"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." ~ Joseph Campbell GM. I have off today. For 4 days. Back to the mail trail on Tuesday. Before I go deep a few things. Yesterday someone left a Carl Sagan book about time in their mailbox. I can't remember the title. That morning I wrote about my interest in time. So if it was for me put it back in there on Tuesday, I will take a look at it. I wasn't sure. I also found an I Phone laying at the end of POW Rd. Thursday afternoon.I took it back to the office. Our Postmaster charged it. We know whose it is. I was asking on the Springbrook Township page. A few people responded. We'll get it back to its owner. I got stuck yesterday. Pulled out of a driveway in two wheel drive, took it a little wide, and the flat ditch full of snow sucked me in. When they plow they fill the ditches full of snow, so it looks like more road, Deceiving. Four wheel drive didn't even get me out. Thankfully a carrier I work with lives out by me. She was on her way home. She swung by and tugged me out with her tow strap. It didn't take much. I had the front shoveled out with a small shovel I carry with me. It was like emptying a 5 gallon bucket full of sand with a tteaspoon. Snow sugary; shovel small. It was work. Writing these every morning "is the cave I fear to enter" (see quote above). Writing to my "tribe" on the Internet is one thing. But I know some of my neighbors read these. Some of them have told me so. And they are who they are. I see a lot of them weekly when I deliver their Amazon packages. I worry what they'll think of me from what they've read. Then these lines by William Stafford come to me: "If you don't know the kind of person I am and I don't know the kind of person you are a pattern that others made may prevail in the world and following the wrong god home we may miss our star." I don't want to miss my star, and I don't want you to either. So I keep trying to be transparent. I hope you have a great day. Morning Fire 123 2.13.26 #gm #mailtale #Wisconsin

"I have found there are two types of people who still insist Bitcoin is going to zero. Those who've done zero research on it. And those who did the research, didn't buy, and are now rooting against it out of regret. Neither is correct, of course." ~ James Lavish #bitcoin #finance

GM🔥 It's 10 out there. The midday sun is slowly starting to melt the ice and snow on the blacktop . Banks in front of mailboxes soften. Winter, it seems, is starting to lose its grip. I've been sitting in front of the fire reading about time. I read a lot about time. I was going to share a story about me running away from the school bus the first day of first grade, but I'm out of time. LOL. Off to the mail trail. I hope you have a great day. Morning Fire 123 2.12.26 #gm #coffeechain

6:40 AM. Last look before heading to the mail trail. 2.11.26 #gm #photography

"We began as a mineral. We emerged into plant life and into the animal state. Then into being human, and always we have forgotten our former states, except in early spring when we almost remember being green again." ~ Rumi GM. Noticing insects starting to move around in the house. South facing banks becoming snowless. Melting ice on blacktop. Water dripping in metal gutters. Owls calling off in the nightly distance. What was ice in front of culverts a few days ago now flowing water. Second week of February in Northwest Wisconsin. Anything to "almost remember being green again," I'll take. Morning Fire 122 2.11.26 #gm #coffeechain #rumi #soul

Bitcoin has entered the conversation in Michigan’s race for governor. "As governor, I will protect Michigan families, not stifle innovation. It’s time to let Bitcoin compete, grow, and give our citizens more control over their financial future.." - Tom Leonard #Bitcoin #poiitics Source in comments 👇

An eye is meant to see things. The soul is here for its own joy. A head has one use: For loving a true love. Feet: To chase after. Love is for vanishing into the sky. The mind, for learning what men have done and tried to do. Mysteries are not to be solved: The eye goes blind when it only wants to see why. A lover is always accused of something. But when he finds his love, whatever was lost in the looking comes back completely changed. ~ Rumi #poetry #soul #Rumi

"Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again." ~ Joseph Campbell GM. In case you're wondering what these morning fires are all about. Campbell said it better than I could. I've been lost and found countless times. :-) Off to the mail trail. I hope you have a great day. Morning Fire 121 2.10.26 #gm #soul #coffeechain

"Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer." ~ Joseph Campbell #quotes #soul #philosophy

My wife and daughter paint these. My daughter is 13 and homeschooled. My wife a stay at home mom. This wouldn't be possible without Bitcoin. Feeling blessed. #Bitcoin #proofofwork #soul #homeschool #family

GM. Back to the mail trail today. It's 22 out there. The sun willl officially rise in an hour. They're talking maybe some rain today. Took a walk down the frozen Bean Brook yesterday afternoon. It was spur of the moment. For those of you who don't know The Bean runs through the middle of our 32 acres. It's behind our house. I saw a lot of deer tracks. Didn't look that closely at them. There were probably coyote in there too. The south shoreline is starting to open. I also spotted a lbuckthorn growing on the south bank. It was full of berries. So it's been there for awhile. I'm going to poison it . They are so aggressive. Time to go. I hope you have a great day. #gm #coffeechain

I asked Nostr what moves users to Zap. One person responds: " . . . .most of the time it‘s when I see proof of work in the form of a painting, a poem, an article, or some physical thing the nostrich made." I feel more at home here after reading this. I feel like our family were nostriches before the protocol presented itself. We started building our cordwood house 20 years ago. And 4 years ago we started a native plant nursery. #nativeplants #countryliving #plebchain

"You yourself are participating in the evil, or you are not alive. Whatever you do is evil for somebody. This is one of the ironies of the whole creation." ~ Joseph Campbell #soul #philosophy #quotes

I hear an experienced elder helping out a young woman starting out in the world of work and money. I never get tired of listening to James Lavish. He is good at communicating finance. This deepened my understanding as to why our money is broken. #bitcoin #banking #fiat

I'm interested in what moves you to Zap a post. I find myself zapping a lot of posts 10 Sats in appreciation. I really like Nostr and want it do well. There's something different about this space compared to the Big Tech platforms. It's more calming for sure. I know that Zaps keep me coming back. I will zap you atleast 21 SAT's for your feedback. What moves you to Zap? #asknostr

"What we gain in Zazen is the balance of the autonomic nervous system." #zen #soul #body #mind 30 Questions With Nishijima Roshi | Hardcore Zen

30 Questions With Nishijima Roshi | Hardcore Zen