As those of you who follow these pages on a regular basis know, the last couple of months have been a struggle to raise fund for our huge property tax bill.
Well, the due date has passed and gone, and the taxes got paid! In large part, we have Steemit to thank for that... one of the "rewards" for years of diligent blogging has now proven to be that we still have a place to live!
Thank You for That!
Of course, powering down one's account is pretty much the exact opposite of what we strive for, around here. But isn't it good to know that when the tough moments in life do come around, we have something to draw on?
So now begins the long road to rebuild... but that's a whole story onto itself!
Rewards are interesting things... earlier today, I found myself thinking about how much work I have done in life that received absolutely no reward.
The Choices We Make...
The thing is that I have often chosen to do things for people — on occasion, a serious amount of work — who had no capacity to pay me for my efforts.
That's one of the ways we sometimes stay poor, even while working very hard.
It's an interesting thing to contemplate the idea — a paradox, really — that what you do only is perceived to have "value" as long as you don't receive any compensatory "value" for it! When you suddenly say that you need to be PAID for your work... suddenly it has no value anymore. Even though it might have been declared "amazing," a short while back... when it was free!
No Hard Feelings!
I am becoming better at not dwelling on the past and its wrongs... more important to stay present and work towards a better future!
Maybe I have been the proverbial "too nice" to people in the past, but I have no hard feelings.
And with that... thanks for stopping by, and have a great remainder of your weekend!
How about YOU? How do you feel about "rewards?" Do you feel that reciprocity is important? Do leave a comment — share your experiences — be part of the conversation!
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At the very least, people should be willing to trade value for value. You may not have money to pay me, but perhaps you could do something else that I need in return for what I have provided for you.
In the meantime, we humans need to pay more attention to the value of unpaid work and what it provides for us.
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