Done ✅ Ignore my coffee spill... Just came back from 1st-ish Bay area Bitcoin meet-up... Most didn't know about Nostr.

Have faith my dears... Breath In. Breath Out. 🫁 GM 🌞 Happy Saturday! 🌺

Weighted work out complete.

On this day 31 years ago, a 12-year-old boy was shot and killed while riding a bicycle with his cousins in a village near Lahore, Pakistan. His name was Iqbal Masih. At four years old, his family sold him to a carpet factory owner to repay a debt of 600 rupees, less than $12. For the next six years, he was chained to a loom. He worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week, for a few cents. He was beaten with a carpet fork when he slowed down. The factory owners deliberately underfed the children so their fingers would stay small enough for the intricate weaving. By the time he was 10, he stood just four feet tall, 12 inches shorter than the average boy his age. One morning, he escaped. He jumped on the back of a tractor heading to a meeting about bonded labour. He heard a man explain that what the factory owners were doing was illegal under Pakistani law. When the man asked if anyone wanted to speak, Iqbal stepped up to the microphone. He never stopped. He helped free over 3,000 children from bonded labour in carpet factories across Pakistan. He completed five years of schoolwork in three. He spoke at international conferences in Sweden and the United States. He told a room full of adults in Boston that he wanted to become a lawyer so he could free every enslaved child in Pakistan. He was 12 years old. Brandeis University offered him a full scholarship and said they would be waiting for him. When asked why he would return to Pakistan when he knew his life was in danger, he said his mission was more important than his life. On Easter Sunday 1995, he was shot in the back while cycling home. He was hit by over 120 shotgun pellets. His cousins were barely touched. He was the target. His funeral was attended by 800 people. In the days that followed, 3,000 people marched through Lahore. Half of them were under the age of 12. After his death, a group of seventh-graders from a school in Massachusetts where Iqbal had once spoken raised $25,000 and built a school in his name in Pakistan. April 16 is now recognised as the International Day Against Child Slavery. The United States Congress created the Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labour in his honour. It is still given out every year. via @DoctorLemma on x

@huskirl on x is funny 🤣

bath beats🛀🏻 #lifeline #livelooping

Feeling like starting a mini series of introducing awesome artists who’ve appreciated my healing TLC as part of a re #introduction on Nostr. Being on the road has not allowed me to do much bodywork and it makes me a bit nostalgic especially when folks reach out asking if I am around for that. I hold a very serious intention when bringing healing to someone, that with that I help imprint the collective field in a positive way as that artist’s creations touch the ears and senses of thousands of people around the world. These days my shamanic energy healing work involves very light touch, if any. So here’s Deva Carolina, rapper, MC, baddie mama from my community. Also, love her collab with Saqi here - Love this song. ❤️

So should I have invested in $STRC? Is that the smart move everyone is making? #asknostr

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On the road in this nomad stage I get to be a mama to lots of furry friends. Whether it’s a cat or a dog nestled in my lap, my nervous system loves it. It’s been much-needed co-regulation medicine. GM 🌞☕️📝🌺 Coffee, a notepad, a little scrolling, and a sleepy injured puppy napping on me. Meanwhile, happy host messages coming in.

Your healing process needs no one’s permission to be exactly what you need it to be. Dance is my medicine. #fasciamedicine If you feel anxious, depressed, overwhelmed, stressed, confused, or just need a break from the screen… try dancing.

...now I know that you love me... You do need to remind me... #dancemedicine #fasciamedicine

Fun facts and news: apparently Kraken support has been run by a criminal network.

GM 🌞 The woods always know how to bring me back to myself.

Soaked in sunshine for a bit today on this fine log. Hope your day was good #nostr friends. GN 🌠