My Introduceyourself post, finally, my apologies for the delay

sighmanjestah (54)in #introduceyourself • 7 years ago (edited)

Anarcho/capitalist, voluntaryist, libertarian follower of Christ.....Say What?

(Me, and a oil painting that my wife(of 40 years) did, when she was 18, of my High School year book pic)

(Anarcho/capitalist, libertarian follower of Christ)

(Photo looking outside)

View Looking Out

This is the view looking outside our store……looking out on the world. You can see my wife Deb’s head in the bottom right. This is lately where I have been spending my time. I would compare this to me reading posts on Steemit. I am taking in the world outside of me. I am reminded of a scene in “Howl’s Moving Castle” an anime movie by Studio Ghibli. The scene depicts an elderly woman in a rocking chair by the ocean and she says something about “just sitting and watching when she grows old.”(please forgive me if there are any fans of this movie if I misrepresent what I remember as it has been a while since I’ve seen it) Although I am only 58, I enjoy looking out of this window and watching the world go by.

(Photo Looking Inside)

View Looking In

This is the view looking into our store…..representing looking into my mind, or what I hope to achieve in my posts. My wife, Deb is inside waving to me. She is also the artist that drew my caricature sketch.

I would characterize myself as an introvert, someone who has anxiety in new social situations, but who is comfortable around friends that I have come to know.

I am an avid reader and I’ve always wanted to write, but I have never taken the time to write, probably because I have a science background and did not spend much time with literature in college or growing up. As an introvert I am more of an observer and rather than speak I will observe and keep what could be spoken…unspoken. Those words/thoughts/observations are up there somewhere and I hope to use this Steemit platform to get some of those things down.

I am above all a follower of Christ. I’ve been a believer for about 10 years. I don’t think I can pinpoint a day that I became a believer, it was just a slow process as I thought things out. I have a hard time saying that I am a Christian as there are to many people who think a Christian is more than a follower of Christ. It is also my hope that all posts and comments that I make would give glory to God, hence my frequent signature of SDG

Soli Deo gloria, as a doctrine, it means that everything that is done is for God's glory to the exclusion of mankind's self-glorification and pride. Christians are to be motivated and inspired by God's glory and not their own.

(I hope to make that statement clearer in my future posts)

I would not consider myself a “Bible thumper”, a pejorative term for someone that beats you up alongside the head with their Bible, in the belief that such thumping will cause you to see the light. I believe the gift from God(my Savior and King, Jesus Christ) is freely given and needs to be accepted freely. I will humbly post my thoughts, my experiences, my beliefs in what I hope to be perceived as non threatening. I would hope that something I write that may offend someone would be brought to my attention in comments and if a resolution cannot be achieved that we part ways amicably. If I come across a post that I believe is objectionable I may comment on it to try and come to an understanding and if we can't come to an agreement I will just move on. It is my hope that I never offend someone to the degree that they would flag something I wrote or commented on.

1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; (emphasis mine)

Anarcho/Capitalist libertarian Follower of Christ...Say What?

I would also consider myself as libertarian (not capital L)(probably had those thoughts, although I didn’t know the term, when I was about 10, about the time that I rebelled when my step-dad insisted that my mom wanted my haircut to be butched, when I usually just got a regular men's cut.... That was the last time I cut my hair until 4th yr of college) and an anarchist. My definition of anarchy is no "earthly" ruler. To all the anarchy members out there I hope that jives with you all. I hope that this Steemit platform will continue uncensored, and that if there are any disagreements that they can be solved by dialog and in a civil manner.

I am looking forward to interacting with people from other countries, already following, Lithuanian, Filipino, Russian, Korean, Turkish Steemers and I've used Google translate to try and communicate on posts that have not been english.

I have 2 adult children (is that an oxymoron?) 1 girl and 1 boy, who is expecting my first granddaughter in September, 3 cats and soon to be 1 dog.

This is probably way to long and I could keep writing, I hope it sounds semi-coherent.

I am a man who has truly been blessed and truly in the Lord I trust.

Psalms 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;
Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

Thank you for taking the time to read this introduceyourself post. If anything I’ve written piques your interest please consider upvoting, following and resteeming any or all would be accepted with heartfelt thanks.

I would like to thank @surgo for his post that helped motivate me to write https://steemit.com/writing/@surgo/writer-s-block-doesn-t-exist a post that I will surely revisit time and again.

I would also like to thank @papa-pepper for all the posts and advice that he has given, not expecting any repayment, but being blessed by knowing he has helped someone. He truly exemplifies the "Golden Rule," Please consider following him.
I still have to try and figure out steemit chat so he can get my address to send me some chinese noodle bean seeds.

Luke 10:27
So he answered and said, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ”

Also @rebeccaryan who was most generous with her time spent with a young minnow, as I am sure she does with all the other minnows that swim by her, in the streams of 0's and 1's that electronically zip across the "Steemiverse" of Steemit.

Real World Verifications
(I do prefer privacy, but seeing as how the NSA already has my info, I shall throw caution to the wind)
twitter although I really don't know how to use it @SighManJestah
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rick.grote.3

SDG