Systems engineer and environmental scientist Donella Meadows on nonmaterial needs: "People don't need enormous cars; they need admiration and respect. They don't need a constant stream of new clothes; they need to feel that others consider them to be attractive, and they need excitement and variety and beauty. People don't need electronic entertainment; they need something interesting to occupy their minds and emotions. And so forth. Trying to fill real but nonmaterial needs—for identity, community, self-esteem, challenge, love, joy—with material things is to set up an unquenchable appetite for false solutions to never-satisfied longings. A society that allows itself to admit and articulate its nonmaterial human needs, and to find nonmaterial ways to satisfy them, world require much lower material and energy throughputs and would provide much higher levels of human fulfillment." Source: The Limits to Growth #grownostr #plebchain #philosopherpoet #quotes #people #lifeworthliving #humanity

Lifespan A firefly lives two months. There are bristlecone pines standing today that have lived 5,000 years. The vital dignity of each of these species is not measured in time. Both are perfection. Treat your time likewise. Your moments deserve the same careful attention as your years. pg.64 "Field Guide to the Haunted Forest" by Jarod K. Anderson #poemstr #grownostr #plebchain #philosopherpoet #poetry #FavoritePoems #NostrAfterDark #timemarcheson #time #reflections

Going to pick up my daughter from the psychiatric hospital today. New doctors, new medications, hopefully she'll help pull herself out of the abyss. Wish me luck #nostr, I'll take all the encouragement I can get. Books or quotes that have helped you are more appreciated than anything else, I think there's a lot of power in the correct words at the right time. Maybe I'll have the wisdom and perspective to write more about it someday. #mentalhealth #parenting #grownostr #plebchain #braceyourself

RIP Gorden Lightfoot: he was a great songwriter, here's my favorite: #grownostr #plebchain #music #ListenToThis #timemarcheson #MementoMori

Hymn To Time by Ursula K. Le Guin Time says “Let there be” every moment and instantly there is space and the radiance of each bright galaxy. And eyes beholding radiance. And the gnats’ flickering dance. And the seas’ expanse. And death, and chance. Time makes room for going and coming home and in time’s womb begins all ending. Time is being and being time, it is all one thing, the shining, the seeing, the dark abounding. #poemstr #grownostr #plebchain #philosopherpoet #poetry #FavoritePoems #NostrAfterDark

Good morning and good night #nostr One last poem for the road: Options The rat will adapt to most any landscape. The beaver will gnaw and slap and drag the landscape to fit her needs. I can't tell you which is better. Just reminding you that both are options. Pg 46 Love Notes from the Hollow Tree Jared K. Anderson #grownostr #plebchain #poetry #philosopherpoet #poemstr #FavoritePoems #coffeechain #cassiechain #nocturnal

Carry On! by Robert Service It's easy to fight when everything's right, And you're mad with thrill and the glory; It's easy to cheer when victory's near, And wallow in fields that are gory. It's a different song when everything's wrong, When you're feeling infernally mortal; When it's ten against one, and hope there is none, Buck up, little soldier, and chortle: Carry on! Carry on! There isn't much punch in your blow. You are glaring and staring and hitting out blind; You are muddy and bloody, but never you mind. Carry on! Carry on! You haven't the ghost of a show. It's looking like death, but while you've a breath, Carry on, my son! Carry on! And so in the strife of the battle of life It's easy to fight when you're winning; It's easy to slave, and starve and be brave, When the dawn of success is beginning. But the man who can meet despair and defeat With a cheer, there's the man of God's choosing; The man who can fight to Heaven's own height Is the man who can fight when he's losing. Carry on! Carry on! Thing never were looming so black. But show that you haven't a cowardly streak, And though you're unlucky you never are weak. Carry on! Carry on! Brace up for another attack. It's looking like hell, but – you never tell. Carry on, old man! Carry on! There are some who drift out in the desert of doubt And some who in brutishness wallow; There are others, I know, who in piety go Because of a Heaven to follow. But to labor with zest, and to give of your best, For the sweetness and joy of the giving; To help folks along with a hand and a song; Why, there's the real sunshine of living. Carry on! Carry on! Fight the good fight and true; #grownostr #plebchain #poetry #philosopherpoet #poemstr #FavoritePoems

Poem from "Love Notes from the Hollow Tree" by Jared K. Anderson. Just Words on a Page Nature isn't a poem. It's your breath. It's the curve of your ribs. It's the dance of galaxies like pollen on the wind. It's the fire and frost and violet buds. It's coral like cities of borne in a dream of blue. It's the machinery of memory and a lightning scar on cemetery oak. Nature isn't a poem. #grownostr #plebchain #poetry #philosopherpoet #poemstr #FavoritePoems #cassiechain

Good afternoon Nostr I'm off to work but before I go here's some Morning motivation: #grownostr #plebchain #motivation #coffechain

So I've noticed if I post a YouTube link that post has almost no interaction so instead I'll just tell you to search for "Nightwish - The Islander" for tonight's musical experience. The band Nightwish is a great musical rabbit hole to dive into, if their style is interesting to you, there is a gigantic back catalog to explore. Happy listening! #grownostr #plebchain #music #ListenToThis

Iris is my default use scenario this is an Amethyst client test post. I'm trying to see if the client notes are posted from changes anything. Here's some pretty pics to distract you. If you do comment or interact and want to share the software-interface-client you are using that would be helpful. Heck as long as you've read this far, useful #nostr links, tips, and or observations are most welcome and encouraged. Anyone else noticing odd quirks or gremlins? #nostrafterdark #forscience #grownostr #plebchain #AskNostr #thisisonlyatest

Highlighting another comic artist today - There's always a catch!

they can talk

Hi, I'm Jimmy. This is a comic about animals.

#grownostr #plebchain #theycantalk #comic #unusualthoughts #books #reading #webcomics

Good afternoon everyone! Here's some more pictures from last night: #grownostr #plebchain #northernlights #nightsky #space #nature #midnightmusings #astronomy #Wisconsin #nocturnal

Northern Lights tonight in Wisconsin. #grownostr #plebchain #northernlights #nightsky #nature #keeplookingup #space #Wisconsin #nightsky #universe #astronomy