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Proof re coffee table book

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I was first introduced to bitcoin four years ago when I started dating usdylan (npub18uk…quqm) . I found it fascinating, but, transparently, I had a lot of internal work to do before I had the capacity to dive into this thing that has the power to save the world.

My nervous system couldn’t handle learning about the truth of society and my place in it. My brain was traumatized so it couldn’t actually learn.

Anyway, I listened intently to Dylan and jack mallers (npub1cn4…3vle) for years as they riffed about decentralization and the power it can hold for humanity. I took it all in, mesmerized by the power of this thing, but I didn’t…. do anything? I just kept living in these systems that don’t work. Aware that the don’t work. But my mental pain was louder than any intuitive awareness I held about the topics my friends discussed.

I recently learned that 98% of our thoughts, motivations, and behaviors are subconscious. I have access to 2% of my brain as I write this post. Do you find that insane? I find that insane. Anyway, I digress.

What I’m trying to say is that I subconsciously stayed ignorant even thought this shit was right in front of my face because I was stuck in my fight or flight nervous system. My brain told me that the thought the only way to survive was so conform. It was preparing for danger at all times. Fear doesn’t breed abundance.

The Bitcoin Standard has been sitting on Dylan and I’s coffee table for the past two years. A few weeks ago, I did a Breathwork and meditation practice (I.e. regulated my nervous system to gain access to my intuition), and had a few hours to kill so I picked it up. I haven’t been able to put that book down since.

I picked it up because I’m confident that I’m prepared to be accountable for what I learn. First, I had to exit the matrix of the centralized mental health system. I had to start relying on my breath, yoga, health(ier) food, and healthy relationships to get to a place where I can engage in the solution. My personal experience speaks to Gabor’s idea of how the toxic culture we live in doesn’t allow us to get healthy enough to be willing to look for the truth. To be curious is to be courageous. We need to be safe to have access to optimal courage.

It took me four years of being so close to this community to have the courage to step into it. Idk why I’m sharing this but I think my story may have the potential to serve as a case study of what might need to happen to get people in a place to being open to truth, connection, and abundance.

Money is the foundation of safety, and safety is the foundation of health. Sound money = sound psychology = sound health. It’s all connected 🌎🫂🔄