2026-04-16T07:11:12Z https://nostr.now vryfokkenou https://nostr.now/npub1yvpc4j0px8rtvr6hfys3k0qp8ea2mc9pycs0e09vh5l09z4m4cusgewpsv https://blossom.primal.net/f8024df8a1da993505f75376a2b86e49f498efb00d2f76bb85096000949b95fa.jpg https://blossom.primal.net/f8024df8a1da993505f75376a2b86e49f498efb00d2f76bb85096000949b95fa.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2nfdt49plt9kcsnez88prnlllkf6fssdg3uzss3q8d7j9ly8a68gzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjzn2603 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswkce0t6sjewpfy9ckgmysq4kdmxw89nh4vnzkkt0adfjyyggltucw3zus3'>nevent1q…zus3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>love to see it!! this is epic🫡 😎 🧡 🔥 2026-10-27T10:34:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxs4rfe96c0n692x4cjvx609v92qqt2hmqee4ht4etytd0t0n4ueczyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrj0xjysg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsve9etuuselgj9rtwm87smhf2cgsjmjaasskv8v4003ga4vwnqnnq8999ml'>nevent1q…99ml</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, that&#39;s a cool idea, i will pass it on to the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqs8kwxaeqt3nmf4tx9qntu394t696vz3w78qrsp6dfmkea2jwugqzq0v7tsa" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>LuthandoSABTC🇿🇦</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…7tsa</span>)</a></span> and the team at <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy3hwumn8ghj7ctvd9jkummn9ekxjcnjv46x2cmgwduhxar9d4eju7re0ghszrthwden5te0dehhxtnvdakqqgq4sm740typkesh0vqg0wcvp7jxtuctnz2ef8yfx6pka30xe5f3xgfcefkk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bitcoinekasi</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…efkk</span>)</a></span> !! 2026-10-13T19:47:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqste6az8ksm2s5kwuql6z4dhfg32pyl449uu8pgyyc3l39ytagu02szyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjys9p4h There&#39;s a surveillance drone on display at US customs &amp; border control, at Dulles International Airport in Washington DC, USA...<br/><br/>Very subtle. <br/><br/><br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/2a20c8cc3e084cf646e9a329b6b89a7022128788d1f0e44b94198bb3e486bda3.jpg"> 2026-10-05T12:05:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9x29ev7vk40ewq6g72g6uzgtckt98p5t9pkhgaxhd67f9rxplumgzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjsm2xxs Enjoying a beautiful Portuguese sunset while our kids are trying to kill each other with driftwood... <br/><br/><br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/e2a96d53d9b621eb34339f003f470461314607f312066fc7a0202790bd0dde38.jpg"> 2026-09-27T20:35:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszcxudf9v8r23plg859e85eh43lmqamd9cqcmv6vaeqgznv5x62pczyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjzf5yqe Good evening Portugal 🇵🇹 <br/><br/>My wife has turned finding AirBnB gems into an art form. Working in tourism for 15 years has it&#39;s pay-offs 😎<br/><br/>The view from our balcony is 📸 🤩 <br/><br/><br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/e83e1b4c6f111e3fb31b411c67fa31d9cc3558e11d269ddf4245f52c1b62f56a.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/a981f4de964414a1f10ed3dd56d94757d6a035854f2b6476b4f4adc23f0c9de2.jpg"> 2026-09-19T08:35:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsznrutr6vfq0hcn9e7nfkhq2nvee8t47nkh4w83wd35ls3hfxqw2qzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrj2hqje8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9t6x7hypcjve9dtwe3regrjtzm6mpz5659jgpkgvf8sd628a5hlc5ez0nz'>nevent1q…z0nz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Huge congrats guys, so happy for you!!! <br/><br/> 2026-09-11T19:07:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfupakmll4ux3x4zzlfhuf7zluws7wwa49xm2y4fkl30mr6m8td8szyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjfhu0zy Look at this omelette. Gorgeous, right? Perfectly folded, seasoned, lemon on the side.<br/><br/>But here&#39;s the best part — my 9-year-old son made this. I love my kids ❤️<br/><br/> <img src="https://files.catbox.moe/h1nhtf.jpg"> 2026-09-11T14:37:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp4cf3pww48r6mrskszvste66ff7ychaweml0vl4sl4thqxrdcp6szyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjvaxxxm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswvnf6ycwr27xvmyd5jthq6v5zx7havu9em074c8jpf2cdmxgw2vsljph2m'>nevent1q…ph2m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thank you 2026-08-11T08:35:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst2un5m657sxt0g95xz4knhewve3e595kqnkn3c54fzf02gcs6gtqzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjd3ccnr Last night changed something.<br/><br/>My son fell asleep in my arms. Without his mother. Without breast milk. Without the comfort he&#39;s known since birth.<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t do anything special. Just held him. Spoke softly. Stayed present.<br/><br/>He&#39;s 19 months old. For all that time, night wakings meant one thing: he needed her. The security she&#39;s been since day one. Since before day one.<br/><br/>But trust builds quietly. In all the small moments you show up.<br/><br/>Freedom demands responsibility. Including the responsibility to earn trust — even from a baby who can&#39;t speak yet.<br/><br/>He finally trusts me to keep him safe in the dark.<br/><br/>That&#39;s worth everything.<br/><br/><a href="https://vryfokkenou.com/2018/04/29/trust/">https://vryfokkenou.com/2018/04/29/trust/</a> 2026-08-06T07:33:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstjyj0qqmhuac6fv3vc6q68fed7eyt5wtck2tk0ykwvytwvnsrmyqzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjy5cle0 The world changes faster than we admit.<br/><br/>Your parents knew rotary phones. You know the internet. Your kids will know something you can&#39;t imagine.<br/><br/>We pretend things are fixed. Established. Permanent.<br/><br/>They&#39;re not.<br/><br/>The universe doesn&#39;t care about your comfort. It keeps changing. Always has. Always will.<br/><br/>Here&#39;s the problem: our entire society is built on the lie of permanence. Education systems. Career paths. Five-year plans. All based on a world that no longer exists.<br/><br/>The future belongs to learners. Not the educated — the ones still learning.<br/><br/>Not those who know things. Those who can let go of what they know.<br/><br/>Can you unlearn fast enough to survive what&#39;s coming?<br/><br/><a href="https://vryfokkenou.com/2014/01/28/the-future-belongs-to-learners/">https://vryfokkenou.com/2014/01/28/the-future-belongs-to-learners/</a> 2026-07-22T10:17:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxm9n3czeerfcm7nlpzagrn8c2z55hp8z09kxkm2ck50xs6kdm3cszyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrj7frc9y Emotion is information you&#39;re sending to yourself about things you forgot but need to understand.<br/><br/>Like waves in the ocean. Wind transfers energy into water. Creates disturbance.<br/><br/>Same thing happens in your body when certain thoughts hit. That&#39;s emotion. A disturbance. The word literally means &#34;to disturb&#34; in Latin.<br/><br/>Most people project it outward. Blame others. Blame situations. Because they don&#39;t know what else to do with it.<br/><br/>But emotion isn&#39;t meant for the outside world.<br/><br/>It&#39;s meant for you.<br/><br/>It&#39;s teaching you who you really are. What you&#39;re afraid of. What you need to understand to grow.<br/><br/>We throw it away like a hungry child who&#39;s never been taught to recognize real food. But if we understood its value, we&#39;d be nourished by it.<br/><br/>You don&#39;t need to remember what happened. You just need to look at your emotion.<br/><br/>Not look at the world with your emotion.<br/><br/>That&#39;s the whole difference.<br/><br/><a href="https://vryfokkenou.com/2014/03/03/understand-emotion/">https://vryfokkenou.com/2014/03/03/understand-emotion/</a> 2026-07-20T07:49:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr3hfx68q6zty8yzm0s5363d46s9zuq043k82l9dwnsk0a7eu9ruczyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjxm9yl2 Kenya was a blast! <br/><br/>Thank you Nairobi Bitcoin Conference and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqsxetyf346j86t4st0vrp9ekq8vwzxc4u7hepnpn3zuafr83wctctqpzemhxue69uhkvun9deejumn0wd68yvfwvdhk6qghwaehxw309akkjumnddjhjtn5v94k26rf9e6x702np6l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>afribitkibera</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…np6l</span>)</a></span> !!! <br/><br/><br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/10bc66db8eac3a554f67420a505515b946d08d6fd7cbae147918cf565880e3bf.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/09e7d327667b29498512d2bee49ab78de1fc99f48af85f7f9ce8bae745c54c44.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/c8401920e7636bfbc78b1c1387f6e13c05a3a703872d302cf80c761182b1c277.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/c697c2ae355c94c8551dd6b63002b86ac067a3efface7ef3fbca308f07b6b9be.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/09d561176a1c6b721cb5fcba4f886a42d16ace43f33d3914e29e961d78245b74.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/0a682c2bb12713002d51d977162545a943dc098d8fb8b41f98c9ddfcee09b0bf.jpg"> 2026-06-27T14:49:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxjcc5z7lqvep220wax6k3z4lck8ddllsn7vw5ym7fnktpmpxt8qczyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjq7r93j My baby boy couldn&#39;t breathe. We had to spray saline up his nose. It burned. He fought us with everything he had.<br/><br/>&#34;OK, OK&#34; he whispered through tears. Terrified. Didn&#39;t understand we were helping him.<br/><br/>I held him down. Felt his body struggle against mine. And I broke.<br/><br/>Because I remembered being that confused. That scared. Not understanding why life hurt.<br/><br/>That&#39;s where my resentment comes from. The incomprehensible suffering of childhood. Still carrying it decades later.<br/><br/>I resent authority. I resent life. I resent everyone&#39;s mistakes.<br/><br/>But watching my son suffer something he can&#39;t understand — I finally see it. The resentment I&#39;m holding onto doesn&#39;t make sense anymore.<br/><br/>Sometimes love looks like violence when you don&#39;t understand it yet.<br/><br/><a href="https://vryfokkenou.com/2018/07/08/resentment/">https://vryfokkenou.com/2018/07/08/resentment/</a> 2026-06-17T19:23:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd45xlt9ckwaqxee6jvt37xg4yqv9q9e8yn5h0pz65pt65c8upvuczyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrj0yeqvm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3fxeks9p8gyd7n8r6hx05l380rw2ddcckfa04sevtjk9zm3fkhgtlpmr4'>nevent1q…pmr4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my agent controls a sub-agent, which talks to a telegram bot - the team he;s teaching engage with the telegram bot, so no, they can&#39;t access my agent, but my agent controls the coaching system. 2026-05-27T20:17:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdutlpq0hgftl60s2t8mjjgelmzkq4qwkdzlgjsj3y8xxz6ty7p4qzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjvurvcg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyf9eppm0vgxr29spgz87g66xp0lnwmhxu853qhxvll5tlhys9uhgepmnrn'>nevent1q…mnrn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🫡 2026-05-22T17:01:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvjeqcngw453q59gyp0cksh28way2cneelwex4xgx3pvfgnn4zjcqzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjndthe0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxv863yl8a0nnnh7kmc0cm0cwktg3jh6fdkc6a4dasm4sv4jv96gqx48pk6'>nevent1q…8pk6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>i don&#39;t think that&#39;s up to us - Bitcoin is not a human structure in the same way that a church, government institution is. In that sense Bitcoin is more akin to a natural structure - when the time comes it will die, that&#39;s not for us to decide. 2026-05-22T17:00:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswlpfyjzcgcmq7c2ltdap6h4qw95vn7gkspzsjjj27rchxplnljnqzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjn250qp I spent years fighting structure.<br/><br/>Schools. Jobs. Society&#39;s endless boxes. All of it felt suffocating.<br/><br/>But here&#39;s what broke my brain: nature is ALL structure. Atoms. Cells. Seasons. Orbits. Life can&#39;t exist without it.<br/><br/>So what&#39;s the difference?<br/><br/>Natural structures support life. Then get out of the way. Trees die. Forests shift. New forms emerge from old ones.<br/><br/>Human structures do the opposite. We build them to serve life, then sacrifice life to preserve the structure. Governments murder citizens to stay in power. Religions kill to protect beliefs. Lives destroyed over lines on a map.<br/><br/>Our structures won&#39;t let themselves die.<br/><br/>That&#39;s the sickness. Not structure itself — but our refusal to let it evolve.<br/><br/><a href="https://vryfokkenou.com/2017/06/08/struggling-with-structure/">https://vryfokkenou.com/2017/06/08/struggling-with-structure/</a> 2026-05-20T09:31:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspaxwu2yjsy6y5fr7268z5qskrakmp37prhrh6guqcmqyttklqp8qzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrj5j3hsp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszkf8dk5ljcds2pvhu9suevs89w8f9mafe2nmpqalm82xq5n8jv2gprfmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgtmkxyhsck2xwl'>nevent1q…2xwl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was almost certainly partially a result of that, combined with influence from parents, combined with factors that are beyond human understanding. I&#39;m not entirely sure.<br/><br/>Here&#39;s what I do know: Recovery from addiction (for me) did not happen because I fully understood the cause. A partial understanding helped, for sure. But recovery was made possible thanks to surrender and acceptance of an as-of-yet not entirely defined higher power. Which in and of itself involves a recognition that I don&#39;t fully understand everything, and that&#39;s OK too. <br/><br/> 2026-05-14T05:03:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxq2rh0fk5kkxn2ywjssf32kuwsxc7yqze4ka4aduhgc88ccy8qvgzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjwtrms3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxevs9uu00u90dn9nnjpayqnumazdvq4pvjyjxvnddfkuxgcu69dqeph444'>nevent1q…h444</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so many assumptions... 2026-05-13T10:06:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2a96uksdkhl62d2cwwk20ngch7a7fq3tspclaem7cjxrhzdgfrrgzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjjwayh0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88zrgpceur3hmfs7j2vut8zlpthecr0p2qck4n9huvkwgsdad2pc0vldrl'>nevent1q…ldrl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>weed is not a problem. the problem is (or isn&#39;t) the reason for using it. i know people who use it in good ways and people who use it in not so good ways. whether it&#39;s a problem, remains for the individual to decide. 2026-05-12T14:13:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0x35dlvp5qe5mxzjshsjxgt32zx3uhl4x2gk99htwsh4lnguv00szyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrj2l3eev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyu969sqqa28xnr98wtj3wsrs98y4rcmuc3hmg02lrk02uwllsw0q267l3l'>nevent1q…7l3l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>my parents did a great job, they did the best they could, no resentments toward them 2026-05-12T14:11:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsde52ux6fhtww5maameu302h0dg8e79xhnu9jw3v380arc0a2qyvszyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrj5gwkp6 I was 14 when I first got drunk. Blacked out completely. Woke up with burst eardrums and two black eyes. No memory of what happened. Still don&#39;t know.<br/><br/>You&#39;d think that would scare me straight. It didn&#39;t.<br/><br/>I spent years chasing oblivion. Alcohol. Cocaine. Marijuana became my daily religion — wake up high, go to bed high, plan everything around getting high.<br/><br/>The worst part? Weed gave me moral superiority. &#34;At least I&#39;m not an alcoholic.&#34; Perfect lie for an addict.<br/><br/>Today I&#39;ve been clean nearly a decade.<br/><br/>Freedom isn&#39;t getting sober. Freedom is accepting full responsibility for who you were and who you&#39;re becoming.<br/><br/>The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off.<br/><br/><a href="https://vryfokkenou.com/2023/09/05/10-years-in-recovery/">https://vryfokkenou.com/2023/09/05/10-years-in-recovery/</a> 2026-05-11T19:28:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0yjmavtc0efchxu2lcjjq2yyle4s6pl6x52pd59m5zf6xn0v8hxqzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrj23h0v3 I thought my allergies were pollen. Dust. Environmental.<br/><br/>Spent years eliminating triggers. No pollen? Still allergic. Can&#39;t be pollen then.<br/><br/>Now I&#39;m almost thirty and I finally get it.<br/><br/>My body is screaming what my mind won&#39;t say.<br/><br/>Frustrated with bureaucracy? Allergic reaction. Family drama? Allergic reaction. Remove myself physically but stay engaged mentally? Reaction continues.<br/><br/>The antihistamines stopped working the moment I understood this.<br/><br/>Our internal states write themselves into physical form. So we can see what we refuse to look at.<br/><br/>My allergies are extreme. But the principle applies to everything.<br/><br/>Your reactions have nothing to do with the outside world.<br/><br/>Everything to do with what&#39;s buried inside.<br/><br/><a href="https://vryfokkenou.com/2015/08/12/nothing-is-completely-hidden/">https://vryfokkenou.com/2015/08/12/nothing-is-completely-hidden/</a> 2026-05-06T10:23:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqcsgphmxkrqf2p4fdmu3rf3n58cd8kjwcrs809p2kxmmjwl4gfsczyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjak4n79 The world is cold. Heartless machinery. People as fuel for markets.<br/><br/>So how do you get out of bed?<br/><br/>I live religiously. Without religion.<br/><br/>Forgiveness. Humility. Faith. I practice them all. Daily. Not because a pastor told me to. Because I have to.<br/><br/>Religion became dogma. One book. One truth. Division as control.<br/><br/>But the original teachers? They just wanted to live well. Connected to something bigger.<br/><br/>I can&#39;t subscribe to one religion when I&#39;m surrounded by a library of wisdom.<br/><br/>So I take what works. From everywhere.<br/><br/>I pray. Find gratitude. Do it religiously even when I don&#39;t feel like it.<br/><br/>That&#39;s how I stay functional in a dysfunctional world.<br/><br/><a href="https://vryfokkenou.com/2016/04/10/living-religiously-without-religion/">https://vryfokkenou.com/2016/04/10/living-religiously-without-religion/</a> 2026-05-04T19:21:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqsry5hzr5z92xej9ywv8mpsjvxzmg86w8aecwd4xp7am40vkl4sqzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrj45rwsr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdcmk2rvteh7dy8hy2c5ymcg72et0f4ugykl7xemv96k5ryc42fxspr4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumpw3kxzmn5d9eju6t09ahku7tchsy4tn'>nevent1q…y4tn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Too many years of being told what to do. Deprivation of freedom. <br/><br/> 2026-04-27T05:37:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst3jcqq5sku59xvpqv9xnhz0qj8p58djj54v845cmllnjtmcwsn4qzyq3s8zkfuycudds02ayjzxeuqyl84t0q5ynzpl9u4j7nau52hwhrjy4n0gr No matter the situation, you have only two choices. <br/><br/>Always and everywhere. <br/><br/>Resist, or surrender to what is.<br/><br/>And only once you surrender to what already is do you have any power to influence what has not yet happened.<br/><br/>It is not through resistance to the past or the present that you change the future. 2026-04-16T12:40:23Z