Today is my birthday, I am 41 years old.
When I was 39 I realized I was unhappy and feeling trapped in a place without many friends or a sense of community, where everything was so expensive that even with my high paying job I was paycheck to paycheck. Where even the environment felt hostile and strange. I had been trying to make it work for years, and I finally said to myself it's not working. I need to make some big changes.
I quit the job. I moved back across the country. I spent a year doing the Artist's Way, meditating and listening to my intuition, and living on faith.
It didn't feel good, because change never does. It's been a lot of discomfort and confronting fears about maybe I blew up an ok life for a pipe dream of a better one. On my 40th birthday I was unemployed, homeless, and without any clue how it was all going to work out.
But now I have a house with a big deck and a yard for less than half the rent I was paying in the Seattle area for a tiny apartment. I have a job that pays less, but is fully remote and I work with really nice, wonderful people. I lead a community group which is already huge and active even though we aren't even a year old. I have so many friends that when I got hurt this week I've had people checking in on me constantly.
I am feeling blessed and lucky. Things don't work out in our plans, but in God's plan. And as such it works out even better than we could imagine.
I am glad that I was brave enough to make big changes. I am so excited for what the future has in store for me ๐ฅฐ
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Happy birthday! Just turned the 40 in April. I've often wondered what my life would be like in different area, but in the end I can't leave Appalachia
Don't. I've lived all around the world and no where else is so magical to me ๐ฅฐ
Happy Birthday to YOU! ๐
Few understand this.
Happy birthday. You deserve every bit of this.
Thank you Bohemia ๐ฅฐ I've got a really good feeling about what's coming for us all ๐ฅฐ๐
Thank you ๐ฅฐ
It's worth it, we've only got this life to live ๐ฅฐ
D'aww thanks Raison ๐ฅฐ
Thank you so much Bird ๐ฅฐ I look forward to watching this later on today โบ๏ธ
Thank you ๐ฅฐ hard work pays off ๐
If you like fudging tax numbers and not being a true steward of the public resources and playing constant insane political semantics games then I highly recommend government work in the PNW. There's always jobs because the turnover is high ๐
Thank you ๐ฅฐ
Thank you Seth ๐ฅฐ
Thank you Cykros ๐ฅฐ
I find the good things are rarely the easy things, but they're always worth the effort ๐
Thank you Connie!
That's what I thought too ๐คฃ
You'll make over $150k a year. But you've got to live there and deal with their trifling nonsense in person and spend $140k a year for that privilege ๐ค
I'm NOSTR's former chief shitpost officer, my main skill is dealing with trifling nonsense.
Blessings you you and a HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! ๐๐๐
Hope you have an amazing day!
Glad to hear youโre much happier now in life also! Life is short and we have to enjoy the time we are given. Many blessings to you Kip. ๐
Thank you Dad ๐ฅฐ you too
Leap and the net will appear ๐ฅฐ
Thank you Zaikaboy ๐ฅฐ
Thank you, and many blessings to you too Silas ๐ฅฐ
Thank you Victor ๐ฅฐ
Thank you Maria, the intuition knows the way even when the path is uncertain ๐ฅฐ
You may thrive there then ๐คฃ
Thanks Kip
Happy Birthday, Kip
Happy Birthday ๐
happy birthday. ๐
Thank you friend ๐ฅฐ
Thank you Cadecain ๐ฅฐ
Thank you BK ๐ฅฐ
We'll have to chat sometime about Gateway if that's what you're into โบ๏ธ
Happy 20th 21st birthday
Happy birthday love ๐๐๐ฅณ
Thanks Noshole ๐ฅฐ
Youโre on to something this next year. I can feel it ๐ซ

Yes youโre still 21!
Have a wonderful day!
I hope youโre feeling better!
From your lips to God's ears!!!!!!
I have a lot of cool projects in the works so I think some really exciting stuff will be happening for me.
And fingers crossed I get laid ๐คฃ๐๐
๐๐๐๐to the project stuff, but the getting laid part should be as easy as walking outside ๐คญ
Thank you! I'm walking a lot better. And my back is good for a morning of chores. I deep cleaned my room this morning, which I'm excited about because it's the first time in this new house. Now for resting, marijuana chocolate and fantasy movies ๐
Thatโs good to know! Youโre welcome! Eat up and relax, sounds like a great time!
I know but it's complicated by me getting emotionally attached so it can't be just everyone. I want someone who's good for me and going to stick around. I have faith though! This is gonna be a good year! ๐
Okay I was gonna say, itโs gotta be something like that because if it were just the getting laid part, I donโt see how you could have an issue ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Well that's part of it. But also I am deeply and unsettlingly weird, and so even people who are physically attracted to me and try to hook up with me will be scared away by just getting to know me
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I got sent this a lot when I was younger because I am too far in the danger zone and every man hears the warning bells ๐คฃ
IT'S NOT MY FAULT THE CIA FUCKED WITH MY BRAIN WHEN I WAS A KID!


I thought I was too crazy for a man too. Just found me a crazier one. Iโm still a little shook Iโm actually married.
And you arenโt weird, most men are just too normal in a weird way
Thanks friend ๐ซ
One day my prince will come, and he'll be able to handle my random schizo-outbursts ๐คฃ
Oh I have zero doubts. Youโre too cool to remain uncalled for much longer ๐ซ
You're the best, thank you for making me smile ๐
Of course babydoll, keep on smiling ๐ฅฐ
Happy birthday
Awesome... that is a great feel good post. And a perfect example of nostr working right now, today... it doesn't need 10 million for users to be "successful". Congrats to you and your successes!
Brave lady, happiest of birthdays and may this be your best year yet! ๐๐ซ๐
Do you have the video you could share?
Got it on YouTube
Wife Zone Chart [OFFICIAL] Find a Girlfriend Or Pick the Perfect Wife- The Wife Zone Chart
And including male version
Hot Crazy Matrix A Man's Guide to Women - ORIGINAL
Sounds good to me. Iโm into a variety of things but this topic is not talked about to often and after reading your profile, Iโm curious to hear a bit of your story if your willing to share.
What a story, thank you for sharing and the inspiration!
Leap of faith sometimes is the longest yet the shortest path to our potential.
Bullish on #dreamstr โจ
I still get scared, because before the net appears I always feel like I'm just plummeting ๐คฃ
But God is good and all things work out in God's plan ๐
About two years ago I discovered that conspiracy about gifted and talented... And realized a lot of the things I grew up thinking were normal turned out to be not normal. But hey, it explains a lot of the difficulties I've had so I like this perspective well enough ๐คฃ


I hear you there. Never heard much about it publicly and then about 3 years ago heard some stuff randomly and it all felt to close to homeโฆ3rd grade for me. Timeframe sound similar to you or no?
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happy birthday ๐ซถโจ๐
Always!
I document this journey of exploration in life, love, and loss, hope you find healing energy in my songs and that they could also keep you company.
https://fountain.fm/artist/kV3h0BCyfsFiasMLfhqt
Hapy birthday!!
Thanks Helen ๐ฅฐ
Thank you ๐ฅฐ
Happy birthday ๐๐ธ๐ป
Happy birthday Kippers!!
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Thank you Telluride ๐
Happy birthday !!!
Yeah let me know what you think.
happy birthday, kip
Change is hard, way to stick it out and make the change you needed in your life
can i ask a perhaps silly question? how did you go from 'homeless' to having a big house, etc... in less than a year? just would love to understand the math
I chose to leave my home. I put my stuff in storage without having a next place set up and without knowing where I was going to go. Me and Aurora spent over a year crashing with friends, staying in budget hotels, or AirBnbs.
The math was possible largely because Bitcoin is freedom money. I did not hold, I used it to super power my personal development.
But also because I have very strong earnings potential. Even when I was unemployed I published and won award money.
Also I don't own, I rent, and it's not a big house but it's got a big yard because it's rural. I'm about 3 hours away from the nearest big city.
Idk if you're like purity testing homelessness or what. I literally spent the time meditating and doing random art and psy-gym it wasn't a time of poverty and desperation and I don't think my post suggested that ๐คฃ
Thank you Daniel ๐ฅฐ
Thank you Justin ๐ฅฐ
Thank you Sk โบ๏ธ
Got it, that makes more sense!
In my mind, homelessness meant sleeping in a car or on the street because one has no money, but you meant crashing with friends and Airbnbs. I didn't think of that when I read your original post.
Makes sense how you're able to move to the current life you have in a year, thanks for clearing that up for me!
I don't have a car. I define homeless as no permanent address. Most can rely on family to be a home base but I don't have that either. I am blessed with many friends though, so I would never be on the streets.
Happy Birthday! ๐ฅณ so happy to hear you are now thriving. ๐
Happy birthday ๐ Kip!!
Thank you Chip ๐ฅฐ
Thank you John ๐ฅฐ
Also, if you are an east coaster nowโฆ you may want to consider a trip north!
Any birthday wishes you want to share? Plans for the year? I hope youโre celebrating yourself today and have people to join you in it!
HBD :)
Oh that would be fun!! I'm still getting settled these days but maybe once things stabilize for sure!
Aww thank you so much! It was a quiet weekend as I'm still healing from getting hit by that car ๐ but I had treats and fun movies and it was a very good peaceful celebration ๐ฅฐ
Plans for the year ๐ค continue building an exit ramp for myself and my community!
But that's where all the Yankees live.
Thanks Chip ๐ฅฐ
I assure you I am not a yankeeโฆ
Happy birthday Kipstr!
That's what they all say ๐คฃ
Thank you Token ๐ฅฐ
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIP!!
Well, if you are north of the Mason Dixon..... lol
Happy Birthday!!
*guitar wails hard in background*
Sounds like youโre on it! God Speed Kip, I hope you heal up quickly.
Thank you Scott ๐ฅฐ
A lot of folks would argue it starts North of Richmond now ๐ค
I'm a Marylander and have been told constantly I'm not Southern. But like, it's the Old Line State! It's literally where the Mason Dixon line starts!
People don't know their own history SMDH ๐ฎโ๐จ
Thanks ๐ฅฐ
Pretty much that funny little line that splits PA from MD. It's fun to find the little stone markers. They have them caged up in a lot of locations.
> A lot of folks would argue it starts North of Richmond now
Very contentious line somewhere across VA depending on who you ask lol
I just want to know who let Florida in the club???
Florida's not in any club, all avoid association with them ๐คฃ
It's fun to start fights everywhere I go ๐คฃ
But you have to admit they have brought us the very interesting, mostly cringe, and often hillarious "Florida Man" stories. So there is that...
Iโm SO far north from the Mason Dixon that they have other names for me.
Permafrost Yankee! lol

IM REBRANDING TO PERMAFROST YANKEE
New pfp ๐


I gotcha. I think Elon Musk may be (or was a year or two ago) homeless by that definition too ๐
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happy belated birthday! so happy for your progress ๐
Thank you Franny ๐ฅฐ
Happy belated birthday! What a journey you have been on and I pray that the years to come be filled with joy and more fulfilment and adventures too! Keep shining bright and twerk when stressed ๐ ๐ซ
Thank you!!!!
The worse part about getting hit by that car is my spontaneous twerking is now just acting as a signal that my back's not done healing. But it's ok I'll get there and be throwing it a circle soon enough ๐คฃ
Haha! Spontaneous twerks are part of the healing journey soon you will be able to put your back into it just like old times ๐ Hope you get better soonest and do take it easy, we still need to get you hitched asap ๐
๐คฃ yes please ๐
I need someone to help me maintain a house, also me horny ๐คฃ๐ซฆ
๐ the young studs of Nostr are definitely paying attention and will be flooding your inbox soon! Happy hunting ๐๐ค๐ป
Happy Birthday