Steem Basic Income Giveaway (Surprising yourself...)
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Some really interesting (and also disturbing) responses to last week's Recurring dreams question! It was interesting that some people have very similar recurring dreams, and others that are completely bizarre and/or quite fightening! There was even one that echoed itself in real life!
Also, some really generous and unexpected support from @blockbrothers, @knircky, @appreciator and @steemitbloggers on the last post means that there was a few extra SBI shares to hand out! A good thing for everyone involved (I hope!).
This week, I was doing a bit of introspection (well, a touch more than usual...) and thinking about where my life is at the moment and all of that stuff.... Anyway, it led me to be thinking about how I seemed to have grown up into an adult without myself fully realising it... Finding myself in situations and life circumstances that I would not have dreamed of even a single decade ago!
My Question
- How have you managed to surprise yourself and why is it surprising? It could be in a small everyday thing, or something that you've become, or something that you have achieved that you wouldn't have thought was possible! Nothing is too small or irrelevant!
My sample answer
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Quite frankly, the most surprising thing to me is the fact that I'm a father and that I'm actually enjoying the experience! Before becoming a parent, I was a bit reticent around children (well, I'm a touch reticent around people, full stop!). I would be completely uncomfortable holding a baby or a small child, and I would shy away from playing with little kids of friends and family. I remember a moment when my wife teased me for holding one of her nephews (who was a tiny baby at the time) like it was a bomb or something... completely uncomfortable!
When my first child was born, I felt like I was a duck to water! There was no awkwardness, and I could just hold her just like I had seen other people hold other babies! The same magic was also repeated for the second child! Now, I'm happy to be chatting and screwing around with them and I find it (mostly...) enjoyable and great fun! That said, I'm still a bit more awkward around other people's kids (like the friends of my daughter, but that could also be a language problem...)... but it is markedly better than before!
So, I'm incredibly surprised to be a father... and to be enjoying it! Weird!
Rules
- Upvote if you want, it increases the payout and then I can hopefully sponsor more people.
- Resteem is NOT neccessary, but the more people see this, the more the people will be likely to be sponsored.
- In the comments, answer as best as you can the questions that are posed in the "My Questions"!
- I have added a small Steem-Bounty to the post, so that everyone who replies with a valid entry will get something back. If I give your post a small upvote, it is valid (also, subscribe to @dustsweeper for maximum benefit!).
- I will be sponsoring as many people as this post pays out in liquid SBD/STEEM. Also I will kick in at least the required amount to round up to the full number. Winner is by random generator after a shortlisting of quality comments!
Steem Basic Income
One of the first communities that I came in contact with at the beginning of my time at Steemit was @steembasicincome. As a author starting out on your fresh new Steemit account, Steemit can be a daunting and lonely place to be. OFten, it can feel like you are posting into an abyss with no one listening and with no ability to grow out of the situation. A share of Steem Basic Income gives you a guaranteed vote on one post a day, thus giving you a small but over time cumulative support to your account to help grow you out of your initial wilderness!
With this post, I want to help sponsor people who might not even have the spare 1 STEEM that is required for registration. So, when this post pays out, I will sponsor people depending on the payout of this post. Basically, I will round up the SBD payout from this post and then that will be the number of people I will sponsor. (So, if the payout is 2.3 SBD, I will sponsor 3 people). OF course, this is not simply an altruistic move, as the sponsor of a Steem Basic Income share also gets a share, so it is a great way to help others whilst helping yourself!
Last week's winners
The last post paid out 0.022 SBD and 5.309 STEEM in liquid earnings. So, that would make 6 shares.
The winners by random draw are:
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I surprised myself when I started travelling alone going to places completely by myself, the feeling of freedom and independence can be overbearing, but the choice was mine I could pick a friend or 2 to come with me but decided I was going on this journey alone, many of the people I know wont even go to a public bathroom in their own...
Ha ha, I'm one of those people... Not a bathroom... But I've only just started to go and see a movie by myself! On the other hand, I'm more than happy to play a computer game by myself!
Travelling alone I don't mind so much, but not being a tourist by myself!
The winners and the new SBI Giveaway (Augmentations) can be found here:
https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawayaugmentations-xc75l4eweb
If there is something that I am surprised about, it is the fact of being a teacher. why? because in my student life I never presented an oral activity, I did not present it, I preferred to get a zero. Not even during the university career. LOL and now I have 8 years teaching and I have worked with adults and teenagers. I do not know how I managed to speak in front of an audience, but I do.
Being a teacher is a really important skill and profession! Glad that you are able to pass on your knowledge to others and that you have surprised yourself in adapting to do it!
The winners and the new SBI Giveaway (Augmentations) can be found here:
https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawayaugmentations-xc75l4eweb
Really touching to hear your story of becoming a father. I knew I always wanted to be a dad, but I am like you when it comes to OTHER people’s children.
As for me... I guess I surprised myself by getting back into running a year ago and doing a couple 5k’s. I HATED running when I was in the Army, so I never thought I would do it again. But it turns out that when there is no pressure on you to run at a certain pace or distance, a nice slow jog can be pretty enjoyable!
Yeah, it's weird about other people's kids! Also there is the awkwardness of how close you can get without it becoming weird... Too weird everything! Better to just stand 10 metres away!
Don't you miss the drill seargent screaming at you and the simulated of real life fire? I would have thought they would be incredibly motivating!
The winners and the new SBI Giveaway (Augmentations) can be found here:
https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawayaugmentations-xc75l4eweb
The most surprising thing to me is the effect that stress can cause me.
I am not a very nervous person. However, during last year spring I was in a tense situation because I had to finish my end of degree work and I did not have enough buffer time in case the lab experiments didn't work.My hips started to hurt but I decided to keep working and take some painkillers.
It went from bad to worse and I went to the hospital. The doctors didn't find anything unusual so they gave me stronger painkillers.
In another visit to the hospital two days after the first one, the doctors finally get round me that the stress was causing my illness and after that I started to recover myself.
I have learnt by the hard way the importance of taking care of my mind.
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Wow, that is a pretty extreme reaction to stress! Glad to hear that you've learnt to also take good care of your mental state as well as the physical.
The winners and the new SBI Giveaway (Augmentations) can be found here:
https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawayaugmentations-xc75l4eweb
Every day I wake up I surprize myself that I'm still alive. One day.....
Well... That's a little bit morbid! But it is a nice (hopefully nice) surprise!
The winners and the new SBI Giveaway (Augmentations) can be found here:
https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawayaugmentations-xc75l4eweb
Surprise surprise... I guess what surprised me the most was my ability to deal with stupid people. I could not do that before, now I am an expert. I have no idea is it because I got super evolved and can now see beyond stupidity to find the light in them or I got stupider myself :D
Ha ha, reminds me of a thing that one of my science colleagues kept telling me.
Don't waste your time arguing with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience!
I've also learnt to pick my battles... It's a surprising aspect of growing up and retaining your sanity!
The winners and the new SBI Giveaway (Augmentations) can be found here:
https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawayaugmentations-xc75l4eweb
Something that surprised me about myself was finding out how much I enjoy writing fiction. I've always loved reading but had never tried writing until I joined steemit and tried a couple of writing contests.
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Ha! That's quite similar to me as well, as far as my experience with Steem! Not fiction, but just writing in general! I never really thought I would like just writing, but I've found it rewarding and focussing! Great that you are enjoying your fiction writing!
The winners and the new SBI Giveaway (Augmentations) can be found here:
https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawayaugmentations-xc75l4eweb
Unlike the majority, everytime I do something new, I "debrief" myself and ask if it was a neat, one trick pony, or an event that may hearken a new path for my life.
This weird habit comes from the fact that a lot of seemingly insignificant experiences have insidiously led to some life-long habits - some good, some bad, but all of them without my conscious choice.
Enough rambling...
Solid post.
Namaste, my firned.
JaiChai
That's a great habit to get into! Always checking to see how we managed it not managed a situation, constant learning, constant adaptation!
The winners and the new SBI Giveaway (Augmentations) can be found here:
https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawayaugmentations-xc75l4eweb
I surprised myself with a passion project ive been working on for 3 years, i've been coding it from scratch and its been many days, nights frustrations and money to get it to where it is now. I finally sent it to a few users to beta test and the feedback was suprisingly positive for something I felt wasn't good enough but I want to release soon. made me feel a lot more confident, WIll be fixing minor bugs soon and aim for a release in December
Wow, that is an impressive commitment! And it is always a nice surprise to know that others enjoy it! Without giving anything away, it's it an app? A game?
It’s an application that allows small businesses to market themselves online without having to know all the fancy digital marketing strategies
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Best of luck with it! Sounds very useful!
The winners and the new SBI Giveaway (Augmentations) can be found here:
https://steemit.com/contest/@bengy/steembasicincomegiveawayaugmentations-xc75l4eweb