GM, everything is happening for you, not to you.
Sometimes things happen in your life that are very undesirable.
As disruptive & frustrating as these events can seem, they all have value. Don't make yourself into the victim or the judge as it will obscure the value from you.
Accept that life has thrown you this challenge & look for the hidden value. Failing to do this often leads to similar "learning opportunities".
You're allowed to have preferences but nobody gets to skip the lessons.
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GM 🫂☕ Brisket
YES GM
So, Bitcoin won’t soar in value by year-end and that’s a good thing?
I am ready-ish.
If stacking & hodling Bitcoin were easy & quickly gratifying, we wouldn't be growing & learning like we are. If you can't appreciate Bitcoin at 58k you won't appreciate it at 580k.
As frustrating as it's been to buy & hold this stuff, I can now see how much it's changed me. The irony is that Bitcoin has made me less materialistic. It's the complete opposite of what motivated me to buy it in the first place
It fills me with joy to see these similar changes occuring within others.
Trust the process & the incentives man. The Bitcoin path leads to abundance, just not in the specific way we think. 🧡
Thanks Brisket.
I try not to get too caught up in the short-term Bitcoin fiat price hype but I'd be lying if I said it doesn't impact me at all.
You are right about the wider benefits though. Bitcoin and Nostr has increased my access to people who are (as far as I can tell) more optimistic and well-informed than most of the people I know.
In other news: today at the bank the guy next to me was wearing of those Satoshi/Nirvana t-shirts. I thought about speaking to him, but my op sec defences kicked in and I kept my mouth shut.
I'm also very ready for some price discovery.
The 4th quarter should be very exciting for those that held through the bear.
I had this kind of talk with my stepdaughter just a few hours ago. 🤙
There are no coincidences 🤙
Well said… success is built on failing forward. Every moment is sacred, every place is holy.
Don't rob my opportunity to figure this out on my own.
Nobody can learn for you & I certainly don't have it all figured out.
The real learning comes from applying this stuff & experiencing the result for yourself.
It's not until I type this stuff out that I really integrate it into my beliefs. I hope that others get some benefit from it but that's not my main motivation. I get value from refining & expressing these ideas & from the discourse that results.
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Diamonds aren't formed without a little pressure.
Almost like proof of stake vs proof of work
Great vibe to kick off the day with. What will I learn today…?
Pay attention to what excites you the most, this is how your higher self communicates it's guidance to you.
Follow that excitement with no expectation on the outcome. Acknowledge everything that comes about from it & resist none of it. Every experience has value, if you're open to it.
You don't know what your higher self (the greater you), has in store for yourself. I guarantee it's more exciting than whatever your mind can concoct though.
I love this type of intuitive thinking as a operating system for life
I struggle with it. What happens if it takes you somewhere you don’t plan to go?
But that’s precisely the point. The rationale mind doesn’t understand sometimes
It’s like what Sama taught me once about “non-linear productivity”, which is such a cool concept
If it was known, it wouldn't excite you & it wouldn't expand your consciousness.
You only ever expand when you're in the unknown & your soul came here for expansion. Whether or not Jake Woodhouse wants to, he's going to experience the unknown.
I could't agree for more. Very well said! 💯 The phrase that helped get through rough time when I was a teenager was this: "I am certain thr Universe has given me this challenge because 'IT' knows I can overcome it". It did so much wonders to me. It takes your power back and be on the driving seat. ☺️👌🫂
Great framing .. life continues to dish out the same lessons (usually with increasing severity) until. the. lesson. is. learned!
I used to say that the universe will keep slapping you until you pay attention to it. It's OK if you miss the first, soft slaps because they'll get more forceful as you keep ignoring them.
Now I'm pretty convinced that it's you, (the greater you) that's doing the slapping. It really doesn't matter who you think the slapper is but I find it more empowering to believe it's me.
hmmm .. that's something to ponder .. kinda like future-self/true-self trying to guide current-self 🤔
Your beliefs shape your reality through your thoughts, feelings & actions. A lot of beliefs are disempowering to the individual & counter to my preferences.
What seems ubiquitous is that there is an energy that's very interested in your earthly experience.
Some believe that energy is God, Alah, Jahova, Jesus, Jeshua, Source, angels, spirit guides or even their intergalactic family (ETs).
To me, it feels more empowering & logical to believe it's your greater self, your soul who is taking an interest in your time here. The greater part of you that sits outside of this heavy, limited reality. They have the birds eye view & know the best path for you to take. As smart as I think I am sometimes, my soul is the intelligent one & it's not even close. I can easily surrender to my higher self but to any other entity feels wrong for me right now.
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Truth. There is always a silver lining. GM 😊
I generally like this mental stance. What has been hard for me is if you are an actual victim. Sure there is a lesson and maybe it is just to feel the powerlessness and realize you can still wake up everyday. Idk. But when something is forcefully taken from you and it rocks the foundation of your entire life, in that moment, it seems one has no choice but to feel victimized. Maybe that is the difference: I have been victimized vs I am a victim. Anyways, I just had an a-ha moment. Thank you, Brisket.
Those large traumatic events certainly change you. I've never surrendered more deeply than during those events & that surrender seemed to dull the pain & discomfort.
I think the victim part comes in around how you process the event after it's occurred. Was this something that was done to you or was it something that your higher self chose?
If you're caught up playing the victim of the event it's a very different feeling. How can you ever get what they took from you back? You're left feeling damaged or incomplete. You're forced to look to the external world to make you whole again & yet you also know that's not possible. You've given away your personal power to the external.
If your belief is that your higher self chose this experience, you can grow from having lived through it. You may have scars now, but you know that they didn't take your internal power.
I find when I am feeling like a victim(or feeling something I dont want like) sometimes the more I resist it, the worst it gets. I'm better off if I I just really go into it fully. It sounds like I'm saying, be more victim. But when I stop resisting, I think I just realised I'm actually giving in. And then I realise I'm not the victim any more. Some asshole did something that they knew would hack me off, was depriving me. That really takes a nasty trait to do that. For someone to have that kind of nastiness harness it, and express it. Its kind of rough to be in that position. I actually started feeling sorry for the person. I was grateful I wasn't in their position. And not having such nastiness part of me. Suddenly the person who inflicted the act on me became the victim. And all I had was gratitude. Gratitude that I didn't have that nastiness. Its a nice feeling when it happens. If you can really feel it then its really empowering. Otherwise you just faking it which doesn't really work.
But it all starts with giving in.
Cheers Brisket 👌
The more you resist what is, the longer you will suffer & the more likely a similar thing will repeat.
I believe everything is happening for the greater me.
Nothing is personal. I have chosen this experience, for whatever reason.
It can sometimes take me a little while to remember this though. Sometimes I get caught up in the drama of it all.
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Personal experience confirms what you say. Same kinds of people are attracted over and over, or same kind of problems repeat. Certainly not a coincidence.
Again sometimes the most negative experience often lead to something positive or an outcome which wouldn't have happened otherwise which is of benefit. We easilly judge whats happening, and put our own emotion into it rather than learn and take what's most valuable.
Alot of truth to all of this. Thanks. 👍
