I am different from who I was this time last year, but is that fair? Am I allowed?
What do you mean? Of course, you are! You are a different person from who you were yesterday, you know? You're older and wiser today!😉
Seriously, you are strong and far wiser than your years. That's the reason why you experience all of the things you say you do.
Managing stress also means speaking it out loud. That's what I did above. Even saying these things here, to the blockchain, is a bit stressful. It's always stressful showing people the little things that make you tick. But if you ignore the scary things, you allow them to grow, until they become so firmly rooted they're no longer a mere stressor. They're the foundation rock of your frustrated, jaded self.
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This was an amazing read 👏
Thanks for your #KISS
I enjoyed it 😉
That's an excellent point! It's something I need to remind myself periodically, so I guess something I'm still working on, which is why I thought it'd make a good place to start here.
Thank you for your beautiful words, my friend. They mean so much <3 Honestly, I think it's a lot about who you interact with, as well. I was lucky to find Hive/Steemit when I was 17/18, so have spent a good deal of these important years around people who've opened my eyes, and enriched my perspective, among whom, yourself <3 so thank you for that as well.
I'm glad you enjoyed, it was fun to write! Finally back to my keyboard, so had to kick off with a Hive post, no? :D
I like these lyrics a lot, very in tune to this mood I guess.
WoW! You started your Blockchain journey so young. You ought to be proud of yourself 🤗
That's a nice tune to listen to. Some powerful lyrics. We're all on our way.
That quote above is everything! 🙌
All credit to my mom for discovering this place :) but yeah, it shaped a lot. I woulda never gotten into a daily writing practice were it not for this place.
It is, he's a good artist. Not normally my cup of tea, but I like the themes he plays with.
My husband discovered the Blockchain through an Aussie guy who lived on our compound while I was in the Philippines. He onboarded a few people (who are no longer actively blogging, unfortunately), and I was one of the last ones to join. I'm a reticent person, so I was sceptical about sharing any part of me with strangers, but I'm a lot more open now. 😊
100%! I was super shy when I first got on here. Hence the pen-name. I look back and realize how scared I was of everything and everyone. And how this place showed me there's (still) things to be scared of, but still a lotta good things in the world.
Pen-names are not bad, and yours is a nice one;)
When I started on Hive, I was new to the blogging world and I didn't't realise that I would not be able to change it.
My life is pretty much open on Hive though, and yes, I've met some wonderful people from all different walks on here, and it has been amazing:)
Thank you! I always thought that's how you're supposed to spell it. I mean, I knew it wasn't correct, but I like it better :D
You know, I think none of us in the early days paid that much attention 'cause I don't think we realized how big this was gonna be. That you'd wanna stick around so long, or care so much. I think it's pretty neat how things turned out, though.