shawndove (48)in #life • 7 years agoI am still hereHi. Since it's been a week since my last blog post, and I'm way behind on reading my feed, I'm just pinging the world…shawndove (48)in #steemit • 7 years agoSteemit vs Akasha Smackdown: First thoughts on the Akasha betaSo I received my invitation to the Akasha beta a few days ago, and wandered over to peer under the hood. Well not…shawndove (48)in #life • 7 years agoYou don't need a purpose to live a fulfilling lifeReligion. Spirituality. Philosophy. Buddhism. Meditation retreats. World travel. Fortune-tellers. Career changes.…shawndove (48)in #photography • 7 years agoB&W Photo Contest - Animals EntryMother & child have an intimate conversation. This is my entry for the black & white photo contest - animals theme. I…shawndove (48)in #fiction • 7 years agoHidden Forever: A Short StoryLungs aflame, heart ramming like a jackhammer. She crashed through the underbrush, sweat slick against her neoprene…shawndove (48)in #photography • 7 years agoJungle Nightlife of the Cameron Highlands (Malaysia): A Photo TourI'm no expert with a camera, but I bought an old used DSLR a couple of years ago and I like to play around with it…shawndove (48)in #travel • 7 years agoDoing science in a developing country: my 2 month internship in MalaysiaIn North America and western Europe we are a bit snobbish about science. Everything has to be done with rigour and…shawndove (48)in #travel • 7 years agoEnormous spider eats a live caterpillar: night time in the Malaysian jungleI'm too tired to write something tonight, so I give you... brutal nature at it's most fascinating: a spider the size…shawndove (48)in #travel • 7 years agoTwo months in the Islamic heart of MalaysiaDuring my master studies I spent two months doing an internship at a university in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. The…shawndove (48)in #life • 7 years agoEmpathy workshop, part 4: Putting your empathy into actionLast time we worked on understanding people you disagree with or dislike. Now it's time to start putting your empathy…shawndove (48)in #life • 7 years agoEmpathy workshop, part 3: Getting better at understanding people you dislike or disagree withIn the first part of this series, I talked about why the world needs more empathy. In the second part, I explained…shawndove (48)in #life • 7 years agoEmpathy workshop, part 2: How to increase your empathyIn the first part of this empathy series, I talked about how the world is broken and empathy is the key to healing.…shawndove (48)in #life • 7 years agoEmpathy workshop, part 1: Why the world needs more empathyTHE WORLD IS HURTING Many countries, including the U.S. and Britain, which are looked up to as world leaders, are…shawndove (48)in #fiction • 7 years agoThe old man on the benchEvery morning old Jeremiah Stuart took his coffee mug and his cardboard sign down to the park bench. He placed the…shawndove (48)in #life • 7 years agoIntolerance is fear of the unknown."Gay people should all be taken out and shot,” I said. I was 16 and knew everything. Today one of my closest friends…shawndove (48)in #introduceyourself • 7 years agoHi, I'm Shawn Dove - Author, Blogger , and ScientistHi, I'm new to Steemit, so I'd like to briefly introduce myself. My name is Shawn Dove. I'm a marine biologist from…