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in #introduceyourself6 years ago (edited)

A friend of mine and a skilled mentor @galenkp, was game enough to open the veil into this blockchain world, like a host introducing the next act as the stage curtains draw open on the interweaved web of Steemit. It’s a bit techy, expressive and connects all sorts of people: tick, tick, tick – I’m in! Where do I start, I’m terrible at improv but I’ll give it red hot go…

Reluctantly and out of necessity, a bit about me: At some point a realisation occurred to me that this life we act out on Earth’s stage and the experiences we gain is basically a whole bunch of stuff we jam in to our ever-bulging life bag. This includes the stuff that goes in our mouths; food right, the stuff we see, the stuff we think, the stuff we wear and the stuff we choose to be around. Conclusively, I am stuffing! Sure, I’m aware of the subtleties beyond stuffing, however I think it’s important to choose your stuffing wisely, I know in the end it’s got to count for something.

Let me tell you more about what goes into my life bag. My current habitat consists of the warm glow of a late-night lamp contrasted by the blue wavelengths emanating from my laptop which sits on top of a rainbow spattered white desk, as if it were the canvas; staying in the lines is boring, not to worry it wipes off. Stacks of research books ranging from Chris Kilham’s Tales from the Medicine Trail to George Musser’s Spooky Action at a Distance compromise the strength on my three-legged coffee table. A rhythmic hum lulls from the headset plugged into my tiny music machine that serenades the notes and ideas on papers littering any flat surface. Stacks of sketch books buckle from the bookshelf which overlooks the corner of the room where canvasses adorned in other worlds sandwich against each other, as if they were sharing their worldly secrets amongst themselves. This is sanctuary, the place where all things are possible, my office, my home. Sure, this way of life can be somewhat disconnected from daily news and general gossip, but herein is where passion lies, and it is where I choose my news and use my own brain to inspire my next move.

Steemit is a Pandora’s Box of people sharing themselves, their ideas and their opinions across the globe; what a great privilege to be a part of this platform and one that allows us to connect and draw inspiration from each other in a raw way. That’s why I’m here; I will share with you my creative world, ideas, musings, I will ask questions and give my opinions. I believe everyone is a creative genius in their own way and if we want to uncover and nurture it, a healthy body, mind and spirit are the basic foundations.

I’m intrigued to know for those who’ve been on the platform for a while, if you were to read back through your old posts, how you’ve evolved and what you’ve learnt about yourself up until now.

From one stuffing to another, see you on the stage!

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A very warm welcome to Steemit @stuffing! You made it through my Saturday morning bootcamp and I’m pleased you’ve posted your intro blog. I look forward to seeing where your blog leads and knowing you like I do figure you’re going to do great!

Awesome intro post by the way!

Thank you @galenkp, we'll see where a bit of elbow grease, time and dedication goes. I take my hat off to you and am incredibly grateful for your leadership and willingness.

It's all you @stuffing...You'll do great!

Hello, welcome to Steemit, this community can offer you a large number of options, and it can guide you towards what you want, you just have to be clear where you want to read your search.

Greetings from Venezuela

Greetings from Australia @ejimenez

Good advice for a new user @ejimenez I hope things are well with you champ.

welcome @stuffing was catching up with @galenkp where he mentioned about the newbie so I decided to check you out. From your first post, I can tell you are really awesome , surely we will enjoy your presence and I wish you a safe stay here.

I appreciate your encouragement ireneblessing, thank you for reading.

Hi Stuffing:) Welcome to the blockchain, the future, the Mallsballers, all of it.

You couldn't have landed in better hands.
Now, for buddies, we've got you covered.

Books = @ursa
Sketchpads = @alannapendragon
Canvasses = @wildflowerjessi

Not sure if @galenkp filled you in on the little trick of typing /feed after their name, to see steemit as they do?
We also have an Adelaide/SA discord channel going on
Invite link here
And our monthly meetup is this Thursday night at The Jade on Flinders St, from 6pm.
I feel like we're going to smash our record of 17, it'd be great to have you along :)

As to your question, I've been here since August 2016.
Tbh, I think the platform has changed a lot more than I have. @minismallholding (another fantastic local) has been reading back through some of my old posts and might have noticed some differences.
I probably post fewer political observations and more steem related and community building stuff now.
I'll climb back on my soapbox when the audience is bigger perhaps :)

Hello mattclarke thank you for the suggestions and advice. Could get lost for days in the amount of quality content that’s here. I cannot wait to sink my teeth in and let’s hope you get back on your soapbox sooner rather than later

Hi stuffing. Welcome on the platform. My posts have got better. I have moved away from what I was doing to writing about whats real. My shit posts have improved. I am a fighter and that I knew. You need to fight on here to make it through in order to grow.

Charge on cryptoandcoffee and may the best men win! What's real for you?

What's real is life experiences. Will start posting what I have been up to. Have lots of stories. One which i will do now is when I was used as bait to catch thieves. I worked for a cigarette company in South London which was rough to the locals but I was from South Africa. It was nothing lol.

Well if this is one of your life experiences I can’t wait to hear more

Welcome! You know @galenkp, so you're off to a great start. And it seems like you're trying to put good stuffing into yourself, so that's a plus too. Have fun on your journey and don't forget to ask questions if you don't know. :)

Thank you for the welcome themanwithnoname, I will holler should I ponder! It’s nice to be a part of such a supportive community

Welcome to the madhouse of endless challenge mate. Very nice intro and looking forward to seeing more.

Thank you petesays, if things don’t go a little haywire, I will be pleasantly surprised

Is a little haywire not sometimes a lot of fun?

Too right! Like when you zap your mate after walking over carpet. A little satisfaction a little giggle, then they get you with pepper spray..

Don't joke I had mate teargas me for fun at 03:00 in the morning because I looked tired. We were out patrolling farms as part of a security detail. Winter is not a time to get tear gassed

That sounds brutal! Can't say I've ever been on the receiving end and am not signing up for it any time soon!

Don't, it burns like a bastard and the more you sweat the worse it gets and the worse it gets the more you sweat, you get the picture.

Another welcome to Steemit, Stuffing of Things. If the rest of your life is as interesting as your intro and your desktop, your followers are in for an interesting experience. Nothing you submit will fall on an uncaring mind (deaf ears?), so submit away!

Will

Kind words Will, thank you very much :)

Welcome aboard @stuffing. I have learned quite a bit from @galenkp and it is great to meet the bootcamp student he recently wrote about.

@papacrusher I’m excited to read more from you. @galenkp is very knowledgeable and I’m sure his possible future bootcamps will introduce some fine recruits

Welcome to Steemit and I hope you like it here :) Good luck!

Thank you hanen :)

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