Good morning Nostriches!

Thoughts from my morning:

Viewed correctly set backs and bad or horrible things can be seen as catalysts for action or improvement in body or mind.

I note here that Epictetus (see below) used his broken leg as a catalyst and inspiration for his life.

In my own life a long time back injury keeps me exercising everyday even twice a day to remove pain and discomfort. In search of remedies it has also led to lifestyle and psychological improvements and learnings.

The problems in our lives if viewed through a lens of catalyst to change or improve can help us climb and build or lives in more successful ways.

The concept of catalyst can be applied to many things. An argument with someone could be a catalyst to be less egoic in our own selves.

People becoming poor around (to work in a bitcoin and inflation angle) you a catalyst for you to learn how to reduce their suffering you were able to avoid by investing in hard assets like Bitcoin. This might be as simple as talking to them about Bitcoin as an inflation hedge.

I took the concept of Catalyst from a v strange series of books called Law of One where they describe suffering at a general human level as catalyst and opportunities for us to remedy that suffering. In the BTC community we are doing these things all the time with orgs like Open Sats or simply using and promoting Nostr to allow free speech and ultimately a more balanced set of opinions on the internet.

Epictetus: https://youtu.be/PzsexPQBCuQ

Law of One: https://www.lawofone.info/results.php?q=Catalyst

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