Every now and then I have one of those "I get it" ..."Life"... moments...my connection to it...my place in it...my inner reality with it...a sudden sense that provides no label...allows no description...
For the most part they are rare since the daily trials and tribulations to exist in human form take full presidence...All our focus is forced onto the tasks at hand...the tasks ahead...or the grading of the past...No time or energy is available to feel any type of life connection or awareness...
But out of the blue they surface... in all shapes and sizes... they stay long enough for you to know they visited but flee the minute you try to fully recognize them.... you know its something unique...they come and go with the force of a whisper...
A more dramatic one occurred while visiting the Grand Canyon years back with my wife and kids...I woke early...left the cabin and walked to the canyon edge to catch the breathtaking early morning view...as I looked out I suddenly realized I was totally alone...no one in sight in any direction...ironically I had just read that this national park was one of the most visited in all america...millions of visitors each year..yet here I was...all alone...just me and life's vastness...and a sudden fleeting whisper that "said"..."You are never alone..."
Staying with the dramatic...I almost died once...a car accident...my car lost traction in a snow storm while climbing up a hill...a small four cylinder car...as if being pulled by a magnet the car verred into the opposite lane...nothing I could do to pull it back...I saw a large truck coming up over the hill towards me...my head became a movie projector as snapshots of my life flashed before my eyes...and right before the truck hit I remember total relaxation came over my body and I said out loud..."This is it"...miraculously I survived...
Not all the moments are so intense or awe inspiring...little "awes" spring up as well...
Sitting in a low to the ground beach chair...right by the edge of a beach...feet getting swallowed by the muddied sand with each passing wave...hours had gone by...sun was starting to set...and it suddenly hit me that I had been in a trance like state for much of that time...in a place of no place...unaware of any awareness...
Recently having put out a few bird feeders late one fall season...I became mesmerized by the whole bird eco system...one winter day in particular I was transfixed watching this one little chickadee move from ice and snow covered trees to the feeder...to the heated bird bath and back to the frozen bush...and just like that I felt the intense strength of human survival...exemplified by this one small creature...well equiped to handle nature's challenges...and for the time it takes a snowflake to melt...I too was "told" that I was equipped to do the same.
Which brings me to standing in front of my bathroom mirror...feeling anxiety over the work day ahead...mixing in additional concerns about my children...starting to feel life is unfair compared to other people I know...aggrevated by my reality...when out of the blue...in the force of a whisper...comes a voice that says..."this is the NOW god gave me"...my NOW...aggrevations and all...the highlights...the lowlights...all the puzzle pieces that make up me...no one else...Me...right Now...
And simultaneously with the peace that comes with total acceptance...so came a second whisper..."this all ends"...our true human vulnerability...that in the end there is an end over which we have no control...our only existence is now....the NOW god gave me.
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Thank you...will do.
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I enjoyed reading this although the end is very good...
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Very appreciative thanks.
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Nicely articulated!
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Thank you...I work hard at finding the right words and rhythms...often too many re writes!
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I must say you delivered your thought well.
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Check out my life blog if you've got the chance. It's nice to connect to everybody here in Steem so far.
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please resteem my this post this is important msg for world https://steemit.com/gang/@ansarikamran/one-time-more-gang-rape-wtf#comments
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God is supreme power
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Hi.. you write beautifully. I enjoyed reading this although the end is a bit sad. :)
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Thank you so much...
I understand your comment about the ending...but...based on what I felt...it is actually very freeing...
I find "realness" is a two edge sword...hope your journey finds such moments...
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All of life becomes a NOW moment once you accept, believe, and stay constantly aware that GOD truly does run the whole show, that HE has your back, and you are a very important cog in a divine master plan *-)
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He is truly a marvelous God
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Very reassuring thought...thank you.
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good post buddy
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Appreciate the kind thought...thanks.
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You will deserve to be one of the God apostle.
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A great post. I enjoyed reading it. Keep it up
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Thank you so much...
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god? really?
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really. god.
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If i am here right Now, then how can i be anywhere else, and if i cannot be anywhere else, then how is this not exactly where i am supposed to be.
This realization occurred to me a while back and it is remembered any time thoughts are trying to make this moment anything different than what it already is. Perfect and the way it is supposed to be, no matter what "I think" it should be.
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Interesting insight...thanks.
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I enjoyed this enormously and am always intrigued by the multi faceted experiences we all have, if open ready and willing, from spirit. It seems to me that each of our messages are couched in a manner that resonates with our beliefs and preferences. I talk to my 'spirit team', 'God' talks to you - I have a friend who talks to fairies! Nowadays I truly believe it is one and the same. With love xox
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Thank you for that...we all have to find that "voice" from whatever direction it comes...
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resteem
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follow me upvote my posts
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@babreedo this is deep, thank you
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You are welcome...thank you for reading it.
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Please Upvote my post and follow me
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Life is a precious gift from above. And today is a gift that is why it is called present. Enjoy every second that counts.
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Today is yesterday's tomorrow....thanks.
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Wow, $100 promotion... I'm praying for your wallet balance.
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Seems to be the only way to get noticed...this website is very busy and articles fly by fast....frankly...I think in the long run...it may be its undoing...easy to get discouraged if not seen or heard...and as they say...even on blockchain...it takes money to make money!
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Well you did over 100 upvotes, which no doubt helped boost your reputation. Given you post got just over 200 views I think you did pretty well - I wonder how it would have done with little or no promotion? Perhaps you can do an A/B test as an experiment.
I really do think that so long as you get the tags right and post at the optimal time of day then it is mostly down to content and the size of your follower network which will determine the success. I posted lots of things that made less than $1 and then I wrote a big long post about shoes (of all things) and boom... over $120 in rewards.
IMO opinion promotion will ruin the site if the majority of content is promoted which sets a bar so that unpromoted content is hardly ever seen. At that point I'd want an option to just ignore promotions just like an ad-block. But that probably defeats of the point of allowing promoted content.
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I appreciate your feedback...believe me...not in this for the money and don't really have the brain power to try and figure out the tricks of this trade in order to get recognized...I'm an old school guy who believes you spend a little to get a little...if it works great...if not...life continues...meanwhile I make a few contacts...practice my writing skills and add and get some nice life lessons from people all over the world...who knows if Steemit remains a long term player...time to come up with another idea for an article...
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Well a reason to get money, okay STEEM, on this platform is to use it for the community good. Then when you vote on stuff it helps others, or you can loan it to various bots and accounts who help others. But yes, I agree it can be very confusing - and I'm a very technical person.
To be honest I really don't think it should be necessary to spend $100 to promote an article - after I got to 1000 STEEM in my account every time I upvote it distributes about $0.13 and that makes a huge difference putting it high up in the new posts listing, which is what drives new clicks, which is what drives "hot" and ultimately "trending". And remember people can re-steem your article to get it promoted later, and your post stays out there for way longer than the 7-day voting period. Adding links to previous posts at the bottom of every new post you make will help drive traffic to old posts. Just posting, posting almost daily will help too - again not to drive money but to get eyeballs on your content.
Good luck to you and keep on posting but don't break the bank doing it, it simply isn't necessary. I have 50,000+ followers on Google+ and never spent a dime there - just three or four years of posting and patience.
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Once again appreciate your input...I understand if one makes time to become a regular poster...very active...one can achieve what you suggest...I am not yet at that stage...
Also...I believe having steem power provides some influence
But as someone who just put his first picture on one of his posts...it will be a while before I'm attempting links or video presentations...however...I will never say never...
Maybe my next article will be about socks!
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LOL.... These are the socks that God gave me?
Yeah a picture definitely helps!
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Seeing a whole new perspective in nature. Feeling that unconditional love of the earth where there is no judgement, no tension but all are covered with peace. It's my best escape from this cruel world. It is also the only thing that's been reminding me that there's something bigger than this life out there. How I wish to stay there forever but apart of me is submerge in this present reality and I have to embrace it.
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Same here..nature takes me to a different place...something outside of me...thanks.
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