Deep Thoughts + Exhilarating Epiphanies Through #HumansOfSteemit (In Just 1 Week!!)

So one week ago today, I realized what this shiz I need to be doing on this Steem blockchain.
I had kinda been struggling with it for a while.
Because I knew there a Steemit project wanting to be birthed, brewing somewhere in my being, but it just wasn’t coming out.
A lil frustrating to say the least.
Anyhow, and then it happened.
BOOM.
Humans Of Steemit was born.

And it’s fucking great!

In just the short week that I’ve been doing ‘this’, I’ve learnt quite some shit.
And I was deeply touched by it all that I HAD to share it.
Sharing is the whole part of this journey right?

So here you go.

All the deep thoughts and exhilarating epiphanies I’ve had through the creation of Humans Of Steemit!

We are all the fucking same

Yes, in our essence, we all are the same. Just flesh and bones with blood pumping around to keep all our vital shit going. A walking, talking human meat package. We all pretty much experience the same feelings yet in varying degrees and can be triggered by a plethora of different experiences/situations and etc.etc.etc.
But really, deep down, we are just the same.
And this is REALLY good. Because it helps us move deeper into compassion, acceptance and understanding of each other.

Yet we are very different to eachother

We remain individuals with likes and dislikes and wants and needs and intelligence and humour and everything else which is pretty damn unique to every person.
YOU are unique.
You have a completely YOU way that you’ve had this life and have collective experiences.
Damn, you are just very eclecticly unique.
There is not another person like you on this planet.
Yes, similarities. But EXACTLY the same? NOPE.

What the hell ? We are the same yet different?

I know. I know.
It’s a lil confusing.
But just feel it out.
Yes we are different from each other but essentially, we are the same.
Look, everyone was a baby at some point in time in their life.
And as a baby, of course all you did was poop,pee, drink milk, sleep and make some funny little noises.
But EVEN then, when you are the most UNYOU, you were YOU.
Already then you had your preferences.
Already then you had an ingrained personality.
It just didn’t know how to manifest itself yet because you were working out how to keep your eyes open and how to get milk when you were hungry. Survival modus.

Everyone has a story to tell

No matter where you are from, what you’ve been through, where you are going.
You have a story to tell.
It’s YOUR story.

People want to know your story

Really, it’s amazing how I feel when I read people’s Q&A’s.
Just the mega honesty and openness in which they tell parts of their lifestory, just makes my heart blossom open.
And I know that other people feel the same way.
It’s about being honest and open with others so that we can deeply get to know eachother and find meaning in connection.
Enough of looking at the differences only, let’s focus on the similarities!

Liberation lies in being completely honest

Even though some of the participants of Humans Of Steemit found it difficult to open up. It was a hurdle to answer some of the Q’s, but they got over that and managed to write the truth down in their own words. And afterwards they felt SO liberated. Like getting something off of your chest.
Which just reinforces my own idea that the truth will set you free.
When you don’t have to hide anything anymore, that’s where liberation lies.

When you are aligned with the heart, it all just flows naturally

Now this may sound pretty damn woo-woo. But it’s not really.
Humans Of Steemit comes straight out of my heart and it’s been such an ease to do.
Yes, I do spend quite a significant amount of time on this project (what with connecting with people, answering any questions they might have, editing the posts, posting the links around the internet and just thinking of new stuff I could bring to the table to lift Humans Of Steemit to the next level. Yes, it takes up a chunk of my time) it all goes SO effortlessly. I enjoy each and every part of it.
It doesn’t even bother me that some of the posts haven’t even made it to $5 hehe.
When it’s all coming from the heart, it’s all good!

THIS STUFF IS SO FUN

Fuck, I love this stuff SO much.
I love getting to know someone’s pysche.
I love reading your answers.
I love the whole thing.

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Humans Of Steemit, I love you.
As a project.
And as the people that are on Steemit.
Each and every one of you.
And I cannot wait to showcase YOU on it.

Oh poop.
I totally forgot to link to Humans Of Steemit! Hehe.
Everything related to this project you'll find under the tag #HumansOfSteemit.
Or click here : https://steemit.com/created/humansofsteemit

BIG love,

Ashley

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