2025-01-24T16:30:14Z https://nostr.ae John_Whittemore https://nostr.ae/npub1cnzjj450akkxzhe3kn4ffqre9gpvswj0cnduxgew3y885dn3nxfs42xq6z https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_093e68277c5be7a79191729e1b4a4ee7c35bd067dadeb38fa57615c12c722c0e.jpeg https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_093e68277c5be7a79191729e1b4a4ee7c35bd067dadeb38fa57615c12c722c0e.jpeg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9yahrgchewpphmdp05eh7ne4c7xw44zzt33xutpv45uysfpvfe4qzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex6z66hy Passion can give us a glimpse of the transcendent<br/><br/>...but the pain of death will be the final midwife that delivers us into the transcendent. 2026-07-23T13:00:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf26rnr5p2x9uvxl4gzhnne9waw0tjs5vwl3qsh7nrclh9cs6z5cczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexwx8w7c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfjujuw03pefm8rupgjkrn0nw05p6ksu332hl72axwy5gvwza79zgr4693a'>nevent1q…693a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I thought we bitcoiners were in favor of dismantling the exploitative and extractive nature of the current system. Is there a quiet part out loud here that we aren’t in favor of? 2026-07-20T21:55:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs83tgq90hu3fuc5gz7wqxk9494gtmzsu9d46ayyxtxl56f8yhmp5qzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexr6demj “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return.<br/> <br/>The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. <br/><br/>Blessed be the name of the Lord.”<br/> 2026-07-13T21:31:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvs7w63tscxvrt6ptms7y947ju5rfzrqnuvha034zzgql9dzc5jzqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexnd5nay Sadly, we have exactly the president we deserve at this moment. <br/><br/>As we reflect on our national character at 250, I hope we take this opportunity to look in the mirror and desire to become better. <br/><br/>Happy 4th of July! 2026-07-04T17:49:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspnut3rwk3gafwhpfjkhq5yvqj0vrrq9t6ht9swyapu97ndknxqaczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexpu8zpf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdm6mp3hg997scxl06n6x59zccqujtr5y8e92duc324xkausxzh0sm0tqhc'>nevent1q…tqhc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Social media is dying anyway. <br/><br/>It’s all viral brainrot with less and less “social” in which genuine people meet to speak their minds. <br/><br/>Nostr may fail to become what social media is at its best, but if it does then social media was a lost cause to begin with. 2026-06-29T15:36:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdm6mp3hg997scxl06n6x59zccqujtr5y8e92duc324xkausxzh0szyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex79gfwe They say Nostr is dying, but I’ll be the last one here when they turn out the lights. <br/><br/> 2026-06-29T15:32:01Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv4l9fa72ytyhkcffsx99ypadt8s92kuq72lkr6zrrkplqtfe85qszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex00lhxa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqq9t6xmulwq24c0uez7g2hrpl6m94vlng0dq8kc7k5xf0dthunqmcwdya'>nevent1q…wdya</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Take good care of yourself, Sarai 2026-06-29T02:22:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyrkrxexs6qsthxttcgkhc7aw5n5asnj3d6ax4nhj8wljhv69nqcszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexfcur00 The worst parts of life are the most important to learn from<br/><br/>…if we are willing to learn. 2026-06-19T02:08:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszwgzkfqfs3j4tlnvf2xjspdqezl0yvj3ha0yeatmytqc02ag7pjszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexvtvntt Seeing you healthy again is a kind of resurrection for my heart 2026-06-09T20:29:56Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst5kkqktrw9ghh6tcqd5k39jhs8qr0ux4qm2qdkha9eqkd33aejlczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexzk5evs Gone are the days when I put you to bed with kisses and breathless pleasures…<br/><br/>Now I bring you your medicines, arrange the pillows to cause you less pain, and hold your hand as you sleep—praying you survive the night. <br/><br/>I have never loved you as much as I love you tonight. 2026-06-03T04:34:18Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdv9wr2l4lfcv3nhkqay262c5vw6zwyxtntgmgjkty6uc2gf4akygzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexcv7zyz The sweat of summertime feels welcome when I remember how few summers a lifetime receives 2026-05-30T20:44:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspnyn5v6prdx6pe00pnqky69946mq74lcv0rzm56tgxyc8umv6umszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex9hnz4c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqqq9ey4kejksukkdhzdt8zvtsf399hevnsl59yv3n3svs0dx374spzemhxue69uhkummnw3ezuan4d3cx2mfwvdhk6jtxjxh'>nevent1q…xjxh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We just live on the edge like that! 2026-05-18T19:20:38Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx2l0jtcg3r2k8upgqlm56e3sdvm2xtj9qqap78knfxhthnx73jxgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex9l7w8j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8x2jt69z4zjevcwutnu7netn9vv7ffn8ptpw4rrty7vpelwz8lysprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgteqq4xcjn'>nevent1q…xcjn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Are we that bad? 2026-05-18T17:08:09Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfkpcygjraz49ksv2uuga8r4rdjsetw8f9k652s986j9ee9drm9pgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexxyze6x Why we pour out our lives for each other 2026-05-18T03:28:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvqva6n9y0a3twpxllgf9qhrm2znj95u0wmgmgkt8wvgfmj27068czyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexr520av When I was young I was eager to fight for love. Now I simply surrender 2026-05-14T11:20:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsx8xgatcruanvjqvle09t3rs7lwaca2lwd5xhe4ehtcwmpn7nng5qzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexg2mrfc You will remember it like a beautiful, difficult dream… 2026-05-02T04:07:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw4eegglda50sqxghgt7z562pdf9u5cfv0jughwkha80wu5n3jltqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvextnqckk I found you again for a moment. 2026-04-30T20:11:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgx004nml3dlafdzdg9807e85wlesvh6a4e9pyxchvz98ax4ex4yszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex6e53ah May your turbulent soul find peace… 2026-04-18T23:04:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyncymxmulnrwawn09ey2t2spcj28xe8c8qz8fz5z0nxlymkfuf0szyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexqm6ca3 We love most deeply and are more grateful for life, when we remember that we will die someday 2026-04-16T15:01:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqt458gn2292cr0auagqc4myet82mdg65ekrnsh7gmh9jc27zp4xqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexre3vcu Winter is to remind us that everything eventually dies.<br/><br/>Spring is to remind us that we shall all be resurrected. 2026-03-31T02:16:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrdh3e5yhva6jltexdgcnws57zq55r9stknq3j9aw2qatl03c066szyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex7h2mj0 The most difficult things are often exactly what our souls need, even though we shrink from them. 2026-03-16T20:59:12Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0k6r28jgyzgu5lvwztzfmnht2x2ta4c52m7hjjkkgek4uevskt8czyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex9anuh9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8nkgu4lwr0l7k9wyvq70gjv99drz2ajame800ytmlkg6hpd90g0gprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv8g6nwuvkzqu'>nevent1q…kzqu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Protect them both 2026-03-09T14:30:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs870uw5ss7fj86lydfypn9vh7tz6gr8yx8m9kpyz7n04dn3a9xqhczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexjz9rkg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszmr4suxe0wj9ps83a6lwtuezjjkmfh4dcn8p46mc30vz4sjqgdyqpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wc9acxt7'>nevent1q…cxt7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Be safe 2026-02-28T11:30:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsddz5pgqm0kwyg5egn42gk2wckswrlrjp2x4etk6rgcs6rx20tpcszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex3u59nw When we bought chicks for this year, my wife noticed a chick that was too weak to stand. She chose to buy that chick specifically, and spent the whole day holding it and feeding it with a dropper. <br/><br/>It died snuggles against her. <br/><br/>I’m reminded of how much I love her. <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/da5856d468e1280b17d95500a760969bb3d7f0441d6cf2b84a4fbf015459dddb.jpg"> 2026-02-25T21:09:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsddjtqutamnpvpacqyhheqm57gslxncvd696lrfsml454mqhyrldszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexpj4nmy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtwnpen9fv2n6lh59rwfm9vkgt7njkmnjvmzh7hr2se0yxla48kqw9t4e0'>nevent1q…t4e0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So who is making a Nostr-based discord alternative? 2026-02-09T15:58:23Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdt66u998m3fgl8n4rahrtzsy486jwpw939n7q9jzu36ude4vs6kgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexmcpnuh The imperial boomerang from Gaza is coming back already. <br/><br/>Our leaders are corrupt and now average citizens are “terrorists” they abuse at will. <br/><br/>Dark times for our nation… 2026-01-30T22:03:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsppmmr4fd3srnqwujw8dw8za8lcyelrs9zndgssxsmm9jkv69vswgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexnv2a9l We said goodbye to you tonight 2026-01-26T05:36:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8atkw20fk9arq9umle0lazumayxhk9uvej2lq85vj37hq79ln4tqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexsng2hv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvwpwj7ndghlw3rch8crjffrvxgvrh5mllwzxyycmf0g02z2tgf8spzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhg2l7rz6'>nevent1q…7rz6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You’ll need this memory when he’s a teenager! 2026-01-11T14:34:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0zf4r0gyrs8wk0hv2uq9rw0u6attc9r844vxvp0sdwdef9zksatqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexdjg7d5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7wwa46xrjas68t3c0glhqh58wprfuar6x2le7tf5q73lrqy2kaspr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumrp09jhytnn09ehgetdwvvnvcej'>nevent1q…vcej</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel the same way about Nostr. It’s the lone, chaotic bright spot in the otherwise corporate-captured internet! 2026-01-09T18:49:43Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstgm7ctupl39ufnlct7wwprt96theqcnwf42lr0tlkvrvwdg5sf9qzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexhksag5 Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God. <br/><br/>He, to rescue me from danger, interposed his precious blood. 2025-12-25T02:38:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsth235r8u8gxm439xnee2xdd43mqkh0y4azv6yfnq9dzjqve5hwsgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex65j88c I was born in darkness but I leave in light 2025-12-22T03:42:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfcmj7lkle7lzv0nm5pw3cn5zlphvwhenzskw9t09vsvfd4n8rjtqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexqlume5 Hope drives away despair, just like light erases darkness 2025-12-13T13:11:16Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszp0863asschnarhvr8q543jmuwtuanzsa78q7s22n3epps22lctgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex2rtm27 I can’t bear to lose you again 2025-12-03T00:58:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst2zraajjkfa9asjxxyafklkpx4uvz9qtyds65rgwrmc7a0lh53sczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexwwwk37 I wish I could rewrite your story. You put the gun in your mouth but instead it misfired. You called me back and said you were sorry. You lived to be old. You were beautiful and good.<br/><br/>If I could write that it feels like I could keep you alive, but I&#39;m not good enough a writer. 2025-10-29T04:47:26Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqk72g3zhu655ve64klsm0upex64ls4fug7xv0235cy7njr2xpjtczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex9v3s9t I miss you so much already 2025-10-19T02:53:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgju2h704hlcfx68lhdd37ud7yd45v9y8sxhuwhl2dpz5egfvylzgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex7fxuxz May all of your suffering be a prelude to joy… 2025-10-16T19:41:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs82gjjk8jxygmvncw904c9urxfq3esdw7rmyqm73c0g4z32kem2jqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexngncnh So much of life feels like throwing a party where everyone RSVPs but no one shows up 2025-10-09T02:11:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2py57k5whzc08sw0yypuqar7u04qz235j59jyyjvhmpluym8x67szyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex8z7wuk Just finished a short story. <br/><br/>Tomorrow it will be time to reread it with fresh eyes and decide if it&#39;s worth editing to the point that others can read 2025-10-01T18:01:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxw9dz4krmyyyxhttf9w8q6yt46lgupatx3kkst5690p06dy9t5kczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexvppnyp We look into each other’s eyes and believe we understand that which is looking back at us, but we do not... <br/><br/>We are gazing into a mystery that may only known through reverence and love. 2025-09-29T22:18:41Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0exm56kjx6g59pwkc8zupk2lxtdsk3scaz4f2vkn6dm5exulprggzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexela2rf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8u2j08dwncr5y3pt0esfn8lpk2hr3aymrspz8cne0lzz7e823lsspz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezumtpd35kutn0dekq4tgypp'>nevent1q…gypp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think people enjoyed it because it was silly and campy like the old Superman movies. It may have been mid, but compared to the race to the bottom of all superhero movies to be the darkest and grittiest it felt like a relief 2025-09-23T22:03:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswdmzya0xvvjt9tf8ys6re6ruzvu29y5cr2fptjdyct95pm6ge2wqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexu6xqwa The world is flooding with rage bait. They want us all convinced that we are surrounded by enemies who must be destroyed before they destroy us. <br/><br/>Instead choose peace… <br/><br/>“Love your enemies. Pray for those who persecute you.” 2025-09-11T04:07:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy3vhm6kvvewdtxmplt6a95nalse985gwec6ld0m2dap7gwngn0fczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexrkmkx4 I care about too many people, so life is a constant heartache. <br/><br/>I wouldn’t have it any other way. 2025-09-08T14:53:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsg7x8z2ashwhetj8l5tpx62xte3z7sre2gfkzkd3vrg3vuxrmmgeczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexqf0tch Atlanta in September <br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/9cd7806f1e06f87a2f49aefb4404ef19b31de485b744c8f4f0bdd2e51f27ecbd.mov"></video> 2025-09-04T03:41:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs035hy525vapgte0ejhkgn38eauzwmj60s2wdej8ctptjgf8tw6cszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex0zwlzn I still think of you 2025-08-31T13:37:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstz8h5pv8762verx5q895lw5w28mz6j75g6nr3rc0vju2qazphmhqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexn7skm3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsffvndyeu80dhpaxy5yaksv4gpkwlda442grp2t4mh6uv8p7dw7vst28lvk'>nevent1q…8lvk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“The Unbearable Lightness of Being” by Kundera, or “The Buried Giant” by Ishiguro 2025-08-27T12:54:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2rnt3kgpvfe2e0ga4ysyh6wtjm7f9a3kr8kylrkkalm72p95pr5gzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex0cs86d What ever happened to free spirits? 2025-08-17T04:50:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsynd2hgfgk5h0n3pckrdxxtyh3h5yzs6sa7kaax4ag3ks6yqkh9yczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex0m0grt Backyard urban farming <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/d864d8cbd38410da97fbb3a4174be68e276a1dca968ed979ad83c2ae118c26a1.jpg"> 2025-08-15T02:16:02Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2nu3kq2z2d2pl7z09gd4ee9esac7dxfdeqfflndd2p06cdqfag3gzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexaf2kwx All the agonies were just so we could finally recognize the glory 2025-08-06T16:18:28Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2tch29gu46cthp9jk6leq0jnm08jhmh4zpykynv0t38nvyfedfuszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexu7sw8s We all love severely flawed people. <br/><br/>This is the nature of love. 2025-08-01T14:25:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrzxuma0purwqj7gvs5q0dynzwu7ry34lz3xcawesnu8pdxa62z8gzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexvt6qfq We live in a world that buries us in distractions to protect us from the spiritual agonies of being lost and saved. <br/><br/>I need no more noise… Give me quiet agonies instead. <br/><br/> 2025-07-15T12:02:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstaayp9luqdyv7t0xcx05njz6gwyeguf3nw9ypqsejg5xcj8wqzlqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex9934fs A little chaos is good for the soul 2025-07-06T04:21:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvjekqz8xs6c8l5vnm73h8krhvx4y2f4yva5a9uc728tpd827ewyczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexstwg5y The biggest trick the devil ever pulled was assuring us we could change the world. <br/><br/>We can only change ourselves. 2025-06-29T23:41:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsww0cxq0shr6m0n5r5l0fvh07dnhjnar6rg7n6aqh899ds5l3mxgczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexwd5z8q We bragged on our sins<br/><br/>…and then wondered why we hurt all the people we ever loved. 2025-06-29T00:20:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrvjvl6hs5zksu292g7puzck5zn92cym4p8y49z64ejl5l4dwvfyqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexagt9dn Living a life is much harder than it looks 2025-06-26T01:34:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv6gm5tfnf2m3ty29edtg48k9zjwwu9tt7xsg33ldc3n2asflgwqqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexjj0x60 Living a life is much harder than it looks 2025-06-26T01:23:36Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsze2mxg23jkgqx3vnwwav6c77y76thnkdxx46qjm6s75j89f8dmpczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexxjdp3z We are always dying and being born again <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/a945558d23f1378e836dd7b0eb4b964aaccc9469323900f37dabee03ff453767.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/8aab52c8b25a1e91173eb5716fb2928cd9299263e2e2bed2eca41764daf50443.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/f1c95fc3ba595406cf99004d250dc1ec16e8453947ea4bfc6816693ebc2aca79.jpg"> 2025-06-24T02:06:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs97lktjjmzzsmzsf626rz2nql09z6hfy7kupwuevt6zm0c3xy2tvqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex0s9r5d Please count me out 2025-06-24T01:50:31Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr2xvq8epuaz52wlr0my0at4eec34yqvphl4mzdz9hm05pawwfu5czyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex50dmj7 <br/>Will killing our fellow human beings really make it better? 2025-06-22T03:54:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8jyl0n25auwnr7xvj04rpypd3he25hgw0qw5nw7s8qhgrnw5rzrqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexnhwmx7 The sweetest ache is knowing you hold something beautiful, even as it slips through your fingers... 2025-06-20T04:04:13Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9u87gjldkttsylpyke39tk37u2eazkqf9mxhjt4nv6n2tf6trfyszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex6dlxvz The worse the world gets, the more and more thankful I am that she is in it 2025-06-18T04:26:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfa4sfuysutvfnvym9vr4t3v92jfc3c64c50wer80ggza6hu2uplszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexu8539e The only war that we should be pursuing is the war with our own inner shadows. 2025-06-17T12:36:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs064jtneq0xgd329mtex6y9adzzeua9cjm06zclzfh8572jmfg7cgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex626583 &#34;Don&#39;t plant me inside your heart. I&#39;d outgrow you.&#34;<br/><br/> -Rilke 2025-06-17T12:35:51Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq4q0jajdft754gzc3mmvjffgaqu6908pmyw4c39xaucsn6a2ke3czyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexz09tvc The hope of Resurrection 2025-06-01T14:55:35Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsggxt2exy5ezn4wn68lyc82ktm4a2uh0nz2u35qy0sqxx0wfnjacqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexvvy4rk I think my soul is tired 2025-05-30T11:50:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsph03n2450pwsg8nqmg8c5kc7xucs8j7ya4aslt6ex8g5dn48v7jszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex2etpqf Most Americans who reject Christianity do so not because Jesus is intolerable, but because Jesus has become intolerable to American Christians. <br/><br/>We have replaced Jesus Christ with a golden calf of cruel ideology that is the opposite of his teachings. <br/><br/>Shame on us. <br/><br/>We should be rejected. <br/><br/>We should repent. 2025-05-25T05:11:27Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszwdgnhv4l8yk83vnacmpy025ggmpm5gu6ht79k656t9c5exqnetszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexzmdcpz City backyard farming! New additions to the henhouse once they are older. <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/a45f7002904d0aebab43e0e1bc52681b30f91f8061dba2bcc560f5da190eaaba.jpg"> 2025-05-12T14:21:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw46k9lt7kcn7uc6l57v7u9gx8wlwl0qhxsg0k6hhwrrytumun7mqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexcfzhy7 Because Jesus has passed through death and returned as life itself our story cannot end in death and darkness. <br/><br/>Frailty will break us. Despair will overwhelm us. Death will swallow us. <br/><br/>…but this is cannot the end of any soul’s story because resurrection has come into the world. 2025-04-21T01:08:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqyhqe8y96h7n78jv883f7ctcj8dlh7ujg26kp2euw3ld04vxm6uqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexp65979 Last night I had a dream that I was in a cavern in which time passes differently in each place, and I was digging to find a place where time would not pass so quickly. <br/><br/>I imagine this is the kind of dream one can only have in the second half of a lifetime. 2025-04-14T11:24:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxtjp2nrnsl83ay8tfqe77q4rqeec77zf2fda2xzz0wxvgjqd4prczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexnxrwyq You find much greater pleasure in life once you realize that a pleasurable life isn’t the goal of living… 2025-03-22T21:06:32Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9t9yd86qq2cq2vkk62swujjr5735fudg6k9sz2kuwgq7qx3kjzcqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexa9c8mc The best response to the loud, cruel stupidity of our world will always be the quiet, calm resolve to love our neighbor as ourselves despite everything 2025-03-12T23:36:29Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswyzyf658wnp6puzr0s5dpp9fzvk98rgehqx6vvyuavfk9v0mu2dqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexquhhw6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdtvddeyaewx4ysyjfxehh45cprzx3vwhqswjxesu80z8c5qznspgpzemhxw309ucnjv3wxymrst338qhrww3hxumnwrqpzky'>nevent1q…pzky</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Compatible belief system aren’t a prerequisite for cooperation and compatible lives. We can love each other without believing the same doctrines. Otherwise it just ends up a war of all against all. 2025-02-15T04:34:47Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy5jr3fpxgns65vgdemh54797xf2mfhnp3k9u34jnjy2g2p7qzf4gzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexrps2gv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs83u4l2tt7e3d7j8rv9r203carsywe2dvqddze7u6eu8szq9hetesprpmhxue69uhk2afwwp6hyurvv4ex2mrp0yhxxmmd5kn9kn'>nevent1q…n9kn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>TLDR: If Elon Musk’s grandparents kept the laborers on apartheid reservations and treated them as second class citizens when they had all the economic and political power…<br/><br/>what’s to stop Elon Musk’s grandchildren from doing far worse to our grandchildren when AI gives them all the political and economic power AND all the labor?<br/><br/>Future generations may be dependent on the altruism and egalitarianism of the billionaire class, which currently sounds like a grim prospect 2025-02-15T04:18:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw6vlgh59zgqre8wp5rwv6u5dpj8vv83qeezx9g4zn2hua2f2g33szyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexzl33sr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqwtsezvt4mtg389tz2s09urd83sll49vyvqswsyx76k0rzr7ly4qpzemhxw309ucnjv3wxymrst338qhrww3hxumnwvvzwpw'>nevent1q…zwpw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It’s so sad that American Evangelicalism often teaches a cruel dogmatism about God that makes atheism feel like the better alternative 2025-02-09T02:31:42Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszyxxn2mpvdwt49wj5n45yjy4xs93n0gcxvv55myt52nhdl343veszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexd2dtrd There is a kind of peace that is only found after leaving the turmoil 2025-02-09T02:26:55Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrdh4fwdfzu95as45flrrv8pzlza3qlnzexn793zr2kn5ah82wk5gzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexj3g2ja Nations rise and fall, but it’s our responsibility to rise regardless 2025-02-06T13:56:05Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyekf7a6hyg3hazwut0zfwx0fcvrgllu84ly8xgtk06nyrdpy46dgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexth8lcz <br/>I love how Maximus the Confessor describes the final end of the human soul as “ the ever-moving rest.” 2025-02-05T14:40:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2eztyktswagg2ddcfmnezgpd8xy4t7kru8k533fysdcng2k2zzaszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexp7zvnm What if the purpose of life isn’t to have wonderful experiences? 2025-02-02T22:19:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2qfpkm2eq80s7ds60l78f3em4wescmxqvzaaz6f83gyaqyt534qgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexwfulq8 Watching the misery parade 2025-01-29T00:19:20Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8cagc0vsv6r6kr9v3fu8ads6g3e74dwlat9y6g0qmpmrc9gyxndqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexuzlg7f We live in the most perfect reality possible.<br/><br/>The only flaw has always been ourselves. 2025-01-15T14:39:06Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv4j5tt55f3jgp3cn2gn4e08lr8tzv62vj4ysd9t399yf9jcj94eczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexp4j5dl It is a delight to find contentment in all the little beauties of life you never expected<br/><br/>…like seeing wind making trees gently sway. <br/><br/>How have I live this long and not seen the glory of God in tree branches in soft wind? 2025-01-05T05:20:03Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf56chg2lk0f6t40sd9dwux442ltpd76urhll9vhm9kjy26nctxfgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex6kgsp5 May this be the year we listen respectfully to those we disagree with…<br/><br/>May it be the year we think charitably about the other…<br/><br/>May this be the year we love our enemies…<br/><br/>…and if the world doesn’t change for the better, then I start by changing myself 2025-01-01T04:52:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswpwmvc4luwe47xstjlh8ryvymqdz0l64gn5tk4s2gt5uxfawk8tszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexyfsff5 Pronouncing patients dead on Christmas has me reflecting on the incarnation:<br/><br/>The source of all life became frail and died like us, so that we might be caught up in His life. <br/><br/>May He be born in each of our hearts to bring life and love in all this darkness… 2024-12-26T01:45:00Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstfyst37p9uz6me4cqwv8rgsxc08s4yjvkt9n9u47pzdt9x0ns70czyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex0znfzr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg75ee72ypd6xn682pxma0rzkm9hm3n5p7fym4yewlulyu7rad64cfh7gzz'>nevent1q…7gzz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Check out “The Buried Giant” by Ishiguro. It is my favorite fantasy novel 2024-12-03T15:29:25Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstxq3slcfsz7eyspzwwk4xsyjkzvq86y58d7yezk4p4m35mafkdgqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex35q09j The only truly just war is the war with one’s self…<br/><br/>We must always be gentle with all others, but no matter how bruised and bloodied we must never let our worst self defeat us. <br/><br/>This is the only noble struggle. 2024-11-30T02:51:14Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2hjtlrhgpkess7jy5h9z9697yep6qhxl9hyxndsulft3uwmfu8qgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexhkgjxf The greatest delusion of the modern mind is its ability to look at living reality that is bursting with purpose and still say “The universe is dead and meaningless.” 2024-11-27T02:46:34Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9qg8jja0vnn9k349uztf5r8utalzw0mdd3adqvzr3zsuknfh367czyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexc7ldfx Whenever I am tempted to despise a person I remember that the whole universe is working to transform them into someone who is radiant with the goodness of God, and even their vileness and its consequences are part of that perfect process<br/><br/>…and the same is happening to me. 2024-11-23T05:22:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0km6s4tkwulzfjr5yw4ukagcqd4d868sv02l8xpy93vrqke4gswgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexk836q7 Life is a hard place and we need each other, so never give up on a friend 2024-11-20T00:52:19Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0kuy6s4lnfr2tmmy7r5run448xz6k43gr2xlzyc0yx063832wq0czyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexupjray When people are told they have to pick the lesser of two evils, don’t expect them to always pick your preferred evil.<br/><br/>Americans should actually vote for good candidates (even if they are 3rd party) until major parties either nominate good candidates or become irrelevant. 2024-11-06T10:43:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp7d68kxelvaln6dzm7echzyxgtkc8uedxutm2hhyfklf9v3l7rqczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexafd4x2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswj8vnyysks6jha9d98kg2whcp9xrt0chna4zt2546cc0vfvrvr4c96x47l'>nevent1q…x47l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Rewriting is always the tough part. Can’t wait to read it, Lyn! 2024-11-03T15:56:49Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdmax4eq3lv0wlzpyenu4t7k5n9gs4fv2cxp485pch8edl3p683aqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex5s90r2 I spent today riding from Louisiana to Georgia by train and writing a short story. <br/><br/>I can’t think of a better writer’s retreat than that. 2024-11-03T05:44:40Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0su9ha6npe8zealrzvenxzef7dyakwfzxh70h7juzdfgc0m5jqzqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex835xva In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvuuqj08f89wh383u0xs0gqz2frp8fzx22ud74355jman7pmvtqjqvxg6yz'>nevent1q…g6yz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don’t you just hate it when you make a typo and you can’t delete the note? 2024-11-01T16:34:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvuuqj08f89wh383u0xs0gqz2frp8fzx22ud74355jman7pmvtqjqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexrcjfv4 Nostr is so much better than Twitter. I just wish more people I knew and admired where here 2024-11-01T16:05:54Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswdfqt46h7584mwqjr8spnpm05l52sj25rhhpdm0gk90kyyejz76szyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexv56v6u The more frantic the world becomes the more important it is to meditate on that which is eternal and changeless 2024-09-22T00:05:33Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv3u693m0w5juev7zcareq4xm89j3w0y0cch4zxhk34vptnn2p9kgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexyy84ac Love will change the world, but not if we restrict it to merely the love that makes our emotions swell. <br/><br/>It is the love that includes forgiving our enemies, giving with no hope of receiving, and waking at 5 AM even when we are exhausted that will brighten the world for us all. 2024-09-07T13:31:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0da5t4nrdms9ma0q65pedna2h7z00z0q2h4tkd39ne7emus4ufzqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexyecpmj I love to awaken in the mighty and hear her breathing beside me 2024-09-02T12:54:21Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsz9pj5zp45w89et27fc2cmkdgk9kmcasam8e5cj3nqzxfth4882rqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexfdg4uc When you have no idea what you are doing, do it confidently! 2024-08-20T03:09:24Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrxlxu6dgdy3tap6g7w9rdrm807qupuxzzgqf08lgjfhktegsxjkczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexlwjzvy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst2dfzljz04fkg7fefvu8r2ee8s6l7q2mrnt0kqfgvahreph9ptecpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgmuz3l2'>nevent1q…z3l2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A Hidden Life 2024-08-14T12:02:15Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0fsds7c997j598yd389qyljg2r5974fst9u9t0uun3y5s9x7kjkszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexpn8ake Be in the darkness, but never let the darkness be in you 2024-08-14T11:59:53Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsde469z5dc3usycf6h3clgn4c7mkz322jjp86vtc3lz5mtqkwan2szyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexsndesp I want to tell a story that matters 2024-07-24T15:53:58Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs222v9tjgpwa79dhejk08q3cceuqppw0sqn70pfgadnmdl9vghm7czyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex7n8efx The dilemma of being in one’s late 40s: <br/><br/>Is the world really getting worse or am I just falling into elderly sentimentality? 2024-07-01T20:51:01Z