centers located within an 80 mile radius of our homes.
And not a minute too soon.
Kindly,
Dr. Dinar
Disclaimer; I'm not a Wealth Manager, Financial Advisor, CPA, Tax Attorney, RV/GCR Committee member, nor am I the owner of the awesome RV in the photo. I'm simply someone that chooses to believe in the power of positive thinking and on the odd chance this thing truly is real, I want to make sure I'm there at the finish line to enjoy it.