girl you have spied on your own family and I’m not like you. I’m loyal!
You've always been jealous, but I’m telling you to be yourself. Don’t covet what others have within them; appreciate yourself for who you are, no matter what. I am me, and you are you. You can’t be like me, and I can’t be like you. Accept yourself as you are, because I know myself well. Don’t envy what others possess; find your own path, discover yourself. Nothing matters as much as what you create with authenticity. Be selfish more, love yourself.
#Amsterdam
Reflecting on the difficulties of being an artist today, I wrote this:
The hardest challenge for an artist
is not to compete with the world, nor to seek in others' eyes the reflection
of what is unfinished, blurred, uncertain.
It is in the silent nights that the true battle is fought, against the weight of inner shadows, against the void that opens wide
when inspiration slips away, like a whisper escaping through the fingers.
The artist walks a thin line, between the desire to create and the fear of failure, between the love for art and the dissatisfaction that eats away from within.
Each brushstroke, each note, each word
becomes a judgment, a reflection of that secret struggle that burns and wears down the heart.
But it is in this quiet fight, in this dance between light and shadow, that the true essence of art is found:
not in perfect triumph,
not in the futile chase for perfection,
but in embracing every mistake,
every uncertainty as part of the journey.
For an artist is not one who never falls, but one who rises every time, and in each new creation finds a fragment of themselves,
an answer to their own restlessness.
The true victory is in accepting imperfection, knowing that every piece, even the most tormented, is a step forward,
towards a tomorrow where art and soul finally find a fragile, beautiful balance.
#art #artstr
If you want to buy my paintings 🎨
but don't know whether you can trust me, you can always ask them how they liked my sales service 🫂♥️
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No one has yet created a real marketplace on #Nostr.
Sorry LNbits, Shopstr and Plebeian.
Roadside Colors
5"X5" Oil on cradled wood panel
- Chris Long #art
VENICE
Oil on cradled wood panel, 50x40cm - Completed 04 May 2024
"VENICE" proof-of-work
Available on my website:
https://isolabell.art/
#art #artstr #painting #creatr
Hi Art lover! 🎨🫂💜
You may not know it yet but all of the following paintings are available in #Bitcoin on my website:
https://isolabell.art/#paintings
For info and prices write to me in DM and we will find a good deal! 🤝
And remember, FREE SHIPPING until the end of the year. 🤩
LE COSE CHE PENSANO
TWILIGHT'S RIVER
GOLD ON THE OCEAN
SUSSURRI DI CIELO E MARE
THE END OF A WONDERFUL WEEKEND
FIAMME NEL CIELO
INIZIO D'ESTATE
DOCK AT DUSK
OMBRE DELLA SERA
NEW ZEALAND SUNSET
VENICE
CORNWALL
DOCKS ON SUNSET
SOLITUDE
LULLING WAVES
MULATTIERA IN AUTUNNO
TRAMONTO A KOS
HIDDEN SMILE
INIZIO D'AUTUNNO
LUNGO LA STRADA II
LUNGO LA STRADA I
BOE NEL LAGO
BARCHE A RIPOSO
IL RISVEGLIO
LA QUIETE PRIMA DELLA TEMPESTA
LAMPIONE SUL LAGO
DUE NELLA NEVE
UNA CAREZZA
MAREGGIATA A CHIAVARI II
MAREGGIATA A CHIAVARI I
"LA DONZELLETTA VIEN DALLA CAMPAGNA..."
STRADA DI MONTAGNA
FARO SU BIANCA SCOGLIERA
#artshop #artstr #creatr #art
"Don't Steal and Don't Kneel"
-Mark Passio
If everyone on this planet all did this simple quote, we would all be completely Free from government tyranny.
It’s actually pretty similar in Washington as well. And don’t get me started about California..
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There will be many people who hold the keys to their bitcoin
A fewer amount will own their keys AND convert existing capital into Microstrategy
And even fewer amount will hold their keys, convert existing capital into MSTR AND start a business converting profits into bitcoin
The higher you are on the pyramid, the more leverage you will have in the future
We discussed this on the show today
You can find the full show here 👇
https://www.youtube.com/live/RA6wQ1yKpmk?si=kVe3dyRM3uLJ4DRZwho of my nostr friends is going to be at btc amsterdam? excited to talk about all things nostr. let me know if you want to meet.
who of my nostr friends is going to be at btc amsterdam? excited to talk about all things nostr. let me know if you want to meet.
what happens to the world when markets conclude
that G7 bonds are no longer,
or maybe never even were
'risk free'?
I am your new favorite reaction gif.
The essence of Bitcoin is its decentralized nature, paralleling Einstein’s revelations. Despite skepticism from friends and family, Bitcoin enthusiasts remain committed to its vision. Building strong families with a Bitcoiner mindset holds immense value, as the future promises growth and opportunities. #Bitcoin #studybitcoin
Protip: if a nostr client isn’t working for you, use a different one or fork it and make it work for you.
Please zap this note 500 sats for my consultation fee. 😂
People criticizing nostr apps for their quality are making multiple category errors:
- Individuals (or very small teams) can't produce the same level of quality as large teams, but teams can't exercise as much creativity as individuals
- Optimal UX comes from a need for growth, stemming from a need for profit. Grantees and hobbyists do not have this motive. But for-profit businesses won't be principled about putting the protocol first, while grantees and hobbyists may be.
- Good UX partly comes from experience, and existing best practices. Very little of this is established yet for nostr, both from a design and engineering perspective. We're making it up as we go along.
If you want something new, you have to take the bad with the good. When I started this, my expectation was that it would be a ten year project with a 0% chance of success. Two years in, I'd say we're doing extremely well.
I don't care about growth, and won't for a while. I'm not in it for user numbers or zaps, I want to use software to give my kids a better life. Drop the high time preference, and dig in, because this is going to be a long ride.
With all that said, I do feel a new wave coming in the next year or so, as best practices crystallize, and as existing projects reach a point of maturity where their developers recognize their own limits and need for help. I look forward to seeing teams coalesce to push forward what the creatives started.
This might take the form of more for-profit businesses, but I hope that devs (including myself) will be able to swallow their ego and pitch in on projects that don't belong to them without having to get "hired". The difficulty of this on nostr is of course that the scope of the protocol leaves so many tantalizing possibilities to work on.
For myself, I remain focused on my original mission of serving real-life communities. However, the longer I work on the problem, the larger it becomes. It turns out that there has in fact been decades of work in the space, and there continue to exist many unsolved problems, even without introducing decentralization. It would be hubristic to think that my first attempt at the problem would be either correct or successful. Iteration, exploration, and education are all necessary.
It's very likely that it's impossible for a single developer to cover even a single use case of nostr satisfactorily. We'll all eventually need help. This is just the nature of the project we've set for ourselves.
