Entry for the Pay-it-Forward Curation Contest - Week 23
Welcome to the Pay It Forward Curation Contest, sponsored by the PIFC community you will find at @pifc! There you will find a dedicated group of fellow Steemians hard at work on a weekly contest. Our goal is to find and encourage under-valued contributors of great content to our Steem blockchain.
To be selected, your post needs to have a minimum of 200 words of high quality, original content. And your reputation cannot be above 55. Pretty simple!
If you are reading this, perhaps we are looking for or have already found you. 😊
So, let's get started! My two entries for this week are:
Selection #1: @blessed-girl
Part of my fascination with our Steem blockchain is having the opportunity to relate to other people in parts of the world I am unlikely to ever experience in person. I think we are all the better for it, if we invest the time needed.
A case in point is my first selection - @blessed-girl. I was immediately drawn by the title of her post - ULOG: # 11. In Venezuela, apart from a change of government ... what else should change? to read it.
I was immediately impressed with how @blessed-girl begins with a description of her beautiful country. From there, though, she begins to describe the plight of the Venezuelan people today.
One image from this post:
(Click the image to visit the Spanish version of this post.)
"The Venezuelan to be able to get food at affordable prices must make hours of queues to obtain 2 products ... No medicines are available, and those that can be obtained, are extremely expensive.'
The reader cannot help but be moved by their situation. From my perspective, @blessed-girl gives an honest assessment of what is going on there and asks some soul-searching questions about their future.
She is an effective communicator, taking the time to create separate posts both in Spanish and in English. A look at her blog demonstrates diversity in the topics she wishes to talk about it.
Overall, a fellow Steemian well worth supporting!
Selection #2: @audreybits
Not only do I really enjoy "meeting" people from other countries in our Steem blockchain, but I also have a bit of a "soft spot" for philosophical writing.
An excellent example of both is my 2nd selection - @audreybits. Again, I was quickly drawn to the title of the post - We Miss Out On Life's Beauty When We Focus On Trying To Make Things Perfect - so wanted to open it and read it. Glad I did!
One image from this post:
(Click the image to visit this post.)
"It is sad how we often times channel our attention and all of our energy into going after perfection and all that we believe life is supposed to be, that we end up losing sight of what life is at that moment."
She has a great message in her writing and I think you'll agree she communicates very well given English is a (presumably) second language.
Again, an under-valued fellow Steemian well worth supporting!
Thank you for investing your time to read through this post. If you haven't already, please take the additional time to visit the posts highlighted above and encourage these fellow Steemians in their efforts.
All the best to you for a better tomorrow, as we all work together to build our Steem Community! 👍 😊
Respectfully,
Steemian @roleerob
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If you have found this post to be of interest, the PIFC team would love to have you join us. Here are some posts to help you in making your decision:
- @PIFC's 1st Post: The beginning of a Steem movement flowing from the tireless efforts of @thedarkhorse and all of those who consistently and faithfully work alongside him to build up our Steem blockchain.
- @PIFC's Latest Update Post: The "latest word" on how well this movement is doing, through the eyes of @thedarkhorse, along with details about the judges and curators helping make it happen!
- @PIFC's Latest Financial Post: For transparency and accountability, the latest from @thedarkhorse on the @pifc account's financial status.
- @viking-ventures' post on Curation: Help from one of the dedicated PIFC team members on writing great Steem content.
Great entry! I've supported both of your bloggers. Thanks for entering.
Thank you @viking-ventures! My entry would not be possible without the efforts of all the core members of the @pifc team, like you.
Thanks for all you do!
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Thanks for the entry and both have been upvoted.
The situation in Venezuela deserves more attention than most give it and I have started looking at a lot of these posts more and more because STEEM can make a real difference to these members.
Thanks for stopping by @newageinv and lending your support to these deserving Steemians.
Definitely agree! It is an amazing time we live in to think about what that means! 👍
I have visited and supported both of your featured authors. Very good choices you have there.
Very good @macoolette. Thanks for following up and letting me know.
Glad to know you enjoyed them as well! 👍
You're welcome. 😊
I'm so glad that you chose to join us @roleerob!! And I love your two choices as well; the state of Venezuela is such a sad one and the fact that it's been going on for so long, with very little attention from the "outside" world, really saddens me!
I too am a sucker for the philosophical posts, and I too believe that
Fine choices my friend! I also wanted to thank you for all the commenting you've done on the contest page and also the individual posts; your genuine participation has not gone unnoticed by me :)
Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
Good to "see" you again @lynncoyle1! Hope you are feeling better. Thank you the support and encouraging words.
In my Labor Day reply to @thedarkhorse, I said this:
I financially backed @pifc right away. We'll see how I do with adding time to it. No long-term promises, but I'm working on it! 👍
Yes, well, I sincerely thank you for that. Means a lot coming from you. I've certainly grown in my appreciation for what it takes for you Champs at it. Trust me, certainly for the foreseeable future, I'm no threat to the title! 😉
Its a pleasant surprise, @@@roleerob! Thank you for showing your support!
I tend to speak English better than I speak my own Native language (something I am not proud of) but its all good. lol
You're very welcome @audreybits! It was my pleasure. Please keep posting and adding value to our Steem blockchain. You're doing great so far!
And, at some point, if you see value in joining our PIFC team, we'd welcome your contribution in helping promote others.
All the best to you @audreybits!
I will, thank You!
OMG! Thank you for choosing my post ... I loved how you reference the same ... I resteem to have it on my blog souvenir. Thank you!
You're very welcome @blessed-girl! It was my pleasure. Please keep posting and adding value to our Steem blockchain. You're doing great so far!
And, at some point, if you see value in joining our PIFC team, we'd welcome your contribution in helping promote others.
All the best to you @blessed-girl!
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Your UA account score is currently 2.184 which ranks you at #20963 across all Steem accounts.
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