This morning I had a wonderful chit-chat with a dear friend of mine. It was beautiful to spend some time catching up on all things. As we were talking, a question was asked of me. My answer to the question was, "Because I am Lazy."
Now my friend is on a mission to spread laughter and joy worldwide. She got upset. I used the word lazy to describe myself. The more upset she got, the bigger the smile on my face was. I, too, get upset when others cut themselves down with words. It upsets me that people find it okay to see themselves in a negative light when I know them to be filled with love.
My use of the word lazy is an easy way out for me. Some could say a lazy way. I can spell the word easily when typing. I do not negatively use the term when talking about myself. My lazy ways have served me well throughout my life.
Yet, my beautiful friend made brilliant points in their argument about negative words. She was on a mission to change me. To make me talk about myself in a more positive light. We left the conversation with her searching for another word I could spell and use in place of lazy when I am typing. Yes, I do have the best friends ever!
I went off to do things, but our conversation kept playing in my head in the back of my mind. A few Google searches later, I could see where I had made a mistake. The word lazy to the rest of the world does not ever have a positive connotation. Huh. Well. Now. What to do?
1. Make a post-Re-introducing yourself to Hive using ONLY positive words by answering the four questions below.
a. Where are you the happiest?
b. What positive traits can you bring to a team?
c. What is something positive about you that some might see as negative?
d. What has been/is your favorite positive surprise about Hive?
2. Your first tag needs to be #unlazycontest
3. Submit your post to Dreemport.
If you have never used Dreemport or need a reminder to submit your post, please read How do I use DreemPort? It's easy!
Why submit your post to Dreemport?
Dreemport is a fantastic frontend built on Hive by @Dreemsteem. When you submit a post to the site, your story will be read by your peers and ranked in order of how interesting they found it. You will also do the same to other posts you read there.
Dreemport will then calculate the top three weekly posts based on their ranking system.
4. If you have any questions about Dreemport, you can join their Discord by clicking Dreemport Discord
Positive energy and posts deserve rewards. I quickly DM'ed my son @Ecoinstant and asked him to send me 10 Hive. Yes, I am lucky he loves me like he does.
The prizes are as follows:
First place will win 5 Hive.
Second place will receive 3 Hive.
Third place gets 2 Hive.
The winners will be announced in a week.
Whether you write a post for the contest or not, remember to be as kind to yourself as you are to other people. We all deserve a break from negativity. Make this coming week filled with positive thoughts and feelings. You will be surprised at how your attitude will change those around you when you spread happiness where ever you go.
If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below. I am a bit under the weather and might have missed explaining something.
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