2025-01-24T16:30:14Z https://yabu.me John_Whittemore https://yabu.me/npub1cnzjj450akkxzhe3kn4ffqre9gpvswj0cnduxgew3y885dn3nxfs42xq6z https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_093e68277c5be7a79191729e1b4a4ee7c35bd067dadeb38fa57615c12c722c0e.jpeg https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_093e68277c5be7a79191729e1b4a4ee7c35bd067dadeb38fa57615c12c722c0e.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdh3e5yhva6jltexdgcnws57zq55r9stknq3j9aw2qatl03c066szyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex7h2mj0 The most difficult things are often exactly what our souls need, even though we shrink from them. 2026-03-16T20:59:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0k6r28jgyzgu5lvwztzfmnht2x2ta4c52m7hjjkkgek4uevskt8czyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex9anuh9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8nkgu4lwr0l7k9wyvq70gjv99drz2ajame800ytmlkg6hpd90g0gprdmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv8g6nwuvkzqu'>nevent1q…kzqu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Protect them both 2026-03-09T14:30:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs870uw5ss7fj86lydfypn9vh7tz6gr8yx8m9kpyz7n04dn3a9xqhczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexjz9rkg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszmr4suxe0wj9ps83a6lwtuezjjkmfh4dcn8p46mc30vz4sjqgdyqpz3mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wc9acxt7'>nevent1q…cxt7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Be safe 2026-02-28T11:30:19Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqsppmmr4fd3srnqwujw8dw8za8lcyelrs9zndgssxsmm9jkv69vswgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexnv2a9l We said goodbye to you tonight 2026-01-26T05:36:16Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqsth235r8u8gxm439xnee2xdd43mqkh0y4azv6yfnq9dzjqve5hwsgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex65j88c I was born in darkness but I leave in light 2025-12-22T03:42:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfcmj7lkle7lzv0nm5pw3cn5zlphvwhenzskw9t09vsvfd4n8rjtqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexqlume5 Hope drives away despair, just like light erases darkness 2025-12-13T13:11:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszp0863asschnarhvr8q543jmuwtuanzsa78q7s22n3epps22lctgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex2rtm27 I can’t bear to lose you again 2025-12-03T00:58:41Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqk72g3zhu655ve64klsm0upex64ls4fug7xv0235cy7njr2xpjtczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex9v3s9t I miss you so much already 2025-10-19T02:53:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgju2h704hlcfx68lhdd37ud7yd45v9y8sxhuwhl2dpz5egfvylzgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex7fxuxz May all of your suffering be a prelude to joy… 2025-10-16T19:41:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs82gjjk8jxygmvncw904c9urxfq3esdw7rmyqm73c0g4z32kem2jqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexngncnh So much of life feels like throwing a party where everyone RSVPs but no one shows up 2025-10-09T02:11:03Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqs035hy525vapgte0ejhkgn38eauzwmj60s2wdej8ctptjgf8tw6cszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex0zwlzn I still think of you 2025-08-31T13:37:54Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2rnt3kgpvfe2e0ga4ysyh6wtjm7f9a3kr8kylrkkalm72p95pr5gzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex0cs86d What ever happened to free spirits? 2025-08-17T04:50:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsynd2hgfgk5h0n3pckrdxxtyh3h5yzs6sa7kaax4ag3ks6yqkh9yczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex0m0grt Backyard urban farming <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/d864d8cbd38410da97fbb3a4174be68e276a1dca968ed979ad83c2ae118c26a1.jpg"> 2025-08-15T02:16:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2nu3kq2z2d2pl7z09gd4ee9esac7dxfdeqfflndd2p06cdqfag3gzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexaf2kwx All the agonies were just so we could finally recognize the glory 2025-08-06T16:18:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2tch29gu46cthp9jk6leq0jnm08jhmh4zpykynv0t38nvyfedfuszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexu7sw8s We all love severely flawed people. <br/><br/>This is the nature of love. 2025-08-01T14:25:19Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqstaayp9luqdyv7t0xcx05njz6gwyeguf3nw9ypqsejg5xcj8wqzlqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex9934fs A little chaos is good for the soul 2025-07-06T04:21:20Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrvjvl6hs5zksu292g7puzck5zn92cym4p8y49z64ejl5l4dwvfyqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexagt9dn Living a life is much harder than it looks 2025-06-26T01:34:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv6gm5tfnf2m3ty29edtg48k9zjwwu9tt7xsg33ldc3n2asflgwqqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexjj0x60 Living a life is much harder than it looks 2025-06-26T01:23:36Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqs97lktjjmzzsmzsf626rz2nql09z6hfy7kupwuevt6zm0c3xy2tvqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex0s9r5d Please count me out 2025-06-24T01:50:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr2xvq8epuaz52wlr0my0at4eec34yqvphl4mzdz9hm05pawwfu5czyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex50dmj7 <br/>Will killing our fellow human beings really make it better? 2025-06-22T03:54:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8jyl0n25auwnr7xvj04rpypd3he25hgw0qw5nw7s8qhgrnw5rzrqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexnhwmx7 The sweetest ache is knowing you hold something beautiful, even as it slips through your fingers... 2025-06-20T04:04:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9u87gjldkttsylpyke39tk37u2eazkqf9mxhjt4nv6n2tf6trfyszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex6dlxvz The worse the world gets, the more and more thankful I am that she is in it 2025-06-18T04:26:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfa4sfuysutvfnvym9vr4t3v92jfc3c64c50wer80ggza6hu2uplszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexu8539e The only war that we should be pursuing is the war with our own inner shadows. 2025-06-17T12:36:20Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq4q0jajdft754gzc3mmvjffgaqu6908pmyw4c39xaucsn6a2ke3czyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexz09tvc The hope of Resurrection 2025-06-01T14:55:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsggxt2exy5ezn4wn68lyc82ktm4a2uh0nz2u35qy0sqxx0wfnjacqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexvvy4rk I think my soul is tired 2025-05-30T11:50:49Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqszyxxn2mpvdwt49wj5n45yjy4xs93n0gcxvv55myt52nhdl343veszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexd2dtrd There is a kind of peace that is only found after leaving the turmoil 2025-02-09T02:26:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdh4fwdfzu95as45flrrv8pzlza3qlnzexn793zr2kn5ah82wk5gzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexj3g2ja Nations rise and fall, but it’s our responsibility to rise regardless 2025-02-06T13:56:05Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2eztyktswagg2ddcfmnezgpd8xy4t7kru8k533fysdcng2k2zzaszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexp7zvnm What if the purpose of life isn’t to have wonderful experiences? 2025-02-02T22:19:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2qfpkm2eq80s7ds60l78f3em4wescmxqvzaaz6f83gyaqyt534qgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexwfulq8 Watching the misery parade 2025-01-29T00:19:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8cagc0vsv6r6kr9v3fu8ads6g3e74dwlat9y6g0qmpmrc9gyxndqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexuzlg7f We live in the most perfect reality possible.<br/><br/>The only flaw has always been ourselves. 2025-01-15T14:39:06Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0km6s4tkwulzfjr5yw4ukagcqd4d868sv02l8xpy93vrqke4gswgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexk836q7 Life is a hard place and we need each other, so never give up on a friend 2024-11-20T00:52:19Z https://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/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://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0da5t4nrdms9ma0q65pedna2h7z00z0q2h4tkd39ne7emus4ufzqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexyecpmj I love to awaken in the mighty and hear her breathing beside me 2024-09-02T12:54:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz9pj5zp45w89et27fc2cmkdgk9kmcasam8e5cj3nqzxfth4882rqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexfdg4uc When you have no idea what you are doing, do it confidently! 2024-08-20T03:09:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxlxu6dgdy3tap6g7w9rdrm807qupuxzzgqf08lgjfhktegsxjkczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexlwjzvy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst2dfzljz04fkg7fefvu8r2ee8s6l7q2mrnt0kqfgvahreph9ptecpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgmuz3l2'>nevent1q…z3l2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A Hidden Life 2024-08-14T12:02:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0fsds7c997j598yd389qyljg2r5974fst9u9t0uun3y5s9x7kjkszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexpn8ake Be in the darkness, but never let the darkness be in you 2024-08-14T11:59:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsde469z5dc3usycf6h3clgn4c7mkz322jjp86vtc3lz5mtqkwan2szyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexsndesp I want to tell a story that matters 2024-07-24T15:53:58Z https://yabu.me/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 https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2hrskwsypu2v5yq3due5kmr0pzhxqc7v5hgpjz9cshc5m25vp7nszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexflxkeq Successful art is art that is a joy to create<br/><br/>…others connecting with that joy or even the the art becoming famous and celebrated is always secondary 2024-06-18T15:03:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszzjwrkwqrj6gkdqlzc98zpjyhpvzrps58g9ntsl90uy9eae47enszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex5tllcz Live a life infused with love 2024-05-31T21:55:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgvr0h6hmz5gmks6rf5z3r2g8rhxke3dst9m0gt04mcpaqnc73z9qzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexnjzccd <img src="https://m.primal.net/IUQs.jpg"> 2024-05-31T21:54:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdpkk90p73p9zctzpktzpeyurwljv2vwnckr0z9fzlspwgpjpu7uczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexj2qyfg “Woman is the creator of the universe,<br/>the universe is her form;<br/>woman is the foundation of the world,<br/>she is the true form of the body.<br/><br/>In woman is the form of all things,<br/>of all that lives and moves in the world.”<br/><br/> -from Shaktisangama Tantra 2024-05-28T12:44:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgm27n5yahkrjfcl8kpnlja327sjr7xh59ed9qnzpk3r8mt9u096qzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexf4srk2 The world is constantly trying to sell you rage, resentment, and anxiety…<br/><br/>Invest in love and forgiveness instead. 2024-05-18T21:16:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp2u4zfn67xreg6vlyvw5nyh7m29d0trz8l9kyt9lnwcyz2lmgtlqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexjxsqev The world is constantly trying to sell you rage, resentment, and anxiety…<br/><br/>Invest in love and forgiveness instead. 2024-05-04T12:12:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg6000t6xey4p2pvnd9p7xaycwa69k2wagvpvty9w0fdqxr28szwqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex9k68uq None of us have loved deeply enough 2024-04-23T21:40:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf55p7alzka4symrewh794945ygeqt5wu7x5dm729qqxzxtl5fyggzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexresh97 Learn resilience. Practice discipline. <br/><br/>The path of least resistance will punish you far worse than you ever expect. 2024-04-18T22:32:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxnnd7dlmeullqzt66c7lzqrc2y0r5g97ysc46c664y3ft4cu3g3gzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexkrqgym We live in a commonplace world and yet our stories, both ancient and recent, are rife with magic and miracles…<br/><br/>The external world may be mundane, but we are innately magical beings. <br/><br/>The miracle of our consciousness upends the universe. 2024-03-22T15:09:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyhlq4rpzfe557y364d00jcxgg8mds9xkpjg4vs64f0h4za5s7mgqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexkn59za I am beginning to think happiness is a state of mind, and I&#39;m not going to let any circumstance steal joy away from me 2024-03-18T20:18:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs29zy4dnqxd49kywsy7dcwu3xl0gqeg4cds9lefmuphmet3uzjzsszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexs05ak3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0wd780lm8yqeqj07yt9cmvdt5yalh3a4gjjaxkf0kzdf58q5g2zgukhc0l'>nevent1q…hc0l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We are here, and I’m loving the replies here for finding the other literary Nostr folk! 2024-03-15T15:21:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf02ut37akdg7wkkhs7un0wq8gskj3pcqvwj7tqgcn8utjud5lsmszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexxl6ymj The splendor of simply being alive is enough 2024-03-15T15:13:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqt7vz9vh7f5kuhvyyezt8rlqgd7atxmm6r0yhvmttqyea2fl8sxgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexaa4f08 I’m really trying here, but it’s a lonely road 2024-03-08T00:15:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdaf03mwhwyxcz59tx5ek8qhgkdj8xp0dypx38mw96fzn0ezttu7szyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexcrd4qr You broke my heart a thousand different ways, but it always grew back stronger 2024-01-22T02:57:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfca7as2v8lpj5y4trapyrn8652p7g6exya4xfzflk3ch7fdmqftczyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexdl2zx3 ”No being is incurable to the One who created it.”<br/><br/> -Origen of Alexandria 2024-01-07T02:25:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2k0lw0x5kcxr9uzhugcgv9e76h6tsxt2vpdhf2arvqrvpte980yszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexlm405w “Suffer the little children to come to me”<br/><br/>…because we are all frail children in the face of the immense Love that gave birth to the world. 2023-12-29T01:53:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfa0p6gykdqfll2uy9auhaxhay4eal0clv9g0fcmndc466vwwfrugzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexzczhl2 Life is made of miracles and wonders, but you never paid enough attention to recognize them 2023-12-15T04:15:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyg7s2nxvrydt4lc6hkkg7hax03ga862rc0srx87zap8s4ac08mlqzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvex0h950c Happiness isn’t having life give us what we want. Life will hurt us in thousand ways, large and small.<br/><br/>Happiness is knowing how to survive the storm and walk out with a smile on our face… 2023-12-09T20:12:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8g9jp6puqyylcsy3sd9lsv7vpmal2pw336t74ue9mt0307pa3hqgzyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvextvzpf5 I was just thinking how nice Twitter was back in the day <br/><br/>…before corporations, political parties, and a billionaire all decided to manipulate it for their own ends. <br/><br/>It felt like a public square back then. The place you went to discuss and meet anybody in the digital world, the place where you found your particular tribe of misfits. I made so many friends on that app back then!<br/><br/>It felt like it was ours and we could never lose it. Now it’s an emotionally vacuous space full of cynical con men, shrill politics, and viral stupidity. No one really lives there anymore. They just go to gape at the ghastly spectacle. <br/><br/>NOSTR really feels different. It isn’t a public square yet, but it really can become one, because this time it doesn’t just feel like ours. <br/><br/>It is ours. 2023-11-08T03:47:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr47z2fmkg636p4pktr3qvvsh9s4ntzqezsyrrj4yyjrydemxjerszyrzv222k3lk6cc2lxx6w49yq0y4q9jp6flzdhser96ysu73kwxvexvxkyw4 Communicating the incommunicable 2023-10-15T16:02:09Z