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"Creativity takes courage" - Henri Matisse It is difficult to create. It takes, like Matisse says, courage, because it requires you to be open towards criticism or rejection of others. Yet, by

Our dream started about a year ago, now we are following it! We want to live close to nature, and in harmony with it. We want to be independent from external sources of energy. We want to live of the land

All images are from www.naotohattori.com. I am incredibly impressed by his work and wanted to share, because not a lot of people know him. If you feel so inclined, please support the artist. Daydreambug

Meditation plays a big part in my life. I have done it almost every day for the past nine months and have done similar stretches in the past. I've also done two longer retreats (10 day vipassana courses),

Last month, I came out of the psychedelic closet (or rabbit hole) on facebook. I had many positive reactions from friends and family, so wanted to share it here. Let it inspire those who are still feeling

I just had a huge realization. If steemit works for everyone the way it works for me, we will see a dramatic increase in valuable content generated. In my last post I already emphasized how much joy I

The biggest attractor for steemit is without a single doubt the idea of getting paid to write good content. This is what attracted me to it initialy. Since then, I've had a few posts that made quite some

Rapé is a medicine from the Amazon Jungle (Brazil, Peru, Equador, Colombia) that is used traditionally to open one's mind. It is made from various plants and ashes, which are grinded to a very fine powder.

Dividing a large and growing community into three distinct categories - minnows, dolphins, and whales - is problematic for several reasons. 1. While it is understandable that people try to make sense of

I recorded the following on audio (in Dutch), so transcribed and translated here. My notes are between [brackets]. As I'm still wrapping my head around how steemit works, I'd be happy if you point out

Because of steemit I haven’t been able to properly fall asleep for some time, as ideas keep popping up. Instead of letting the valuable info slip through the crack as I would when I was only on Facebook

Hey all! I came to Steemit through a tweet by Erik Voorhees on July 12th, wherein he told that it rose 172% that day, on top of 90% the day before. Naturally I checked it out and learned about this amazing

Since I joined Steemit, I couldn't escape the impression that I was seeing the future. Now, after only about a week here, it inspires me with hope for a better world, where people take control of the

Face it, most people are here because they are getting paid for votes and curating posts. We're all whale-hunting, like Internet Age Ahabs hunting Moby Dicks like @dan and @ned.  This poses a problem.

Our thoughts genuinely change the way the world appears to us. Imagine yourself on a sunny day in a great mood. The people you meet smile and you notice how everyone seems helpful and hospitable, they

All SteemitDollars from this post will go to the charity with the highest amount of voters.  The idea is to give to a charity that many of us love (to be determined through comments and voting), and

Last month I co-organized a €100k event with speakers from all over the world and 550 participants without paying anyone a salary or a speakers fee. In this post I will show how you can start a movement

Three months ago I participated in a week-long iboga retreat here in the Netherlands, this is my story.  Background  Iboga is a shrub native to Gabon and Cameroon, of which the rootbark contains