BlogHide Resteemsdenmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 7 hours agoThey Told me This Time Would Come...Because "Why Not," I belong to a Facebook group for the small English language school I went to during my teen years, when we were living in the south of Spain. It's kind of interesting and…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 3 days agoWhat Do We Leave Behind?Some people seem to be the "savers" of all sorts of things from their journeys through life... while others are much more minimalistic in their approach. Maybe your orientation also has…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 5 days agoCaring too MUCH... not Caring ENOUGH...There are likely a large number of people I know/have known who would happily step forward and declare that I "care too much" about others, and about the world. It's true. Perhaps I do.…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 10 days agoThe “Attention Economy” and the Facebook EffectYesterday, I wrote about building on Steemit and how we really need to treat our fellow community members as the people they are rather than just think of them as a way to get another…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 12 days agoBuilding on Steemit: Your Fellow Community Members are PEOPLE, not Just “Upvotes!”I am now in my 9th year as a member of Steemit, so I've seen my share of changes and different approaches to being a content creator in this unusual kind of crypto social venue we have here.…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 14 days agoThe Temptation to Just Run Away!Have you ever sat and contemplated your life, and gradually reached the conclusion that you really wanted to ”run away from yourself?” I'll be the first to admit that I have, from time to…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 15 days agoA Preference for the "Slow Life"One of the interesting — and perhaps slightly weird — things I have learned about myself over the years is that I am pretty decent at becoming successful at something, but not all that good at…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 16 days agoKeep on Trying... for What Else CAN You Do?Hard to believe, but we have actually made it to the half-way point of the year 2025. As I think about that, I must admit that the first thing flashing through my mind was "I'm SO not…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 17 days agoRelationships: Discovering What REALLY MattersRelationships are funny and often mysterious things. For me, that has typically manifested in the area of us thinking we know what is important to us in terms of whose company we choose to…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 23 days agoAll Those Tiny Details...I was explaining to an acquaintance about what goes into creating (my) online blog posts and articles... and her comeback was "Why bother? Who even CARES?" Well, for starters... I…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 24 days agoPeople Come, People Go...Do you ever find yourself wondering "whatever happened to" some person from your past; someone who perhaps was significant in your world and who then quietly faded away... or vanished…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 27 days agoReasons to Be Cheerful?I usually manage to find a silver lining in situations, even when life seems pretty bleak. That doesn't exactly mean that I am some kind of eternal optimist, just that focusing on excess doom and…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • last monthSplinters and Thorns in My Fingers!Sometimes I get very tired and frustrated with myself. That is to say, I get frustrated with the work I'm trying to do and with the seeming inadequacy of the results I get... in terms of living…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoCloudwatching: The Joy of Life's Small ThingsJust another challenging day in the life... As I was running my in-town errands today, my car started running rather hot. Sidetracked into the (thankfully nearby) auto supply store…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoManaging the Energy Levels in our Inner "Wells"Much as we might like to argue and insist otherwise, most humans navigate life based on an "effort vs. reward" system of some kind. We do things because they feel good, or we get…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoLife of Maximum SaturationI haven't been around much as of late, primarily because I have reached a point of "maximum saturation" with the world. Hopefully, it is just temporary! So what do I actually mean by…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoMemories of Rainy Days in SummerIt has been raining for a couple of days, and the weather forecasters claim that it will keep raining until Wednesday. It's a bit much for this time of the year, even here in the Pacific…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoReaching and Connecting with People... at a SOUL LevelConnection. Whether we openly admitted or not, I think connection is something we all desire. We may be introverts or we may be extroverts but for the most part human beings are happiest and…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoThe Vanishing Art of SilenceSometimes all the noise in the world just makes me want to go crazy! Notwithstanding the fact that there are people in the world who need all the noise and hubbub of industry and activity to…denmarkguy (77)in hive-185836 • 2 months agoDoing the Right Thing... in an Often Sketchy World!I expect most of us would like to believe that we are "good" people who do the right thing in life, no matter what situation we encounter. I'm not talking about extremes here; not talking…