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6 hours ago•••
There can be enough space for men to be masculine and women to be feminine, without rejecting and ostracizing people who don’t vibe with either category. Embrace who you are. If someone rejects that, they can fuck off.
This is true for men in the context of (whichever type of) feminism that rejects masculinity. This is true for women in the face of being pressured to work (or being pressured into motherhood). It’s true for trans people in a world that denies their lived experience.
Indigenous cultures often acknowledge (and respect) an alternative way of identifying oneself, and neurobiological studies show significantly different brain activity and hormones in people who feel different inside vs out.
I have never experienced this feeling, and it would be arrogant to claim that I know much about it.
But I know what it feels like to be a man. It means confidence and standing tall, but that’s very different from abusing your power.
It means respecting (and protecting) the lives and experiences of people around me. It means respecting women’s power, and weakness. It means acknowledging my own strengths and flaws, ones that I share with many of my brothers. Being grounded in masculinity means holding space for the differences between us.
The culture war bullshit is, indeed, bullshit. And pendulums will always swing. But my hope is that, as we move closer to equilibrium, more of us will learn to abide in compassion, and become able to listen without immediately believing OR rejecting the views of those around us, and bring more Light into the lives of those around us. We’re all conditioned by our environment, and it can take immense effort to unravel that conditioning and experience the world for what it is.
I believe in human goodness - it’s why I Bitcoin. It’s why I’m here on Nostr.
But we have a long way to go.
20 hours ago•••
Because I had to see this, so do you…(?)
Nah lol I’m not like that. It’s honestly cool AF abeit more than a bit frightening…
21 hours ago•••
Getting back into martial arts (after more than a decade).
It feels amazing to reconnect with my body, and with old friends 🫂
🥷💪
#grownostr #proofofwork
35 hours ago•••
Early nostrich gets the gm!
Gm to you
And you
And you and you and you
🫂
#coffeechain
2 days ago•••
Feeling such appreciation for Nostr and all the users here.
Keep fighting the good fight.
Simply being here and talking with each other is a small contribution to a better future.
Onward 🫡
4 days ago•••
Belated gm on a rainy Sunday 🥱
Cozy morning with wifey, on to lunch with bro at a favorite diner…
Chicken and waffles imminent 🤤
#coffeechain #yumstr #grownostr
4 days ago•••
The mempool is quiet… too quiet…
It feels like something is about to happen… a coiled snake, ready to spring.
Maybe I’m projecting, but I’ve learned to trust these gut feelings. Stack accordingly ⚡️🫡
5 days ago•••
👁️❤️🫵
5 days ago•••
Gm Nostriches! We slept in a little today, so we’re just finishing breakfast and getting started on the day now (it was much needed).
Cleaning, call a buddy, and couple time are on the agenda. Oh, and coffee. Lots of coffee 🤤
#grownostr #coffeechain
6 days ago•••
This was EXACTLY the way I had hoped to start my morning. Good morning ✌️
An accurate and clear explanation of shitcoins, delivered to the world’s largest podcast audience. Long overdue but I reckon it’ll be quite formative.
The information asymmetry gap is gradually closing… stack accordingly.
8 days ago•••
I always try to keep a couple @npub18kp...69c4 stickers on me, for the right situation
Recently, I caught a little live music, and I encountered my first BR sticker in the wild, placed by someone who actually isn’t me.
It was then that I knew what had to be done.
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8 days ago•••
Good morning (very good morning) 🥹🙏🌆
Whatever your preferred sense of faith or intuition, follow that ♥️
After a couple of incredibly challenging days, followed by a couple of inspiring and heart-opening days, I wanted to update this thread.
This experience was one of the scariest ever, but in the end was just a scare and not the nightmare it looked like from the beginning.
Nonetheless, it was an opportunity to grow and evolve in a massive way, and I have come through the other side more of a man than I have ever been.
Identify the things in your life that matter most to you, and then act accordingly. Stay humble, stay active, lead with love, and find courage when it counts.
“You can’t open your heart in a cave… you need people”.
My wife told me this once, long before we were married (and back when I was under the impression that some sort of jungle/desert/ascetic journey was necessary for spiritual development).
She is one of the wisest people I have ever met, and these are words I try to live by.
I’m going forward with and immense sense of relief, power, joy, and love. Generous love, expanded into corners I hadn’t expected. Passionate love, driven by forces I’m deeply in touch with.
It feels like I became an adult, a man, over the past few days. Feelings fade and shift, so my work now is to carry and nurture this power within myself and for those around me who need it.
🤍
11 days ago•••
GM nostr
Once again, I’m reminded how much I appreciate you all. Thanks for the hugs 🫂
I’m anticipating some difficult times ahead, so I may not be here as much. Or I may be here far more often. Not sure yet.
Anyway. Love you 🙏
12 days ago•••
Sometimes real life as an adult absolutely fucking sucks, and it catches you completely off-guard. Facing that moment of “this is what it is right now” is extremely difficult to do.
This is one of those very rare days of wishing I was young enough to have no conception or experience of “grown up problems” 😔
10 days ago•••
GM gmgmgm
Just a thought - what if the American government wasn’t as insanely corrupt as they’re being portrayed (still some corruption, greed, inefficiency, etc., but not so conspiratorial) and all the stuff going on now (Trump/Maga, Elon, USAID, pandemic lockdowns) was actually the product of a massive Russian KGB-style destabilization campaign, aimed at the USA to sow division, break down societal order, get the people fighting amongst themselves, and ultimately bump the US out of its position as the world’s top superpower…
Oh, fuck.
11 days ago•••
GM nostr
Once again, I’m reminded how much I appreciate you all. Thanks for the hugs 🫂
I’m anticipating some difficult times ahead, so I may not be here as much. Or I may be here far more often. Not sure yet.
Anyway. Love you 🙏
12 days ago•••
Sometimes real life as an adult absolutely fucking sucks, and it catches you completely off-guard. Facing that moment of “this is what it is right now” is extremely difficult to do.
This is one of those very rare days of wishing I was young enough to have no conception or experience of “grown up problems” 😔
12 days ago•••
Sometimes real life as an adult absolutely fucking sucks, and it catches you completely off-guard. Facing that moment of “this is what it is right now” is extremely difficult to do.
This is one of those very rare days of wishing I was young enough to have no conception or experience of “grown up problems” 😔
12 days ago•••
GN soooo sleepy but outside was beautiful tonight. Gn gn gn ✌️
12 days ago•••
Howdy nostr friends 🤙🤙
Visiting some family friends out in the country this weekend.
I love living in the city, but mannn I miss the stars ✨
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