Firstly, I want to give an immense amount of gratitude for the problems I have, the people I have in my life, and all of the things I appreciate - art, music, photography, and my general curiosity about things. Those are the things that keep me oriented toward true north despite the hardships and challenges that are currently present.

With that being said, these current times feel immensely challenging.

Difficult may not even be the correct word. I'd rather say challenging, because life is really just a set of these instances. It doesn't stop. It has more to do with the perception you have of the current situation and how you manage to feel about it. How you think and feel in the present shapes what manifests in your life.

However, we do share a world together. We are part of a collective where all of our inputs and outputs participate in the larger world that we share.

I've been feeling, deep in the roots of the planet, that things are changing. And changing rapidly.

Perhaps this is simply the natural way of things, and nothing is actually wrong. Complexity is what nature sustains over time. Those who remain open, willing, and understanding of this are perhaps the ones who will endure and gain greater wisdom for themselves and for the people around them.

Being a Bitcoiner means many things.

For me, being a Bitcoiner means having a greater understanding of what the true problem is, and perhaps what it has always been: the fundamentals of how we understand the world - energy, time, and value - have become completely debased and separated from what they should be.

I think it can also be a path toward a deeper connection with spirituality.

Emphasizing spirituality, not "religion".

And what I mean by that is really getting back in touch with nature, with curiosity, with seeking "what is true enough," and with kindling relationships. We may not agree on everything, and that's fine. Differences can bring greater wisdom and dialogue, and that's all part of the game of complexity and the novelty engine.

But I think there are great times ahead.

This feels like a birthing of sorts.

It's bloody, uncertain, and painful for a while, but on the other side of it all there is a beautiful newborn life that arrives and is nurtured because the common consensus is that this thing must be cared for.

It's humbling and awakening all at the same time, even through the distress.

I'm sitting here typing all of this as a stream of consciousness, so perhaps this is resonating with at least one other person and this is reassuring.

I honestly don't know.

But I feel like putting my honesty out into the world is something of value.

And I hope that if you are reading this, you don't feel like you are going through this all by yourself.

I feel it too.

We are all in this together.

We are stronger together.

Persist.

Have love, curiosity, and perseverance to make it through to the other side.