My Week Of Thoughts - Day 6 - Should we celebrate milestones? A little STEEM musical journey.

This is a series of automated posts since I'm out of town for a week , I'll be catching up with comments whenever I can get my hands on some WI-FI but my interaction will be limited

All of the liquid earnings of the week of thoughts will be donated to @adollaraday.

Finally I got some connection to post though it is really bad.. so I hope I am able to post this by the time I am done writing it ..hahaha .. I'm currently on the south of Argentina , on the surroundings of Bariloche on some sort of tour , which actually feels a lot like vacation :D . I'll be playing a couple venues around here but in the meantime I get to enjoy some nature and be a bit of a tourist :P

I can get used to this .. no problem :D

I have never been too much of a fan of celebrating milestones as I sometimes feel like it's like putting a ''stop'' and an ''I made it'' sign on front of myself and I've always been a person who just likes to keep moving.. I think I am slowly learning to stop and enjoy a little more , as life in general is not a race and there is not really a place to arrive but more of what we make of the journey.

I only think I did another milestone post in my whole time on Steemit and it was also while being outside of the city , while I was taking some time off in Ecuador .. It seems that traveling outside of my usual routine lets me freshen up and stop to ''enjoy the view'' a bit better.

So , getting out of my ''comfort zone'' , here's my milestone:

- I have now participated 46 times on the Steemit Open Mic Contest!

It's a crazy number for me ! Thinking of how I was so reluctant to participate the very first time because I though no one would care about any one of my songs , I entered because @meno insisted over and over .. so I just went for it .. to my surprise at the very next day I saw I had gotten a $100 + @curie upvote and flooded with supportive and welcoming comments .. I was completely mind-blown! One of the very first ones that commented on my music was @passion-ground who wasn't even a judge at that time , that incentive kicked me to try for a 2nd entry and so on ... I'm still here ..46 entries later .. it's crazy for me at all levels. Also it kicked my desire to record an album.. which is finally on it's last stages.. So I can really say both the @openmic family and @curie changed my whole direction as an artist and musician .. so , I can only give them my most sincere and biggest thank you! from the heart.

When I reached 21 entries I did the first Open Mic milestone and I shared my story a bit better :

https://steemit.com/music/@pechichemena/i-have-now-submitted-21-songs-for-the-open-mic-family-my-experience-so-far

Also , my last open mic entry "El Molino'' won first place! though I never entered to ''fight for the prize'' I am so honored I got this recognition and also it happened on the 2-year anniversary of the Open Mic! So ... I'm happy :) .. Life is good! All the love to the whole family @luzcypher , @soundlegion , @verbal-d , @krystle , @passion-ground and fakenews @meno . All the cookies!

The contest has kept me practicing and trying new things and I can really see a different artist 46 entries later.. so I can only thank you for that and.. well... I hope at some point I am writing another milestone post like this one :D

Not to make this post too long.. Here is the 2nd part of my Open Mic Journey so far:

Open Mic Entries - 2nd part

22.Steemit Open Mic week #70 - Mi sueño de hoy (Luis Alberto Spinetta) Cover song.

23.Steemit Open Mic Week #71 - Ambar Violeta (Fito Paez) cover song

24.Steemit Open Mic Week #72 - Bossa di somewhere- Original Song

25.Steemit Open Mic week 73- I want you back ( Jackson 5 ) Cover song.

26.Steemit Open Mic Week 74 - Unaware ( Allen Stone ) Cover song.

27.Steemit Open Mic Week 75 - Sendas del Pasado

28.Steemit Open Mic Week 77 - Pensamiento de caracol(Gustavo Pena)

29. Steemit Open Mic Week 78 - El Balcon

30.Steemit Open Mic Week 79 - Moon Hanging low (@paintingangels - Serena Matthews ) Cover song.

31. Steemit Open Mic Week 81 - Las Cosas Tienen Movimiento (Fito Paez)

32. Steemit Open Mic Week 82 - Al otro lado del rio (Jorge Drexler)

33.Steemit Open mic week 84 - Momentos

34. Steemit Open Mic week 86 - Don't you worry about a thing (Stevie Wonder)

35. Steemit Open Mic week 87 - Sea (Jorge Drexler)

36. Steemit Open Mic week 91 - Lejos

37. Steemit Open Mic week 94 - 12 segundos de oscuridad

38. Steemit Open Mic week 96 - Reflejos

39. Steemit Open Mic week 100 - El Balcon

40. Steemit Open Mic week 101 - Otro Tren

41. Steemit Open Mic week 102 - El Faro

42. Steemit Open Mic week 103 - Alas de Polvo

43. Steemit Open Mic week 104 - El Molino

Bonus :

44. Steemit Open Mic Week 85 - Moving On - Song Written and produced in collaboration with @silentscreamer

45. Steemit Open Mic Week 104 - @passionground Mega Mash up!

46. Steemit Open Mic Week 93 - Come my Way - produced for @lillywilton

Thank you for walking this musical journey with me!
Much Love
Pechi