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Had to delete the app a reload because it didn’t allow me to post only see posts and quote them and I can’t figure out how to fix it. Could have sworn there was an icon like on twitter (X) then it just disappeared

#introductions

Just wondering how many Satoshi’s will it cost me to live each day of my life comfortably; actually have a life, a quality life. When BTC fulfills its purpose and commensurates with everything?

Living the good life.

I’m not Native American though this resonates in my heart and soul. Maybe it’s my Viking/Pagan ancestry with sacred Trees and a quest for fertile land.

Replying to Avatar Lyn Alden

Every year, I spend 1-2 months living in Egypt. This is because my husband is originally from Egypt, his family is much larger than mine, and so while our economic base is in the US, our social base is actually in Egypt. I thus became multinational many years ago.

However, my husband spends 3-4 months each year in Egypt, while I only spend 1-2 months there. So, there are 1-2 months where I’m in the US alone. The reason I choose to do this is to look after the household and business, and because I’m not as productive in Egypt (inconsistent internet, less optimal workstation, way more social pressures, and so forth).

In some ways, we find that spending some time apart strengthens our relationship and lets us focus on our separate things for part of the year. And when we meet after 1-2 months, it’s such a great reunion. We find ourselves wanting to catch up on so much and spend extra time together. But also, even though in some ways I look forward to having time alone and indeed get a lot done during that time, I immediately regret it once I am alone. I find myself constantly looking forward to going to Egypt, as I am now. During these periods, I end up posting more on social media, either constructively or non-constructively, in what tends to be a replacement for diminished in-person contact.

This seems to be amplified by my work situation. When I was an engineer, I worked with colleagues in person each day, but now that I work from home, my colleagues are virtual and I meet them in person only at major events. So, this relatively brief window each year of being in a different place than my husband tends to be oddly monk-like, with me at home alone 24 hours per day, working and living and doing whatever I do. I think one of my future goals will be to increase my deliberate effort at spending time with local friends, especially during this part of the year.

Anyway, I’m doing a series of “real thoughts” uniquely on Nostr, and this is the first one.

Conclusion: Social circles are (obviously) a very important thing, including for workaholics and introverts like myself. Social circles affect us in various ways, and having gone through many cycles, I have become increasingly aware of the changes that take place during these seasonal cycles of being close to others vs far from others.

I find it difficult to find people who don’t need to drink, eat or do something unhealthy when meeting up. I live a healthy lifestyle and despite politely declining drinks, foods, substances at work or other social interactions, I am required/expected to listen to the reasons others choose those things or how it’s easy for some to be fit and healthy. Of course I still socialize and want to work, I dream of a place where people also want to be healthy, prefer to live in harmony with nature. I have yet to find such a place and find comfort where I can spiritually, mentally and physically. I think, I am done with twitter I don’t seem to learn anything there, I am not earning or producing anything of value in relation to the time spent on the platform. I opened this account when it started and rarely use it. I gave it some time today and enjoyed your post which brought up the content here. Today is a good day, I am grateful for all I have. Thank you!

I go on twitter and block every advertisement that comes up in my feed. It the most rewarding part of the experience for me. Stop trying to sell me something; if I need something , I’ll do the work to find the information required to meet my needs. I cut the cord the day AppleTV came out, I pre-ordered. I enjoy the NFL so was forced to use directTV for years until GamePass now I watch condensed version the day after the game. On Sunday’s I do things on Monday I watch 4 games in the time it’s take to watch 1 live game. It’s all game snap to snap.

I’m with you bro, nothing more important than our physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. Weight lifting is my preferred physical activity for longevity.

I need to stop wasting time on twitter and spend it here. It’s the only way to learn, earn and possibly meet people that share my some of my values. Twitter is such a lonely place always looking to sell me something. Alls it does is take like all the other aspects of our media, financial, social systems.

The thing I love most about BTC is it demands patience, it requires the assessment of wants and needs. It reminds me of the aspect of nature where everything gets done in it’s own time and cannot be rushed. We waist enormous amounts of time and energy trying to force nature (everything) do happen faster or on our timeline. This is fruitless in all aspects/directions and is clear when looked at civilizations today. Things are moving forward regardless of our intentions/interactions we only need to work in harmony with all of nature and life will improve for all life on earth. BTC is an aspect of nature it comes from ideas that are rooted in nature (our nature). It was inevitable; because there is no other path forward for our advanced civilization.

All words are the words of others, we are all parrots, there’s no way around it. Shared language!

What to do? What to say? How do I use this in relation to my skills? What are my skills are they translatable here? I can’t build a house or wood structure here all my skills with mechanical tools or carpentry tools don’t translate in my understanding. As a Social Worker or mental health professional those things are private between a clinician and client (confidentiality/trust). I just want to earn doing things I enjoy and not being robbed by some asshole that exploits my labor and skills because they have capital and use that capital to keep me under their control.

How do you learn how to use this? Load a profile pic? Follow someone? Add a follow link? Major learning curve getting started…