GM nostr ☀️
A note on being based
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Based: to have a foundation
Based people are 100% themselves without caring what others think
They carry themselves with swagger
They are true to themselves and secure in their beliefs regardless of the opinions of others
They think for themselves
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Debased money has led to the debasement of soil, health, food, family and community
#Bitcoin rebases money and is gradually rebasing humanity
The world is full of debased humans: soft, compliant people who believe what they are told without verifying or forming their own opinions
Our family saves in based money and we are rebasing our lives
The world needs more based humans to push back against propaganda and tyranny
Pura Vida 🌴
GM nostr ☀️
Today is the first day of the rest of your life
Make the most of it
Savour the beauty of life
Spend time in nature
Learn something new
Stack health
Stack sats
Spend time with people you love
Pura Vida 🤙🏽🌴
Teething cheat code:
Broth ice cubes for baby to chew on. Brothsicles
Numbs the gums to reduce pain, encourages mastication and delivers A+ nutrients
#nostr #baby #cheatcode #parenting
Day 50
GM nostr ☀️
This is Palmer. He’s 7
We met today down at the river
I was doing my daily session of stacking rocks and building water channels
He asked me what I was going and if he could help
We worked together and he loved helping. He asked me to move the bigger rocks that were too heavy for him and I asked him to clear the smaller rocks from primary channels
We talked about dinosaurs, 6 foot prehistoric turtles and played in the river for 45 minutes
Slow jungle life playing in nature is the best life
Thank you Satoshi for giving me this opportunity
Hard money, easy life
Pura Vida 🌴🤙🏽
#Bitcoin #nostr #uvita
9.3.24 @1319 thoughts
Tash is putting Willow down for her afternoon nap
Decided to get Willow a pet duck on her first birthday
A friend for Willow, a friend for Deus, a new member of our family
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The importance of presence
Being present with Willow and Tash, never letting phones compete with family members for attention
Rules: No phones at meals, no phones first 60
We choose to whom/what we give our attention to. Our most precious resource
If we don’t decide and clearly define where to spend our attention, it will likely be spent for us
Most important question when making significant decisions: is it good for our family?
Having each others backs
Spending quality time together
Prioritizing time alone to ourselves
Journaling and seeking support when we need it
Pura Vida ☀️🫶🏽
Pura Vida ☀️🤙🏽🌴
Day 49 - update
We’ve decided to return back to 🇨🇦 early November to be around family for Willow’s 1st birthday
Will be spending winter in 🇨🇦 planning out our family farming adventure which kicks off spring ‘25
We’ve decided to farm ducks!!
Lots of recent insights and lessons and many notes to digest and post about
My focus is mostly duck research and posting content to nostr:npub1u52etr053ylx0pc4rk2qz237ex7nvcsly5r4ay5d73fnatj2punqlv8d89
9 weeks left in the jungle is allowing me to appreciate each day even more knowing that this chapter will be coming to an end soon
Day 46
Life is a series of challenges, big and small
Seeking to avoid the challenges is a sure path to suffering
Standing firm and weathering the challenges with grace is what builds resilience, confidence and capacity
Earlier this week Willow developed fever and was very uncomfortable. The deep helplessness I felt as a parent watching my little girl suffer without being able to help is one of the more painful things I’ve experienced in life
After a sleepless night and a hard 24 hours, Willow was back to her happy, playful self and the experience brought Tash and I immense gratitude for our health, our partnership, our ability to act as a team
It made me appreciate the beauty of a simple life connected to nature even more
Without pain and suffering there cannot be true joy. The polarity of extremes is the true nature of the human experience
Lesson: everything is temporary and the goal is to suffer well
Prayer and connection to Mother Earth offers immense strength during hard times
Pura Vida
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Pura Vida nostr fam ☀️🌴
Note to self:
I become the people I spend time with
Spend time with quality people I admire
Spend time with people who live naturally and take care of themselves
Spend time with people that have a low time preference
Spend time with people who embody the values I aspire towards
Spend time with people who save their time in #Bitcoin
Spend time with people who are building families and businesses in alignment with Bitcoin
Day 34
Thoughts on food
As I ate a delicious fresh papaya this morning, I thought about how food isn’t just energy and nutrients. More important than anything, food is information
Nutrients are both building blocks that the body uses to repair tissues and elements required for critical cellular functions
Soil health is what determines nutrient density. Dirt that is loaded with fertilizer might grow fruit but that fruit is very different than fruit grown in healthy soil
Principle: the health of the soil determines the health of the fruit
One of the most critical yet overlooked elements of the food we consume is the light it was grown within
When we consume fruit grown 10,000km away in a radically different light environment than where we live, we give our bodies confusing information
When we eat fresh, local fruit grown in the light environment where we live, we give our bodies the right information to make use of the nutrients and energy packed within the fruit we’re eating
In summary: fruit grown locally in nutrient dense soil is not only more delicious, it’s far better for our health
Want to taste some of the most delicious and healthy fruits on planet earth? Visit Costa Rica
My favs:
Mamon Chino
Mangosteen
Papaya
Pineapple
Pura Vida ☀️🤙🏽
Pura Vida ☀️🤙🏽
Insect of the day:
Parides Iphidamas butterfly
Aka Transandean Cattleheart
Beautiful jet black butterfly with red spots and subtle white accents
Came across one of these mesmerizing creatures on my bike ride yesterday
#CostaRica
Day 29 - river wisdom
Every morning during Willow’s first nap I walk or bike down to Riu Uvita to play and observe the water flowing over the rocky riverbed
The flow volume varies daily based on the rainfall over the past 24 hours as the water flows from the mountains to the ocean
Putting my feet in the river, feeling the flow of cool water over my legs and watching the river move past me is immensely calming and meditative
To me, the river has become a representation of life
The water represents the reality of constant change
Each day is a dance between periods of intense (even violent) turbulence and calm
Flowing with life means accepting that we can’t avoid the intense, uncomfortable times, we can only flow with them and allow them to wash over us
Everything is temporary and the goal is to find the beauty in every situation and appreciate the wild extremes of the human experience
Just like turbulent flow shifts stones in the river and permanently alters the riverbed, major challenges in my life change and transform me into a fundamentally different human
Lessons for me:
Aspire to be strong, stable and calm like the rocks
Allow shifts to happen when challenging times push me to change into a new person
Change is the only constant
Allowing and observing the flow of life instead of fighting is a key to reducing suffering
Pura Vida ☀️🌴🤙🏽
Pura Vida ☀️🤙🏽
Insect of the day:
Walking stick
The biodiversity in Costa Rica is mind blowing
Everyday is a psychedelic adventure for those who love to observe the wild, wacky and clever designs created by nature
Thing guy was hanging out on our ceiling this morning
We named him slim
Health cheat code_009
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Caffeine curfew
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While I Love my morning coffee ritual, I always keep in mind that caffeine is a potent drug which can mess up my sleep if I abuse it
My rule: no caffeine after 11am
Why? Because caffeine disrupts sleep and it can take up to 12 hours for it to fully clear our system
Animal of the day:
Owl butterfly
Largest butterfly species in Costa Rica and one of the largest in the world
One flew into our home today and it was a magical (but brief) experience
Took it as a good omen
Hope to see it again
BTC
Be
The
Change
Bitcoin is a movement of self responsibility
It’s a peaceful revolution by critical thinkers who understand that upgrading money is a critical requirement for upgrading civilization
When we save our time in money that doesn’t steal from us, we have time available to take care of ourselves, learn about the world, and build products and services that deliver value
Being healthy, building a family and protecting sound money from the vile dark forces of fiat is what motivates me in life
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Animal of the day:
Toucan
Yesterday we spotted our first toucans in real life. It was awesome
These iconic rainforest birds are stunning and surreal to observe in person
Of 40 species, six make their home in Costa Rica
We saw a pair of chestnut-mandibled toucans yesterday (Ramphastos ambiguus)
They had a vibrant yellow throat and a two tone beak
Jungle life is the best life 🤙🏽☀️🌴
A great principle to keep in mind re: Health
Nature heals us, not drugs
Nature is our default Health system. A decentralized network that humans are designed to harmonize with
Unplug from the network and we suffer dis-ease
Plus into the network and we heal
Health can be as simple as taking off our shoes and going for a walk barefoot without a phone
Disease is complex
Health is simple
Always remember that and if we get into trouble, simply refocus and begin again with a walk in nature
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Fruit of the day:
Mangosteen
Sweet with subtle tartness
Contender for my favourite fruit
Claimed health benefits: fights tumors, anti inflammatory, anti depressant
Highly recommend
