Life is an eternal upward spiral.
Life wants to grow, does grow. Just never in a straight line. Life grows in cycles. That's the nature of life.
So, it is only natural to move towards things that help us elevate. Move up. Grow up.
John Balkam
jbalks@getalby.com
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CMO at Sovreign | Bartender at PubKey DC
We're going to bring down Big Tech with Freedom Tech.
We're going to reclaim our health and our sovereignty.
2025 and beyond is looking so bright ๐
#Bitcoin #Nostr
So let me know if I understand cashu/Ecash:
A user sends sats via lightning to a mint.
The mint sends Ecash to the user that is 1:1 valued against the sats sent to the mint.
User can now send peer to peer Ecash to anyone with an Ecash wallet.
Or user can redeem sats for Ecash at anytime.
What did I miss?
I just created and loaded my first eCash wallet. Woah this is cool ๐ค
#Bitcoin
Merry Christmas, Bitcoiners ๐
#Bitcoin gave me hope. Hope led to right action. Right action has led to a better life.
There is no better feeling than improving your own life. And doing so in an ethical way.
I may not know you, and you may not know me, but if you are a Bitcoiner and a Nostrich, I fuck with you. We're on the same team.
#Bitcoin #Nostr
Hard money, easy life.
Easy money, hard life.
A twist on the @naval saying:
Hard choices, easy life.
Easy choices, hard life.
#Bitcoin
Let the mainstream media, BlackRock, MSTR, and the US Government tell normies that #Bitcoin is just digital gold. Let them try to convince people that it doesn't make sense as a medium of exchange.
We'll just keep zapping people and doing our thing to build the Bitcoin Standard. We'll keep building and utilizing Cashu and Lightning. Unbothered by the talking heads.
Let the noise play out. The signal is here on #Nostr.
"There are two seasons: Winter and Baseball season."
Can't wait for Baseball to be back.
Fuck it, time to rewatch Harry Potter 5, 6, and 7 again ๐ค๐ซก
Who else just likes to vibe by themselves, listen to some sweet jams, and just smile and laugh about this crazy wild ride that we call human life?
Or is that just me? ๐
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Reading is how we understand ourselves and our past. Once we understand ourselves and our past experiences, we can set a course for a desired future.
Why did I behave the way I did? Why was I such an idiot? Or why was I able to drum up that courage at the right time? Read the right book at the right time and everything will click into place like a missing puzzle piece in a puzzle. The clarity that comes in reading something true and relevant is an incredible experience.
I honestly would probably be dead or in a mental institution without books. Reading the right books during difficult times in my life has helped me weather every storm.
Thank God for books ๐ Shout out to all the great authors on this platform.
Learned this on a retreat I went on in high school and it's stuck with me to this day:
"Every experience of love in your life is an experience of God."
If you want to be close to God, pay close attention to the love in your heart and in others' hearts.
I believe Christ talked about building the kingdom of heaven here on Earth. And as I understand it, the way that we do that is to be as loving as possible.
That's what we're all here to do.
Christ did not teach us to adhere to any specific religion. He did not teach us to be loyal citizens to any government. He taught us to love.
And when we love, we become one with God.
This is actually a song about Bitcoiners and their stack ๐

Spotify
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell ยท United ยท Song ยท 1967
Being bearish on #Bitcoin at this point is a clear sign of mental illness.