My Bitcoin journey began in 2017. Like most, it was a rocky road. At one time I had several Bitcoin on exchange. I did not yet have the sense to send it to cold storage and hold onto it. I gambled it away. I am a trial by fire kind of person. It was rough. I had to learn all the lessons... the hard way. I learned a lot. When the dust settled and I finally fully understood what holding meant, I was left with enough bitcoin to purchase my six miners and some solar panels. These panels and miners are the only long term savings plan and literally make up the backbone of my latest project, Moto Mountain. Here is a post about the solar mining setup: #678708

We are fully committed to a Bitcoin future

A good friend in the AZ Bitcoin community turned me onto stacker late last year. Best Christmas gift ever. I knew that I loved stacker right away. I love the diverse community. I love the transparent incentives. I love that it is Bitcoin focused. The v4v here is amazing. It is, by far, my favorite way to connect with others online. I use this and nostr for online social interactions, that's it. I knew I wanted to be a bigger part of it.

alter_native started as an wild experiment. I had a spark of inspiration and wrote the first post that would aim to set the tone for what I wanted alter_native to be about. And I went for it. I wanted to found a territory where people could freely say and believe whatever they like with no constraints. A place where there is no “wrong” answer and every question is valid. I had no idea what to expect. I was terrified. I felt incredibly vulnerable. This was the first time I have put myself out to the world in this kind of way. Its been some time now and alter_native is going strong thanks to you all. I have been blown away with how much support and kind words I have received over the past several months. I am so grateful for all of those that come through and shared their perspectives here. To mention a few....

@bief57 @plebpoet @grayruby @Anna @BTCFC @speakingyourtruth @0xbitcoiner @Satosora @k00b @Coinsreporter @Rsynch25 @SatsMate @johngalt @thebitcoinbugle @riberet19 @cryotosensei @Tef @Undisciplined

Thank you so much for your contributions. You all help make alter_native what it is.

As time went by, I started to question if and how this experiment may be something that could live on for an extended period of time. And if it did, how would I make that happen? Should it be self-sustaining? Should it make a “profit”? Do I want to continue to figure out how to pay for it out of pocket? #507076

After sitting with these questions for quite some time, I have decided that I absolutely believe in stacker news for the long term, and I want to keep alter_native alive forever, whatever that takes.

Rewards and zaps my partner and I make mostly get paid forward within the community and pulling people in from Nostr. We currently mine about 150,000 sats a month depending on the weather. Neither of us work a regular job as we are both focused on the bigger vision of Moto Mountain. To keep alter_native, we currently pay roughly 2/3 of our mining rewards monthly. I am grateful that I am able to do this for now. Long term, I want alter_native to exist on its own, whether I am contributing to it or not. I want to spend more of my energy focused on the bigger vision, Moto Mountain.

Deep inside of the heart of the Sonoran Desert, far from any beaten path, off the grid, hidden from sight, miles from everything and everyone, is our little slice of heaven that we call Moto Mountain. It is truly breath taking. Within this beauty, we do all that we can to nurture the set and setting for magnificent transformation. It is a place where people come and stay as long as they wish, free of charge, as long as they have an intent to heal and contribute to the mountain. It is a place for silence and solitude. A place to go inward. An ideal stage to work the many tools we both have been practicing with for many years. A place to integrate the lessons that we learn from the plants and nature. I have a couple of old AMA posts that touch on some of the medicines we work with. #349665 #495922 We work holistically with all who wish to look within, those recovering from trauma and PTSD, and those just looking to understand themselves better and expand spiritually. My wife and I have dedicated our lives to this mission and have been on our own healing journeys for many years. Both of us have spent time in Peru and Mexico learning from nature all around us. We want to do our small part to contribute to the global healing and awakening process we seem to be experiencing within this human experience.

A big part of my personal journey right now is learning to ask for help. I have always been the type of guy who wants to do it all himself. I always thought I didn't need anyone. Very stubborn, addicted to the illusion of control, afraid of being told no. I am learning to be vulnerable and dream big. I am learning that people like to contribute. It is a very basic human desire to want to help others. We all have different skills and things to offer. Some of you may have some sats to offer to help keep this thing going. So I am humbly asking...

Will you help me make our dream a reality

Will you help us keep alter_native alive forever by contributing sats to this fund

Will you help us by sharing this post with others who may be able to help

It costs 3 million sats to set this place in stone. I am committed to making it happen regardless of the amount of support we receive here. Your help is greatly appreciated.

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