“There is a Hindu myth of the Self as a divine swan which laid the egg from which the world was hatched. Thus I am not even saying that you ought to break out of your shell. Sometime, somehow, you (the real you, the Self) will do it anyhow, but it is not impossible that the play of the Self will be to remain unawakened in most of its human disguises, and so bring the drama of life on earth to its close in a vast explosion.”

— Alan Watts, The Book

A lion does not concern itself with the opinions of sheep. #Bitcoin

🥗 💚 #foodstr

“The lowdown (which is, of course, the secret and profound view) on life is that our normal sensation of self is a hoax or, at best, a temporary role that we are playing, or have been conned into playing—with our own tacit consent, just as every hypnotized person is basically willing to be hypnotized. The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the mask of your apparently separate, independent, and isolated ego.”

— Alan Watts, The Book

Lamb chops made with a pomegranate molasses marinade for tonight’s dinner. So delicious. #foodstr

A photo of me taking a photo of my friend in Benton Park. 35mm

Taken by the lovely illtemperment

“It comes, then, to this: that to be ‘viable,’ livable, or merely practical, life must be lived as a game—and the ‘must’ here expresses a condition, not a commandment. It must be lived in the spirit of play rather than work, and the conflicts which it involves must be carried on in the realization that no species, or party to a game, can survive without its natural antagonists, its beloved enemies, its indispensable opponents. For to ‘love your enemies’ is to love them as enemies; it is not necessarily a clever device for winning them over to your own side. The lion lies down with the lamb in paradise, but not on earth—‘paradise’ being the tacit, off-stage level where, behind the scenes, all conflicting parties recognize their interdependence, and, through this recognition, are able to keep their conflicts within bounds. This recognition is the absolutely essential chivalry which must set the limits within all warfare, with human and non-human enemies alike, for chivalry is the debonair spirit of the knight who ‘plays with his life’ in the knowledge that even mortal combat is a game.”

— Alan Watts, The Book

St. Louis has a lot of neighborhoods that go big on christmas lights every year, and it’s so cute.

One becomes a Bitcoiner in 3 phases

Phase 1: You’ve heard of #Bitcoin, but haven’t yet taken it seriously.

Phase 2: You start stacking sats, consume countless Bitcoin podcasts and books, make mistakes by scamcoining, panic selling, or taking on leverage. You learn through pain.

Phase 3: You are become Bitcoin, destroyer of fiat, creator of a fiscally sound world. You no longer need to consume Bitcoin content, as you live and breathe it. Price volatility no longer phases you. You simply save in Bitcoin and focus on your craft.

If you are in Phase 1, get to Phase 2. If you are in Phase 2, get to Phase 3. If you are in Phase 3, stay the course.

#Bitcoin is the greatest savings method ever devised.

gn nostr 🎄♡

“If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch”

— Rudyard Kipling, If

One of my favorite photos ever

St. Louis in the fog

“You don’t die because you were never born. You had just forgotten who you are.”

— Alan Watts, The Book