I Lost $1M in the Stock Market 😲📉

My friend committed suicide yesterday. It seems like I can’t catch a break in life. We don’t know why she did it. Their family has asked for time and space. We met 16 years ago in Arizona. Amazing soul. She was so strong, independent, and inspiring. Brilliant engineer. Three weeks ago we spoke and she joked about my degeneracy. I’ll miss her. I had this video saved on my TikTok under “Sunshine for a rainy day”. It’s reminding me that death is a natural part of life. We can’t escape it. But how we choose to respond is up to us. This woman in the video has cancer, 2% chance of living, reminds us… “you can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy.” She goes on to sing a beautiful song. Moves me to tears every time…especially today. Wanted to share it with everyone. 4 months ago I was in a dark place. Homeless, broke, no family support, and in debt (still am). Thankful to have had a few friends that helped out. But I was reminded by many of you here on X, that we are so much more than the bad things that have happened to us. A few even sent money to help me pay for food… I’m grateful for the life I have, no matter how hard it may be right now. The thing about rock bottom is that there is only up from there. I’m reminded I have an amazing community, and that I’m on a mission to help rebuild myself and inspire others. I won’t wait until life isn't hard anymore before I decide to be happy. P.S. please no bullshit comments about how this is a fake story for engagement. These days, X and Discord is where I’ve been finding the community and positivity. IRL friends are slim these days. If you think this is fake then don’t engage and hide my post. I’m open to thoughts and advice. How do you deal with death? How am I supposed to process this?