Very true. Having spent a lot of years in the "helping/healing professions,"* I'd say the level of complaining generally also works as a kind of "sorting mechanism" of those who are

Beautiful and interesting photos @kalemandra! When I still lived in Denmark — in a suburb of the city of Copenhagen — there would be big white mushrooms breaking through the pavement of the sidewalks.

I am trying to remember if I have every asked to borrow money, and I'm pretty sure the answer has been "no," except maybe for a couple of occasions where I needed a little "petty cash"

It does all seem a bit unusual... but lets consider something. Or "some things." Is the current volume really "unusual?" Or is it the sluggish volume of times gone by that is unusual?

Cats understand all about the value of chilling out. Mine's asleep on my desk, right now...

That #posh thing relating to twitterbirds:

One of the things I've always found fascinating is the extend to which stereotypes have their foundation in reality. Like the saying "misery loves company." As a young person (I'm nearing 60)

Thank you @riverflows! I do believe the important part in all this is the willingness (and ability) to just pause for long enough to ask ourselves some of the difficult questions... that we may not like

I do believe that various forms of "self-inquiry" are great tools to help us make peace with some of our inner demons and voices that perhaps linger from our upbringings. I have certainly been

That's quite the blend, in your background approaches. I think you hit on something really important with becoming really good at something you love to do. I think it allows us to bring a positive energy

As far as I am concerned, I am mostly here to do something I really enjoy: Write stuff, share stories and interact with interesting people. Or, pretty much, what I decided to try Facebook for, some 15(?)

Appreciate you dropping off Joy! And I like your initiative...

A friend of mind is fond of observing that "consciousness is HARD WORK." Implying that it does take quite a bit of effort and mental bandwidth to stay on top of whether we're stuck in some of

Thanks for the support! Appreciate it.

Here's that #posh thing from twitterland:

The crazy swings of speculation — which have always reminded me more of gambling than investing — do bother me a bit, but seeing Hive get a higher valuation is nice... from the perspective that the market

Frankly, I think depression is highly overrated. Some people seem to really enjoy it, though... and I'm not going to hold myself exempt, as I used to enjoy my share of misery-loves-company, and all that.

Those are some awesome updates! I have a feeling the "tips" feature is going to be an excellent tool for encouraging (and retaining) promising new contributors. But the best thing about it? It

They are totally adorable... and quite a handful, I am sure! Thank you for taking care of them. What do your two orange floofs think of these... or do they know? Shared to the HiveCats Community!

Wow, that's an impressive chunk, Asher! Way to go, and all that stuff... and pretty epic timing, too... Glad to hear the Engage tokens are going to be part of Hive, as well!