We’re constantly at the mercy of Mother Nature

[many times she shares her beauty with us, even though we constantly abuse her]

Got an extra latte today because my friend was taking photos for the shop’s new menu. Thursday starting off on a good note

“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness”

- Declaration of Independence

When said government uses safety as a means to rob you of happiness, it is imperative to resist that government in all aspects to defend your unalienable rights. After 250 years, we must ask ourselves if we still retain Life [Right to coexist with your neighbors], Liberty [Right to express your God given agency] & any shred of the pursuit of Happiness [Right to seek purpose & meaning in living] given what the US government has morphed into…

I’m sure as hell establishing a death grip on mine, so thank you NOSTR, thank you NOSTR users, thank you bitcoin & long live open source protocols 🙏

Screening for “To Be Seen”, a documentary by David Liu about Austin restaurants & their battle to make it through COVID-19

Check it out & more privately funded cinema at www.narriforge.com