Urban Shamanism

Attitude and dedication are the true green

Hive has been vital for me in the past year or so, and especially since I started creating content daily. It's both a source of income and information, but most importantly, it's a place where I can develop my writing talents and express myself honestly about very difficult or intimate topics that I could hardly discuss on a common social network, at least without inciting some sort of controversy. I see this platform as a magnificent tool that has allowed me great freedom of action and thought. That wasn't the case at first, though. I didn't have a clue of how to use this and, although I know the quality of what I do, it's easy to get distracted from simple truths. I created my content and it was read (and voted) by very few people. I had my shining moments but in general, it was tough for me to keep motivation, so I had to train, to let go of a few things.

First, I had to work on getting rid of my constant checking of Hive's price and the impulse to drain the account every time it spiked. When you have no other sources of income and live in a country beset by crises, this impulse is really difficult to control. Then, when I started getting downvoted in some of my publications for no good reason, I had to get rid of my rejection of downvotes, to accept them as part of the Hive experience. I'd never engage in downvoting, it's a very poor practice no matter the reasoning behind it because, among other things, it disheartens new users and keeps this platform pretty niche, but I stopped complaining about downvotes and just took them as a sign that my content was indeed garnering attention. Finally, and this was the most essential and difficult task, I got rid of my views about upvotes. I realized a part of my ego despised the small votes I was getting despite all of the effort that I knew I was putting into my content, my pride squirmed with it: that part of me equated votes to value, earnings to quality. Fortunately, my work as a curator helped enormously with all of this, because the posts I found week after week didn't have as big a vote either while some others whose quality I found truly lacking were voted by some big accounts. Instead of struggling with the "unfairness" of this, I understood that some users got more attention because they'd been here for far longer than I was or had more connections than me, and had been added to auto-voting lists who knows when, so the accounts voting for them weren't necessarily reading them.

And so I dismantled my concept of Value piece by piece and focused on continued creation. Thanks to my spiritual work, I know that everything has its place and that fulfilling one's purpose is always the right thing to do regardless of whether people notice or not. I started acknowledging rewards for this service coming from sources other than Hive, in the form of tools and revelations. My life has also been enhanced by my work here in unquantifiable ways, I've increased my discipline and writing speed, my regular involvement here has given me a sure footing for tranquility in my daily life and I've met many people who have recognized the importance of my Runic service, as well as the worth of my content as a whole.

If you're only now starting with the platform or have been here for a while but still grapple with the impression that your work isn't getting the attention it deserves, I encourage you to work on your patience and priorities. Money is a fiction and cryptos prove this every day. What matters is the trust that we build among us, and that trust can't be attached to numbers, it's a feeling that the people you're dealing with is reliable, that their content is useful and beautiful, that their work is necessary for the world. I rarely get big upvotes for my posts but that doesn't stop me, I have my own thing going on and that's much more valuable than figures in my account. The energy I invest here is returned to me multiplied all the same and this is an amazing channel to share what I do, that's what I find truly precious about this platform.

Night Rune: Thurisaz

Contact with happy pets. Radiant water that springs from unknown sources.

Daylight Rune: Ehwaz inverted

You may explore two paths simultaneously, but one has an obstacle that you must remove and the other demands from you a move that you have delayed. The opportunity is clear but you require more effort. Vehicular problems, accidents and malfunctions; if you cannot get to where you want to go, do not insist or regret your fate, you are being protected from more unpleasant situations. Peace, reflect, Why the rush? Beware where you put your feet, Beware with whom you walk. If you do not feel at ease with a process, interrupt it, it is no sin to withdraw and an honorable retreat is also a brave act. Do not despair for what appears to be halted, everything has its rhythms, its beats. Do not question the path so much, question your attitude, the world transforms according to the lens through which you observe it.