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Doing what you like

I was searching for the daily quote and found this one:

Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life. – Wayne Dyer

And I can’t connect to it, I don’t recognize it. I have always done the things I love to do and until now it just didn’t work out. Me doing the things I love doesn’t seem to be experienced well by other people. And it didn’t bring me abundance, at least not in a relaxed way, so no, it didn’t.

And yes, I believe in the statement, that people should do what they love and that that would automatically convert into happiness, not only for the person himself, but also for others. But why doesn’t it seem to work for me?

So what about you, do you believe in the same thing? That everybody should do what he or she likes? And that that would make the world a better place? Or does it work for you? Or doesn’t it?

Please share below, I, and I guess many other people, are really interested in what you think or feel about it.

Spam comments

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I never ran a site like this before, although i do get ‘comment e-mails’ from another site, reporting to me that someone commented on the blog. So I do know the other site gets a lot of spam comments. Running this site though makes me, well, don’t know what to say, I guess just sad.

Reason for this post is that just now I just saw there were more than hundred comments waiting for approval. And the ordinary blogger would be really happy, as many of those comments are very flattering and inspiring. So they might approve them and think someone really read their articles and was happy about them.

Looking a bit further you will find one or more links to all kinds of websites and an e-mail address that does not exist. So these are just ‘spam comments’, comments of which the only purpose is to create an additional link to some website (and being paid for it).

To me this is really sad as it seems there are thousands or maybe many more people either writing software to post these type of comments or just writing these comments. And it is even more sad towards the bloggers, the people doing the effort to write valuable articles, who think someone visited their site, their post, liked it and even took the effort to post a comment.

I am starting to understand that this is how the world works and I even realize that I am even part of it, as i also bought some cheap link building for customers. I also know that it would not be easy to change the system, as Google dictates the world by appreciating links. And I also know that the thought behind counting links towards sites is a very good idea.

However, I think this is not how the world should work, similar to what i think about advertisements paying for ‘content’, for ‘information’.

What do you think? Should we continue like this? Would we, as humanity be able to change it? Would we be able or willing to pay for the ‘real’ stuff?

Please let me know your thoughts below. And maybe yes, if you are a spammer posting a spam comment, please also post a comment. If it is useful comment we may approve it including the link or links.

Plant seeds

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After my search for the daily quote I kept on reading the page and found the following quote:

“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

It made me think, made me feel a bit embarrassed as, I guess like most people, I mostly focus on things I want, on things I need.

Of course I think I also plant quite some seeds, like writing a post every day for this website. But looking at the quote, at the end of the day I think in general I tend to count the reaping, not what I have given or sown. I tend to look at the statistics and feeling disappointed that the site is not being found, instead of thinking I may have just have meant something for one person by sending my daily quote. I tend to think about the content that is not yet there instead of thinking of the little things I improved or changed. Or even the one person who might have found something useful on the site.

So yes, there is a lot behind that quote. Many things are just a matter of perspective and there is only so much one person can do on a day. And receiving things or harvesting depends on so many things we don’t really control.

So let’s look a bit more on even the smallest seed we have planted today, or yesterday, and be happy about it, feel satisfied about it. As maybe that’s what life is all about, the little things.

And let’s not forget that planting even one little seed every day would mean a whole forest of small trees after one year and may be a whole rain-forest that even multiplies and takes care of itself after ten or twenty years.

And nothing to reap there, but a lot to enjoy walking in the rain-forest or just looking at it or just knowing it’s there.

What do you think? Would you be willing to share your thoughts about harvesting and reaping below?

Understanding

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The more I think about it, the more I realize how difficult it is, or how easy it is, understanding others, understanding other people, understanding you. We’re all the same and we’re all different. And we all probably have some kind of feeling of what’s the same and what’s different. And we’re probably all scared about the part we are different from others. And show that part. And we’re probably all scared about the part others are different from us.

So you must be scared of the part of you that’s different from me and I must be scared of the part of me that’s different from you. And vice versa.

So maybe just get excited about the differences. Maybe that’s a better way than being scared.

I guess excitement is probably a much better way to understanding than fear, so yes, let’s be excited about our differences.

And also don’t forget in the end we’re all the same.

Tired in a positive way

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So today I finally start feeling tired in a positive way. I managed to get a small team around me, or actually different teams on my different endeavors, and three of them were here today. And it was pressure, and I’m still scared, still scared that everything will fall apart again. And I know that even if that would happen, which i don’t believe anymore, I would still get up again. So yes, our deepest periods strengthen us.

And yes, my second team member agreed with the third team member I proposed and our third team member just confirmed to really be part of the team, so wow, it seems my persistence and suffering is starting to pay off. We really have a team now! Thank you, Val and John, to be part of my team. You don’t know how much that means to me.

So wow, it’s weird, starting this post with tiredness. And the big work still has to be done. But I have a team, we can start using the power of the Master Mind!

And time for me to celebrate!.