Traversing the Bear

Aristotle said, The whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and I’m pretty sure he was referring to Web3 and PLNs. A personal Learning Network (PLN) is a way of describing the group of people that you connect with to learn their ideas, their questions, their reflections, and their references. One’s PLN is […]

A smowl story about a community with a huge Heart. ❤️

This is a SMOWL story about adversity, compassion, community, and gratitude. One week ago, to the day, my account was compromised and I lost 16 NFTs in total. 15 of those NFTs were SMOWLs, the second PFP collection from artist DarkFarms. Long story short, I unsuspectingly click a linked from a fake account claiming to be @osf_nft, artist and […]

From a Shy Dreamer to an Entrepreneur

Originally posted on YOBEWOBI:
The secret of making dreams come true can be summarized in four C’s. They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy; and the greatest of these is CONFIDENCE. Walt Disney Most dreams can come true only if you take actions I was a dreamer in most of my life. From a little…

There are no Shortcuts

“Short cuts make long delays.” J. R. R. Tolkien This piece is about challenges, choices, changes, and conviction. Its also about Mario Kart 64, particularly the Rainbow World level. 🌈 Some of you might remember the pretty dope shortcut hidden inside the Rainbow World level. If not, allow me to explain. At a specific point […]

JOMO

People say I’m crazy doing what I’m doing, Well they give me all kinds of warnings to save me from ruin, When I say that I’m o.k. they look at me kind of strange, Surely you’re not happy now you no longer play the game, John Lennon, Watching the Wheels In 1981, Watching the Wheels […]

The Players & The Game

“The world will try and tell you who you are. And you have to tell yourself who you are and it this ongoing battle and somehow that there needs to be a reconciliation between the two.”

essential ways to keep ego at bay

“The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these are you.” – Eckhart Tolle What is ego? When you clicked […]

Experience is not the best teacher

If you can just get your mind together then come on across to me. We’ll hold hands and then we’ll watch the sunrise from the bottom of the sea. But first, are you experienced? – Jimi Hendrix, 1967 It isn’t ironic that one of the most innovative guitar players in the world, named his debut […]

The Age of Instant Noodles

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but […]

Clouds

“Regard yourself as a cloud in the flesh… Because you see, clouds never make mistakes. Did you ever see a cloud that was misshapen? Did you ever see a badly designed wave? No. They always do the right thing. But if you will treat yourself—for a while—as a cloud or wave, and realize that you […]