@hopehuggs

Anti-Zombie: Curated Truths for the Living #2

Let's look at the world with an open mind. I am sharing posts that give you alternative opinions about the world we live in and perhaps a spark to set people free from the zombies that society can make us.

Time to step outside the box…

You are never going to change the world sat watching reruns, or waiting for change to happen. It has to come from you. @teutonium shares this motivational piece about not being afraid to voice your opinion and after reading it, you will never say 'but what can one person do?' again.

Anti-Zombie: Curated Truths for the Living #1

Let's look at the world with an open mind. I am sharing posts that give you alternative opinions about the world we live in and perhaps a spark to set people free from the zombies that society can make us.

Time to step outside the box…

Have you ever stopped to question what is freedom? What is your freedom and can you be truly free?

After reading @sircork's thoughts on Freedom, is just another word for nothing left to lose, or is it?, shouldn't we all take the red pill and see what is really down the rabbit hole?

@stortbeker

Mexican Murals – Commercial Murals for Small Businesses

Many murals are painted just for fun, to add color and life to an otherwise boring gray wall. Others are highly opinionated, raising awareness of an issue, putting things into perspective, or just express a political opinion. Still others are there for yet another purpose: to make a business more attractive, and convince potential customers to spend their money in that place.

Helping Someone Make a Buck?

Normally I would not touch commercial issues with a ten-foot pole. I try to avoid mentioning recognized brand-names or companies, who already enjoy major advantages for being so huge. No need for the extra advertising. If a business has a mural, however, that puts them in a different category: one where mass production is out of the question in the first place, as each mural has to be painted individually. And even if the company has more than one branch, no two murals would look exactly the same, making them already something unique, and thus worth the mention.

What to Eat in Mexico – Cochinita Pibil, the Buried Piglet from the Yucatan

I'm so happy that during my short stay in Mexico City I can do a post on Cochinita Pibil. This specialty from the the Yucatan is highly popular in all parts of Mexico, and is also one of my favorites. What makes me especially happy right now, is that my wife's uncle Cesar has just recently re-opened his taqueria of cochinitas, so I can introduce this delicious dish together with his eatery.

@eco-alex

@sashagenji

@sharoonyasir

Make Me Smile Challenge- My Son and His Innocent, Witty and Smart Answers

By now, a lot of you do know that I am a super-huge fan of my son. Hahaha, I am super crazy about him and I could go on and on about how he makes me happy and makes me smile a lot! There are many other things that make me smile too, but for now I'd like to talk about my son.

My son, Faateh, who turned 4 on 31st october, 2017 is a super-smart, sensitive, witty and innocent boy. He is extremely observant and pays attention to detail. He is quite innocent and often appears to be quite naive too, but sometimes his answers, replies and suggestions are so striking and witty that I feel as if I am talking to an adult. Whatever his response to something is- innocent or witty, he is one person who makes me smile a lot! The photo below is from when he just turned 1.

Shary's Writing Prompt Contest- Results of Contest #3

Hey everyone. Hope all of you are good. I was supposed to announce the results of the fourth contest about 3 days back, but I was just so occupied with somethings and so overwhelmed with everything that I decided to go slow. Sorry about the delay guys. Let's just cut the chase and get to the point.

Winner of Contest #4

This time I did receive a lot of entries- 9 to be precise which is the maximum number of entries I have gotten so far on a contest. I believe this is because of the help by my good friend @mariannewest who included my contest in her list of contests in the #freewrite challenge posts she does. I am thankful to her and really happy with the response I received this time.

What's the Best Thing a Child Has Taught You??

If you follow me or have read a few of my blogposts, you would know how big of a fan I am of my son and how I keep reiterating that he is the biggest and the most important influence as well as teacher in my life. Undoubtedly, he has taught me many important lessons and literally, every day this beautiful, amazing and compassionate 4 year old boy teaches me a new and beautiful lesson.

@solarsupermama

Little Teachers

Kids really get a raw deal. Most people just assume they're ignorant because they don't speak properly, stumble often, and are confused by the confusing rules of the adult world. Then at the same time, they're expected to get everything right, keep their incredibly powerful emotions in check, be quiet for large chunks of time in the midst of such an amazing world, and all kinds of other crazy stuff like eat foods they don't like. Can you imagine treating a friend this way? And yet we love them so much. And despite how much amazing wisdom we believe we are showering them with about colors and numbers and letters, they teach us so much more. Fresh from the factory, I always say. They have a deep and perfect understanding of a lot of important things. If you've never asked a child about spiritual matters, I highly recommend it. They also understand love, why grass and mud are totally amazing, that angels are everywhere, and the perfect beauty of being read to.

So Glad for Steemit: Solarsupermama's Slightly Different Etiquette Rules

It's been one of those days. You know, one of those days I had to walk out the door and down the road into the jungle to avoid biting off the head of someone I actually love in real life. I've just had it with a whole host of crap that has nothing to do with any of them, but when they start trying to beat each other with hard plastic on top of the rest of the madness, sometimes I just can't hold it together. Now my kids all know, even the little ones, that when I go out the door for a walk without them, I am a potential explosion hazard. Moving my body, listening to the rustling of animals in the jungle, looking at all the massive and beautiful trees, and feeling the intense heat of the sun are all very good for me. It makes a big difference.

@stillgideon

UTOPIA .. An Adventure Story .. Part 3 .. 'The House of the Four Mothers'

Randell the plastic trader was on his way back to the Valley of the Caves from the ancient landfill, swinging old plastic containers tied together with hemp twine and singing a simple tune. There, out of the corner of his eye he spotted a slight movement in a shadowy crevice in the cliff face above him. Suddenly alert, he stopped humming the tune he'd been composing and stood stock still in the shadow of a fig tree.

All was silent in the narrow, steep sided gully, but for the buzzing of flies in the noonday heat. Randell stood and watched for another sign of movement. After some minutes, there was a clattering of falling pebbles and then the head of a boy, pale and frightened peeked out from the crack in the rock face. It was young Barak, who'd escaped the pack of wolves three nights earlier and who had been hiding there ever since. At first Randell didn't recognise his young brother Barak - so pale and covered with dust was he.

@clara-andriessen

Fighting with your mom, does it do you any good?

Fighting with your mom, does it do you any good?

Trick question.

I must admit I just wrote a user manual for myself in how to handle my mom, the title says: 'Read this before talking to your mom.' So that I won't fall in to the same trap again and again. By trap I mean my own trap.

My own traps are: ( They've got a lot to do with wanting things from her)

Wanting her to understand me
Wanting her to have the right ideas about me ( My right ones, not her right ones, right? 😉)
Wanting her to respect my choices
Wanting her to STOP trying to convince me to do things her way.

@zpeedro

Portuguese Bullfights

As you know, I'm born and raised a bit south of the Douro River, in Portugal. It's a beautiful city, check @portugalcoin's posts for some great photos of this place! And also this new channel @portoc! I can't say my bedroom view was exactly this one, but here's a small photo of Porto:

One of the most ancient traditions we have in this country is bullfights. Some days ago I was reading about how bullfighting had a huge decline in this town since the XVIII century, regardless of numerous attempts to restart them. Tauromaquic companies put efforts by building arenas and promoting the events but the population just thought they were cruel and showed their disapproval and repudiation. Most companies went bankrupt within some years and all arenas simply disappeared.