Another contest organised by @anomadsoul, while we wait to write our next comment, or if you are a witness, perform your fifth replay in as many days.
Always one for the limelight....
The idea behind this contest is to browse back in time over your own blog and find and showcase 5 to 10 articles which when read, would give people more meat on the bones of the person behind the Steem username. This works for me, I'm more bones than meat at present anyway.
Perhaps when you joined the platform you made some kick ass posts that got little to no attention and you think they were amazing
'Kick-ass posts'? Well, not really Eric, but I guess there is some personal stuff in each of the following.
My 10
Not sure how folks with 2 years of posting behind them and no access to data are doing this, (perhaps you'd like a list of all your posts - I can help abh12345#9343 on discord) and having a full list certainly helped. My posts are in order of creation, generally include the life tag, and are a little sad in places. Let's go....
No image / written on the phone.
Title: A distant daddy's battle with depression
Link: https://steemit.com/@abh12345/a-distant-daddy-s-battle-with-depression
Created: 8/28/2016 4:31 PM
My 2nd post, and first of any substance. I never explicitly wrote 'part 2', but bits have come out in posts over the past year.
I was a prisoner in my own home, no longer allowed to go see friends. Everything came with a similar threat.. You won't see this child and you'll end up like your dad. She knew where to attack, and I just kept taking the punches, I wanted to live with my daughter and be a part of her upbringing, so I'd back down and bottle it.
Title: 10 things I didn't tell you yet...
Link: https://steemit.com/@abh12345/10-things-i-didn-t-tell-you-yet
Created: 6/24/2017 4:37 PM
10 pieces of information, how could I not include this one!
I once took a 7k bank loan out to cover travelling (and the repayments whilst i was away). The bank asked what the loan was for, housing, transport, debt consolidation, being the main options. I wrote VEHICLE in the 'other' section. Lying on these forms is not a good idea, VEHICLE to me, stood for Very Expensive Holiday In Cambodia Laos Etc.
Title: Burdened by the thoughts of others you love and the ones that don't care about you at all, it is never too late to make a change that could save your life.
Link: https://steemit.com/@abh12345/burdened-by-the-thoughts-of-others-you-love-and-the-ones-that-don-t-care-about-you-at-all-its-never-too-late-to-make-a-change
Created: 6/28/2017 6:54 PM
A letter from an angry grandmother enclosed, lacking tact, and a spellcheck.
Reading this letter again today, it no longer has the effect on me it did that morning. Riddled with spelling mistakes, one side of the story, lies, and even threats, already low in self esteem it almost broke me, but it also confirmed to me that a move from the town i lived, before it ate me from the inside out, was essential to my health.
Title: Farewell Valencia, Hello Mallorca!
Link: https://steemit.com/@abh12345/farewell-valencia-hello-mallorca
Created: 10/6/2017 4:32 PM
A little about my time in Valencia, and some hopes n dreams of the time to be spent in Majorca. Has it been a year already?!
... until next time, where I hope to blog some adventures here in Mallorca. Enjoy a view of Cala Figuera in the north East of the island which was taken last year, about 30 minutes after I scraped a BMW along the rail of a sheer drop! My passenger was not happy but this Cala (above) made up for it....
Title: Steemfest 2: How I won and lost in Portugal
Link: https://steemit.com/@abh12345/steemfest-2-my-thoughts-and-journey
Created: 11/11/2017 11:43 AM
A review of Steemfest 2. Makes me excited and wishing to interact more in November.
After a few more drinks I bumped into @lukestokes of whom I asked if he'd spoken to @ned regarding a recent conversation on the @steemitblog here. Luke seemed very positive in general, and assured me that all was well between them - apparently they'd both shared a serving of dog food together earlier that evening :)
Title: My 2017: Awesomeness and more grey hairs, yessss!
Link: https://steemit.com/@abh12345/my-2017-awesomeness-and-more-grey-hairs-yessss
Created: 12/15/2017 1:54 PM
Catch up with the whole of 2017 here!
The U.N. base is next to the airport at a classified location and was 13 km from my home. I managed to safely navigate over 2000 km this year on my bicycle, in temperatures ranging from 2c (35f) to a rather sweaty 39 (102f). At the end of the summer my legs were solid and I had a sweet backpack tan going on :)
Title: Life Update : A new adventure with sharks and volcanoes likely!
Link: https://steemit.com/@abh12345/abh12345-life-update-a-new-adventure-with-sharks-and-volcanoes-likely
Created: 1/8/2018 10:54 AM
The original plan for 2018. I hate making plans!
Since I left the United Nations in Valencia, I have been adding content to the Steem Blockchain pretty much daily from the Island of Mallorca, Spain. And for anyone not sure of their European geography, it goes:
Miami -> Atlantic Ocean -> Steemfest 2 ->The Hanging Gardens of Babylon -> Mallorca.
https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmRxqSzJi5JiBbK6NToqF7MAaP9AW311UTZxVwDtFvK4PS
Title: The eternal heartache of a distant dad
Link: https://steemit.com/@abh12345/the-eternal-heartache-of-a-distant-dad
Created: 4/26/2018 1:49 PM
More on life in relation to my daughter.
Living less than 15 km away, being 'so close and yet so far', really got to me. I wasn't interested in my job any more, many of my friends had moved elsewhere, and this left me feeling 'empty'. I was living in that city to be near her, and this was 3/4 days and nights a month. I lived for these days, but that left a lot of days in-between where I felt so low.
After some time off work and plenty of time to reflect, I made the brave decision to leave the UK, for sunshine and less stress. Being in a new place, with less worries day-to-day, seemed to level me out and brighten my outlook. I worked in a Jewelry shop here in Mallorca, and also worked as an IT consultant for the United Nations in Valencia. The last 8 months have been spent mostly in Mallorca, with short trip to Reunion and Mauritius in the middle.
https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/QmaPVhZkX5mkrNAkVaYyyn1znVaK7ziATtgSwFTzA4bi4a
Title: The haejin effect
Link: https://steemit.com/@abh12345/the-haejin-effect
Created: 5/7/2018 4:22 PM
I had to stick at least one #steem post in here. This was written following a conversion with a witness, who recently agreed this post was spot on.
In the real world though, you would hope that those striving to keep up with the Joneses, are not doing so to the detrimental effect of everyone else in the community. (But maybe they are, and then what else can I expect to happen here?)
Producing low quality content on alt. accounts looks bad on you, and it looks bad and is lowering the morale of the community.
Be happy with the wealth you have and help bring abundance to our network. Please?
And finally, another one giving clues to what can get the better of me at times.
Title: Yeah, dunno - Father's Day and a catch up
Link: https://steemit.com/@abh12345/yeah-dunno-father-s-day-and-a-catch-up
Created: 6/19/2018 7:07 PM
We had a Father's Day recently... In the past that's been a day we've spent together, I didn't have to push for this weekend - it's one her mother did appreciate. A shame it's only yearly, I wished every weekend was considered the same way when I lived in the UK.
So there you are, plenty to go off. And some people say I don't write personal posts!
Some rules for those wishing to join
- Nominate 3 other Steemians
- Use the tag #gettoknowme
- Only include posts of your authorship
- Avoid crypto, politics and religious posts
- Only Steemians with more than 6 months in the platform or more than 100 posts made can join this challenge
I'm pretty sure no-one will be counting previous posts, and would consider the last rule as being flexible. Perhaps sit this one out if you joined last week though!
You can also resteem @anomadsoul's contest post: https://steemit.com/challenge/@anomadsoul/challenge-or-get-to-know-me-or-50-steem-in-prizes
I nominate @smasssh, @carlgnash, and @indigoocean
Have a good weekend all!
Asher