Sometimes, and a lot times during a good hike, I catch a glimpse of earth that, at first glance, looks more like a painting than it does real life.

Of course the phone camera never does it justice. But you get the idea.

Walking through the Rockies, I caught a glimpse of these trees looking like green brushstrokes cascading across a deep blue canvas. Utterly captivated. Certain angles of nature evoke strong emotion in me, for no apparent reason, the same way great art does.

Or this moment. I remember I was rushing out of a campsite with a couple friends as the rain came rolling in and when we stumbled across this lily pad dusted lake dazzling over the water. Suddenly the rain didn't matter so much. We took a load off right there under a tree for a while and enjoyed the rain and the sunset that followed.

More recently in Japan, when I visited the deer in Nara. They've assimilated quite well with the locals, and seeing them rest against a backdrop of the country's landscape put me at ease too. It's these moments where I wish I was an artist and it was my job to just chill out for hours right there, and soak in every detail of what I am seeing. But last time i was in front of an easel was the 7th grade...

In moments like these, I am reminded how much humans belong here. The earth is our home, wherever we are. And over time, it drives a deeper awareness in me of just how foreign the lifestyles we've built up in place of nature are.

Makes me want to rethink of lot of thingzz lol..and it also makes me wonder how Bitcoin will free up the territory of the world for people to populate. What amazing geographic locations are we not taking enough advantage of yet due to the limitations of our current monetary regime? Where else should we feel "safe" to live that we can't currently?

Do you have an image of a place that reminds you of a beautiful work of art? Would love to see what stackers have to share!!