“Don’t worry about what anyone else is going to do. The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” - Alan Kay at a 1971 meeting of PARC.
I have the feeling that we all believe that any kind of success in this day and age depends on having some kind of clairvoyant, supernatural talent.
Inventing the future!
I have learnt today that Alan Kay is one of the earliest pioneers of object-oriented programming, personal computing and graphical user interfaces.
We all wish to know, how our future will look like so badly, instead of putting our focus on "creating it ourselves".
Nobody knows anything for sure! No crystal balls are involved to make things happen.
Yeah! Those words are reminders for myself, when I feel a bit down because I think that I might not be active enough, as I mentioned the other day in another article.
I am constantly hungry for initiating valuable ideas and usually also go after, step by step but sometimes impatience overcomes me.
I also get burnt out and tired.....Those are the moments, when I feel that I don't contribute anything “unforgettable” for the future.
Don’t we all wish to make an impact?!
Don’t we all wish to be “important”?
What a huge mistake that I sometimes compare myself with "Others", the so called popular, successful and valuable members of various societies and also our steemit community.
STOP right here! No! Don't do It!
Every single one of us has “value”!
You just need to spread your personal experiences and messages and it will be enough. My blog is a bit messy sometimes but it doesn't matter.
Your soul will speak louder than words can do and somebody, maybe only one will hear and notice you!
Thank you @rexdickson
The other day a young Nigerian man's simple comment on one of my older posts, I wrote long time ago, moved me.
My Child's Prayer Speaks Thousand Silent Words!
He said :
We pray because our soul speaks more than our lips can ever do. Nice post.
Hello, I am Rex Dickson.
A Nigerian living in the sub-saharan region of Africa. I write articles and poetry. I am glad to be a part of this community.
I am a writer. Just a writer that entertains.
I looked at his new blog and his articles and gave him a simple advice, to keep on moving, writing and he did come up with his poetry as announced. I want him to know that I read it!
"A Rejected Black Soul"
What future we all want to know?
Shouldn't we live mostly in the "Power of Now" as Eckart Tolle is teaching us?
Persistency got me that far here on steemit. I never thought that I would reach the level I am at the moment when I joined back in 2016 in Bali. I am not craving any kind of fame here and have even silly difficulties to answer Interview questions ( sorry for the ones who are waiting for my answers). I rather stay low key, doing what I know best " sharing my thoughts" for the blockchain, the future generations!
Thats my simple purpose!
When I started on steemit, I never wrote one line for many years, since my teacher told me that my essays were too emotional and long. My insecurities were born right there and I didn't dare to call myself a writer and still don't but I have many stories to tell in my own style. I am so happy and thankful that some of you find them "valuable".
Last not least : @dan aka Dan Larimer! What an inspiration! He created this platform and much more!
Great leaders do not predict the future, nor do they wait to see what's for sure!
For instance, we assume that Mark Zuckerberg, 10 years ago, somehow magically knew what the world was going to be like in 2013, and said to himself, "Since the world of communication will be hugely centered on socia media in ten years, if I start this now, I can have over a bilion users by 2013 but No! In 2003, he started something called "face-mash" at Harvard, where he was a student. It was a website where he put up photos of two students side-by-side, and invited other students to rate who was hotter. He got a lot of response, and based on that, decided to write the code for the website that would become Facebook. - Source / Article by Erika Anderson
All I can say for today.........STEEM ON!
My apology if I do not reply today right away but I need a massage urgently :)
Yours @mammasitta
If you contributed any more to this platform, we'd have to hold you down so others might have a chance... lol
Your energy is infectious, and your heart, warming. Try not to let yourself get worn down. Your contributions here and dramatic and important. And that's exactly why you attract so many people hungry for your words, pictures, and music.
Hopefully that massage restored you and you're now getting some rest and not out carousing in some club somewhere... lol
Those eyesssss hahaha
Hahaha ok ok I stopped for a little bit! I had to because Mammasitta gets worn out, sitting on a laptop for too long sometimes. I have so much in my mind and it has to get out😹 BUT Outsch! M neck, arm, hand and nerves hurtt. Really painful 😣 , so a little rest and more short posts will follow though.
Whoa...
Stumbled across this via a resteem, started reading, and didn’t even realize it was yours until halfway through... GREAT piece! 😎💓
Rok!
This means so much for me, to see your encouraging and lovley comment right now. You know that you are and always will be very very special to me and my inspiration!
I feel deep gratitude!
🌺
I would love to show You a very personal piece
@mammasitta LOVE THIS!!!!!!!! I made it a point to help others when I started my music school, and I carry that into everything. I see you are doing that as well. We create our future, and duplicate those efforts by helping others WIN-WIN. I AM RE_STEEMING THIS :-)!!
You rock! @melbookermusic !!!
Triple It :)
We invented our future - with our day jobs and now with traveling. But we find it more and more difficult to sustain that's why we're so happy we found Steemit. Thank you for underlining our hope.
My pleasure to keep on giving hope and inspire as much as I can!
Wishing you lots of success in all areas!!!
We're rotating a bit and doing many things at the same time plus we have constant stream of visitors here in Lisbon ... aber on the 21st we're going back home and then it's WORK WORK WORK .. for two month nonstop! Can't wait!
Hahhaa! This reminds me to my life in Bali. I was a tour guide at the same time for All Friends visiting and on top I had to work and airbnb . Now in my city flat I only have airbnb guests :)
Ihr macht das schon!!!
We all have something we can write about. It may be about our lives or sharing experience in particular areas. What's great about Steemit is that commenting can also do well for you. I keep telling people that their opinions are more valuable to me than their votes if they are just a minnow.
So nice to find your comment here Steve!
You are absolutly right. It’s not always easy to follow up on all feedback, I find in my articles but I do it as much as possible because it’s a very important part of staying involved in such interactions, to get to know also the new members. 🌟
Thank you for sharing your valuable thoughts and perspectives! You can write as well as you are making an impact! Don't worry, be happy. ;)
Can’t always be happy and that’s ok!
BUT you are right that worries nor fears get us anywhere.
It’s a big change when you wake up to a Grey sky but used to every day Sunshine. Ich liebe 4 Jahreszeiten aber Winter in einem city flat ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack. 🙈
Love that song! :)
Yup, even I end up comparing myself with others sometimes that's leads me to think that I'm not contributing anything. But the fact is that we're in a completely different league. We are contributing things that those people cannot contribute.
All your posts come from the heart. That's why I love reading them. And the best part is it will be engraved on the blockchain forever for the generations to come.
Never stop writing. :)
My apology if I do not reply today right away but I need a massage urgently :)
Thanks so so much for your wonderful and wise words
More soon!
Wow ... one of the first articles I stumbled upon on steemit and I was really moved by your words. Truely valuable and inspiring. I love how you guys "built" an environment this ... supportive and positive. Thank you very much for publishing your thoughts and for your support. I'm am looking forward to reading more :) Umarmt!
Danke füer Deine Umarmung!
Freue mich!
🌺
I’m trying to help the new community if Latino America but yes if we not help the new ones go to get slow
Yes!! Much success bro!
THanks 🙏
That’s very nice of you! Keep on doing it !!!
You always inspired with ur thinking, emotional, to encourate us by ur writing. #think positive think @mamasitta
Awwww! That’s so sweet and kind!
Having some issues with a Nerve Infectionand can’t do much these days unless in pain.
Without a computer we seem to be lost. That’s what I realize now. ( replying via my phone these days)
Yes it is :)
Now depend on me. What is gonna be my Future :):)
@upvoted
The only think is on us power is the present, that is what I believe, but good point
I agree but it doesn’t stop me to open my hands and arms for the future.
The Power of Now in effect but I still wish to create for “Tomorrow”
Like a father and husband to I need to think for tomorrow, but that means f&@*#ng work 🙈🤔😎🍷
You got that right 😂
Do not compare yourself to others:
This is difficult, but it is a good way to accept who you are and what you have. If you find yourself comparing you to a friend or colleague or a successful and famous person, you should stop immediately. You should realize that you are different and have different abilities and talents. You must compete with yourself and not someone else. You can make them like you top but do not compare yourself to them and grieve and become unhappy. Misery can be defined as the difference between our talents and our exaggerated expectations. Jealousy and anger will grow unhappiness inside you and stand a barrier between you and any sense of happiness. You should know that success is not the key to happiness. Conversely true happiness is the key to success. The happy person will think positively and work and he will do good work that he hopes will lead him to success. Comparing yourself to others will make you feel no success that you may be achieving, which makes you not complete and fail
I like your post your style . Good luck
You are absolutely right! We have to discover our passions and purpose first of all. I believe that success can mean many different things. I wish I can look in my mirror and can feel proud of myself without looking away.
That is a good style of life
I wish I could say the same about my Various damn bank accounts I used to have hahhaaa @juanmallorca
Don’t worry I still upvote you , if that helps ha ha 🍻
😋🙈🙀🐬
It can be very difficult to not "compare ourselves" in this world... to simply step forward and do what we feel is right, in our hearts and souls without getting all wrapped up in the outcome. Maybe part of the problem is that we try to measure "successful" by the wrong yardstick... an external one, rather than an internal one.
Steemit definitely IS an amazing community. If we stop focusing on "whales" and "rewards" for a bit and simply stop and SEE what is here, we can be part of changing the world. Which-- for me-- is a great reward, in itself.
You speak my mind 1000%. That’s what I feel and think as well. I am thankful to do well here because I was maybe just lucky to be HERE early enough.
Success means different things for each human being and that’s ok.
My apology for my late reply but had to stay away for a little while.
Very inspiring post! It's always good to get a reminder of how valuable innovation is. We all have a gift to offer the world, we just need to look within and we will never be without.
Wise and fascinating words and way of thinking!
Is it? Know what makes me sad? That we even can contribute to the future and then it could happen that we get forgotten. Not enough, that we don't know what awaits us physically, mentally (or if we believe) spiritually, our heritage could become inaccessible for our descendents. Not enough that we may be forgotten and we don't know, we are not able to "give" all of our tacit knowledge to the world. Maybe there is something left in our brain that could be important for others in the future, but we just don't know, or we are distracted or society is just too stupid to understand us; that we live in a sick society is no secret anyway!
You go way beyond :)
I share that sadness and maybe that’s the reason why I am driven by my restlessness that I never do “enough”.
I start realizing that our souls will not be forgotten! Who cares about the body?
BTW:
You ( We) just shared knowledge and wise words on the blockchain right now!
Last sentence put a smile on my face, I watched yesterday such a disturbing movie, I have to make a short post about it soon
I suffer from horrific nerve pain, still and try to be away from laptop as much as possible. Sorry for being so short and vague with my replies. I just finished Frida and Biggie Smalls life stories. Loved both !!!
Get well soon!! I have to reschedule all posts and the solution of the lottery cause I am in Germany tomorrow for a week, in the dead city of my birth for bureacratic reasons: It is far better that the bureaucratic horniness in Vienna. Let's talk on Sunday. Btw I was wondering when started reading
which received the first upvote by steemkitten. Is there any SM activity going on I don't know about??? #flogger
Will you make a publication about these people? When?
I will :)
I did write a little about Frida Kahlo before
https://steemit.com/writers/@mammasitta/poetry-to-let-your-today-shine-by-frida-kahlo-and-anais-nin
This is a very interesting person in history. She had to go through a lot of pain and happiness. She has preserved the love of life. All this is reflected in her art. I discovered her for myself when I studied the biography of Leon Trotsky. It's very interesting to look at her with your eyes. I'm looking forward to your publications. I will read with pleasure.
Your post today gives food for thought, thx and greatings
Alles Liebe auch your way!
Dear @mammasitta
I become your follower and honestly love your blog!
Great work!
I just saw your DM on discord and replied.
I also wrote! :)
Thank you so much!!!!!
Ability ends where we do comparison of one with another. This thing produce distance among humanity and enable them to compete with each-other and a sense of jealousy produces.
I do believe everyone has his/her own ability according to which he/she can perform more than awesome.
By the way thanks a lot for putting some positive energy @mammasitta
You sound very wise!!!
I rather hide the negative vibes but sometimes we also have to talk about those 😹
Thank you so much for the appreciation and yes sometimes we encounter the negativity, part of life.
I have some good feeling inside me about the all concept. I am here since 23 days and I don’t know what I do exactly, but I see how the people around me helping to eatch other. This is so great, that’s develp the „good“ in me. I’m shure it’s Develop the „good“ in other people too!
I chat with a friend of me before 2 days and introduce him steemit. He have interest do develop some apps for steemit. It’s will be cool if it’s working. The company growing and I feel very happy !
Thank you !
Welcome to the club Hahhaa!
I went through those same stages and at some point I started to see also bad stuff but who cares....that’s totally ok and normal in every community where so many excentric People come together.
True!!!! Sometimes I find its hard to proceed further and I acted like as if I have given up.But however I find some energy inside me to make myself motivate and fight back.I believe that the real motivation should comes within you.Then only it will last for sometime.
-cheers-
Thanks for the motivation. I have never written content before I joined Steemit. It’s defintey intimidating when there’s a dollar value amount next to a post, im still trying to get used to it! I’m just going to keep trying and reading more about steemit in the process. It seems like there’s an infinite amount to learn here!
You as a guiding star for sailors)))
We are all “stars”! 🌟
We help each other,we are Indonesian...and we have Imdonesian Steemit Community... :)
"When I started on steemit, I never wrote one line for many years, since my teacher told me that my essays were too emotional and long."
I wonder why your teacher has said so..i really like to read your articles because they are very emotional and they feel so close to me..every writer does not have that ability..trust me..you can talk to the heart of others..
@mammasitta.............wow.......wow.wow.......you done a great job,,,,,,your article presentation.............submit so talent fully......it is so educational or knowledgeable thought.........its a inspiration for our steem friends...........and also valuable up coming generation ............go ahead to your goal,,,you will be gain.....all the best.....
qué hermosura de post! gracias por tu ayuda. Por la que me has dado a mí y por la que brindas a todos. Entré acá porque quería que escucharas una canción nueva que publiqué pero me encontré con esto y... eres una linda.
¡Será mejor que sigas haciendo esta maravillosa música y nunca pares! ¡Muchas gracias, cariño!
Siempre! lo prometo! gracias por tanto!
https://steemit.com/openmic/@wilins/steemit-open-mic-week-71-cancion-original-una-y-otra-vez-openmic-es-patrocinado-por-luzcypher-y-pfunk
I am very happy that steemit have people like you.kudos to you
posting @mammasitta today is very meaningful to us all. successful greetings for @mammasitta
All together we can change the world!
“Don’t worry about what anyone else is going to do. The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
Nice state of mind you got there
Thank you for sharing this 🙏🙏🙏 resteemed!
as I said yesterday, keep the spirit and do not despair, be like me who faithfully waits for upvot and resteem from you, sweet greetings from @ riska-amanda
thanks mammasita, i love you.....!!
thank you very much & lots of love. I will remember your advice. & we must do hard work for better future
we must do hard work for the future and always hope for the best
🙏
I will remember your advice. Everyone should be educated by Alan Kay. Things for sharing important advice.
Glad to know!
masadepan we don't know live and trying to the best
Daily Learn some knowledg from your writing.
carry on & thank you so much.
the future can not be predicted, but the future must be created from our own. the future of ourselves can not be guessed by others.
Everyone of us is a writer of its own unique kind!
Yes! We are!
I am totally new in Steemit. I don't know much about it but seeing huge potencial. The most beautiful thing is that.. we get to know eachother in such plattform! for the artists, we always need inspiration. here is totally the place to get. So looking forward to explore!
Daily Learn some new from your post. Love to read it.
That’s great to know!
@mammasitta what an inspirational post it is we need to work on for our great future lets help each other .
We cant help everybody but we can do as much as possible.
@mammasitta you know what my wish is here on steemit ?let me tell my wish is that atleast 50 people know me by my name and thats the thing which motivates me have a nice day
Make sure you let me know when you reached your first big milestone!!!
Go go !!!
i want to you to be one of them will be my happiness <3
Valuable post...Thanks for the support
the love and affection of people is what anyone could dream is here it light up my world
Wow....such a wonderful and interesting idea by @mammasitta mam...
Actualy I'm realy like and respect to ur this idea...we always try mortivate new comers....
Smart work.....
Cheers~~~
Everyone has something to offer only they need is support :)
Thank you so much for sharing the valuable post . It is very helpful and inspiring to all steemit friends and those who are up coming. Great job... @mammasitta....
Thank you for your post ! Very good way of thinking!