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Welcome to Steemit Comment Challenge #31. We have pasted the 30 mark and are ready for a new round. Soon we will be up to round number 50. I'm still having an extremely busy time, moving to a new country and starting a new job takes up a lot of time. π And the work with @davemccoy's and my @dustsweeper service has also consumed a considerable amount of time. But I don't want to lose the momentum with this Comment Challenge, so I will do my best to keep the weekly schedule.
We have another cool donation this week. A 3 SBD donation from @sparrowbernard. Please help me thank @sparrowbernard by casting some love-filled upvotes. :)
Please get ready to deliver some magnificent comments! Polish your keyboard and sharpen your mind, I wanna see those comments rolling in. Please show me what you have got!
The #steemitcommentchallenge is partnering with the #newbieresteemday. I'm happy to have them by my side and I try to do my best to support their users. The Newbieresteem initiative is an excellent community for new Steemians. Their motto and this challenge are meant to strengthen interaction skills, to support and motivate better participation. And what better way to interact with others than through excellent comments.
It is important to get followers, but you also want the correct type of followers. Followers that are truly interested in your blog and what you write, and not the βI-follow-you-if-you-follow-meβ kind of type. And to attract the right type of followers, you need to write godlike comments.
This challenge is all about writing godlike comments.
- In each challenge a post from a fellow minnow will be featured.
- The challenge is to write an amazing comment related to that post.
- I will resteem the post.
- I will give it a 100% upvote.
This will be part of my campaign to help other Minnows. The #minnowsupportproject helped me and I want to help others.
Join the challenge and practice your skills.
Please join the fun! π π
That will be me reading your entries...
Challenge Instructions
Write a comment linked to the content in the section below "Post To Review"
Write a comment that will intrigue the reader. The comment should be interesting and create an urge in the reader to click through to your blog.
The entry needs to be written as a comment to this post.
Please resteem to help promote this challenge!
Tell your friends to come and join.
Prizes
The prize money for Challenge #31 will be 8 SBD + 2 x 1 week 200 SP delegation.
Big thanks to @sparrowbernard who donated 3 SBD this week
We will have the following prizes:
- 1st prize - 5 SBD + 200 SP 1 week delegation.
- 2nd prize - 3 SBD + 200 SP 1 week delegation.
Rules and conditions
- The comment should be relevant to the content below in: "Post To Review".
- Please mind the length of your reply. I don't want to have strict limits, but remember that your tasks is to write a comment and not a chapter for a book. ;)
- The entry needs to be written as a comment to this post.
- Entries limited to one per person.
- Entries need to be written in English.
- I will reply to your comment confirming it is a valid entry.
- The challenge ends Friday morning, 0600 UTC time.
- The winner will be presented Friday evening, UTC time.
- The 1st and 2nd Prize will be picked by the judges based purely on quality and their own judgement.
- If the judges can not reach a consensus, they will each pick one candidate and flip a coin. @dorabot will be used for this in MSP's Discord server.
- If the winner is not a Minnow, the prize will be split in 2 and the other half paid out to the best Minnow. After all, this is a competition to encourages Minnows, so hopefully that will be fair.
- A Minnow is someone with less than 5K SP.
Post To Review
Here follows the post for you to review:
Challenge #31 Post - "Enjoy the little things", by @karenthfer.
@karenthfer presents in this post her entry in the "Daily Drawing Challenge #9". It is a black and white drawing, capturing the rain pouring down outside while the girl in the drawing is enjoying a cup of hot chocolate.
As always, the idea of this challenge is to write a comment that attracts the attention of the author. Your goal is to get the author to want to click your name and check out your blog.
Remember that a valid entry in this contest is a comment written below, but please feel free to drop by @karenthfer's post as well.
Please donate, please help a minnow
If you like this idea and would like it to grow. Please feel free to donate and I will add it to the Prize Pool. Mention #steemitcommentchallenge in your memo.
History of donations:
zeartul - 10 SBD
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fishmon - 10 SBD
destinysaid - 5 SBD
fishmon - 5 SBD
nanosesame - 10 SBD
amariespeaks - 5 SBD
leeart - 1 SBD
jo5h - 4 SBD
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sparrowbernard - 3 SBD
Previous Comment Challenge Winner
Here follows the list of all the previous winners.
List from oldest to newest:
guyverckw, stephcurry, timeshiftarts, dray91eu,
digitalking, fatpandadesign, fishmon, kslo,
learnandteach01, cryptobychirag, japh, brandyb,
stellastella, amos-robinson, lucyc, bridgetnnenna,
adesojisouljay, teekingtv, donnest, vonromulobalsamo,
sola3097, steemangelc, michaeljerry0, jo5h,
@davemccoy
@kimberlylane
@adazone
@leighleigh
@barski
@topstoriez
...will YOU be next on the list??
The contest ends Friday morning and the winners will be announced Friday evening (UTC time).
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I've not done one of these before @danielsaori. Thanks for the opportunity. π
Here's my comment:
I love your drawing @karenthfer. You did a great job with an important topic. Well done!
It reminds me of that quote that the little things are really the big things. That's certainly been my experience.
It's such a shame that so many people go through each day worrying about the past or planning for the future and miss what they already have and what's happening right here and now.
I'm not a big fan of hot chocolate but I do love cake and often post about it on my blog. Some might say a little too often! π
Although it always seem to get a lot of discussion going so this particular "little thing" is seemingly enjoyed by many. π
I also love the rain but I'm not sure as many people would agree with that one!
Congratulations on winning this week's challenge.
Take care and have a nice weekend.
Thank you so much @danielsaori. I just left a longer message on the other post.
Hope you have a good weekend too. You've certainly started mine off nicely. π
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Powerful message indeed. With people too busy thinking about the future and all the "magical" things that could happen, and miss all the small and important aspects of life. For example, the lady in the picture could be standing there waiting for men to rain from the sky. :)
Took me a while to work out what "confirmed!" meant when I saw it in my GINA feed @danielsaori.
Then I saw a reply from @karenthfer and it all fell into place.
I'm currently enjoying the little things. A nice glass of red wine, answering some comments on Stemmit and I'm just about to add a little bit of Netflix to the mix.
Oh and dessert. I mustn't forget dessert. John is right this minute preparing that for me!
Lovely!!!
Hope you're enjoying the little things too! π
Here is my entry.
Karen I think you may be selling your self short by not doing black & whites. I also think had this been done in color it would not have been so powerful. We have all heard that we should βStop to Smell the Rosesβ , now thanks to you I now have a better understanding of that. Typically I view the rain as a nuisance, or hindering me from achieving the task of the day, but no longer. So Thank you!
BTW I think the simple squared off jaw line is stunning.
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Rain is a sign of happiness and love.
Sometime people having these two things but sometime they never have only the one.
As the girl in the picture show how she want to collect love and happiness in a small bucket.
Its related to our life.
Some are lucky for having these things in their life. But they dont know the value of these.
And people who are fail to get these, they want to collect them even they collect every single moment to make their life happy.
Rain give us very deep meaning. As we stand in rain, not every drop of rain fall on us except some of them.
As like life, not every moment and every friend make us happy but the few are.
Happiness is very hard to collect, it is like a bucket in the rain, millions of drops fall from sky but the few are collect by the bucket.
So in our life, a single moment will make our whole life happy or sad. As a single drop of rain fill the bucket. So its our choice what we want to get, and how we make our life.
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When I looked at the picture first I had the same feeling. That the cup was used to collect the raindrops. But then I read the whole text and saw the artist view, where the cup is there to bring warmth and comfort, a contrast to the cold and wet rain on the outside.
But that's the fabulous thing about art, the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. :)
Everything have a lot of faces. And every one have their own ability to look to them.
Its a game of experience.
Woo!!... Thanks so much to all of you!
Especially thanks to @danielsaori for his support, taking my post into this challenge.
I have to admit, it feels so good!! For us minnows, is confortable see that people is touched by our post, even if the monetary reward it is no so high, the replies and comments are great motivation.
Thanks to all the participants on this challenge, once again, because love each comment!! All of them are great!! The best luck for all you!
I wasnβt aware of the challenge on time. I had internet problems during the weekend but, I noticed the comments, and as I said before, I felt overwhelming, so I decided that I will reply each of them!!
Once Again⦠THANKS!!!! (I am almost like a movie start on an Oscar´s award ceremony)
You are more than welcome!
I know it can be very discouraging to start out on Steemit and see your hard work only return a few cents. There is a fine line between success and quitting forever. So please give it your best and keep working hard. Great comments to help build connections is probably the fastest way to success. Joining communities like #minnowsupportproject and #newbieresteemday are also great to connect with link-minded people on the platform.
You drawing is beautiful, so also is the thought behind it. Rain signifies different things to different people, for some, it means life. We sometimes overlook these little yet amazing gifts we receive from nature, we really should take a step back and enjoy every bit of it.
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I like your drawing. It is beautiful with a nice concept. I like playing in the rain when I was a kid, but my mom do caution that I may catch a cold. As an adult, I enjoy the rain when I am at home. I do enjoy the cool weather with clothes to keep me warm and hot tea. Besides cooling the environment, rain supports vegetation. It is essential for farming. Though irrigation is used to provide water for crops in some areas, rain water is free.
Despite the benefit of rain, I hate to be outdoors when it rains.
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Thank you Amelin.
Rain is always awaited but sometimes also hated, everyone has his own view of the rain. When drought is always awaited rain, but when the rain excessive drop then many people will cursing it. The rain is identical to the cold, but i feel is every rain falls always brings blessing because rainwater always gives life on the earth.
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@Karenthfer, Thanks for sharing your original drawing. Our lives are enriched by moments of carefree timelessness. Enjoying the moment and not checking our watches. However it seems the world is conspiring against is, dragging us into an infinite number of worries, stresses, and plans. You have encouraged us to seek these moments out, against all odds. Take care!
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Well said. I always wish I could stop caring about all the musts in life and just move along and enjoy the small things.
Thank you!
Firstly, your drawing skills are inspiring @karenthfer - I sadly inherited the inability to draw even the most basic of objects from my father. The best I can do is draw stick men, but in the same pose with their arms pointing up. People love to give me crap about it, haha.
There is nothing better than the rain. I don't know if it's because as a child I have fond memories of building blanket forts when it was raining and finding ways to entertain myself because I couldn't be outside riding my bike or going somewhere with my friends.
I am a little too old for blanket forts these days, I would probably throw my back out if I attempted to get down on the floor and build a fort with a few chairs and some blankets. Plus, my wife would probably have me committed to a mental hospital.
The best thing about when it rains is that I get away with not mowing the lawn or tending to the gardens. And I get to sit down and binge Netflix with a constant supply of quality coffee, something I don't get to do enough of these days.
By the way, what is up with some people not liking the rain? I got into a debate with someone at work recently who tried arguing that they prefer hot and sunny weather, and I prefer cold and raining weather. I think I won the argument by concluding that it's easier to warm up than it is to cool down.
Great initiative @danielsaori this is my first entry into the Steemit comment challenge, but most certainly not my last.
Congratulations on winning the 2nd prize!!
Happy that you joined us this week.
Oh wow, thanks a lot @danielsaori great competition and much appreciate the prizes on offer here. I'm going to use that extra delegated Steem Power to do some good here and spread the wealth around as much as possible. My SP is still quite low but as a result, you might have just helped me give someone an extra 2c on an upvote. Thanks again.
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Welcome to the contest! Happy to have you here π
Thanks @danielsaori it's a great contest idea that gives back to the community. I am sure @karenthfer is feeling pretty great getting to read a bunch of nice compliments and comments about her drawing efforts.
here is my entry
well i am also the biggest fan of rain
rain brings peace within me .Watching raindrops fills your heart with happiness and to experience all this while having a cup of hot chocolate or coffee adds its taste further.
well you have given your drawing a real touch
it seems like you are enjoying this moment right now with that cup in hand enjoying every sip of it while watching these rain drops
i can feel this as i said i too love the rain!
bdw your drawing is spot on!
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The rain, a hug, among others, are those things that we must learn to enjoy, in opportunities we want to live so fast that we never make that pause that you mention @karenthfer @danielsaori and let pass the moments and only when we no longer have them is that we realize how important and appreciated they were. In my case I like to see the stars, I really find them beautiful and rarely do we realize that they are there.
Nice image, thanks for reminding us to appreciate those little things.
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@karenthfer As i look at ur piece of work , it brings me the feeling of fresh rain, the scent of the lovely earth that ensures after a beautiful rain, and the atmosphere of warmth and comfort while longingly looking towards the rain.
Rain is the skies bestowing to the earth, cold yet reviving, it spreads along with it love and piece . and gives us a moment to take a break and gaze towards the sky .
@sparrowbernard A huge thanks for this donation <3
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Best of luck MoonPrincess.
It is such an amazing time @karenthfer. To watch the little drops falling down from the skies and how it just changes everything about your environment, mood, clothing and activities. Some thing so little but has a great influence on you. In my case, i don't only end it at enjoying the view but go further as playing under its drops. Notwithstanding, i most agree that sitting down with a cup of warm tea and enjoying the view is certainly a great sight and moment.
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Happy to have you back Hermann. Best of luck!
Thanks
Wow wow wow... The art is amazingly beautiful.
I also really do love the "raining" season and thats because of its wonderful benefits.
Rainwater is highly oxygenated, free of the salts, inorganic ions, and fluoride compounds contained in tap water that accumulate in the soil over time and potentially harm plant roots. The use of rainwater in your garden dilutes this impact, making plants more drought-tolerant, healthy, and strong. If you collect rainwater, you'll be able to keep watering and nourishing your garden with your rain barrel reserves. You'll also help to reduce runoff pollution. When it rains, runoff picks up soil, fertilizer, oil, pesticides and other contaminants and pushes them into other areas of the landscape.
Also, the plants we grow, the animals we raise, and the requirements of the human body to stay hydrated are all dependent on clean water. Rainwater fills streams, rivers, and lakes. ... Rain is the lifeblood of human existence, of life on our planet.
Rain water, also called precipitation, is a natural feature of the earth's weather system. Air currents in the atmosphere bring evaporated water from the ocean and the earth's surface up into the sky. The evaporated liquid condenses in the cold air, forming moisture-filled rain clouds.
Rainwater systems counteract storm water run off and thereby reduce flooding, erosion, and ground water contamination. When combined with enlightened infiltration designs like rain gardens, a natural state can be regained. ... On the other hand, irrigating with rainwater helps replenish groundwater supplies.
Now talking about Art, Creating art relieves stress, encourages creative thinking, increases brain plasticity, and provides many other mental health benefits. Creating Art Relieves Stress. Art Encourages Creative Thinking. Art Boosts Self-Esteem, Provides a Sense of Accomplishment.
As Nietzsche said (paraphrase), to live is to suffer. Art is communication of this common story that can brings us all together as humans. Art is important because other humans are important and it allows us to understand each other.
Studies have shown that making art and drawing is a powerful tool to combat stress. ... While you can also exercise, chant, or garden, art offers specific advantages to battling stress. There are also ways in which the visual arts can help knock stress out of your life.
And this is the mere reason why art is important in our daily lives. With the art that we are surrounded by, whether it's a painting, music or even videos can have a huge impact on our mood and emotions. But art makes life worthwhile. It may not be vital to fulfill our basic needs; it does make life joyful.
Weldone darling @karenthfer for this beautiful artwork. So neat, clear and sweet.
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Thank you for a well thought through comment. Happy to have you back Oredebby.
Thank you so much @danielsaori. Hope you had a great day.
My entry :
Our children loves the rain specially when it's their Daddy's day off. He would allow them to play in the rain with him. And that is the scene I enjoy watching. For me moments such as this are precious with our children. Letting them play and enjoy nature. And of course bonding moments as a family. π My husband and I wants to enjoy our time with our girls while they are still young. When we can still gather them easily. For we know as they grow older they will also have other priorities.
Great art work by the way. π thank you for sharing it.
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When I read your entry I imagined your family playing in the garden and you standing there with the hot cup of chocolate watching them through the window.
Thank you @danielsaori! Yes or possibly taking a video of them. πππ
Hey @danielsaori, this is such a simple post this week with an awesome message. I had to get in on it :)
Here's my comment that I left for @karenthfer:
I love the concept you chose for "enjoy the little things"! Too often we live our lives, rushing from one thing to the next, and we forget to truly enjoy all those little things in between. We are like hamsters on a wheel, and I think it is so important to regularly jump off of that wheel, take stock and live with our eyes wide open, enjoying all the beauty that life has to offer...like raindrops on our window, the feeling of a cozy sweater against our skin and the smell of a steaming cup of hot chocolate :)
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Simple but powerful is something to aim for.
Thank you @danielsaori π That's very kind of you to say!
hey dan, how have you been? I trust you're good. thanks for this challenge. its really amazing. and here is my entry. i love her art work i guess you have an eye for naturals.
entry:
wow wow wow.... i love your drawing. i actually prefer the one you drew more than the photoshop eddited. and actually, the rainy days hold lots of memories for me. i remember running in the rain with the woman i love, i remember praying in the rain, i remember crying in the rain, it sorts of feels like every drop was someone who was crying along with me, someone who feels my pain. and i love being under my blancket when it rains, with my fan turned to the highest, with the A/C on too. lol... i know am weird. i love the feeling of cold plus this soothing warmth.
and i definitely love the roars. and the cool breeze after it stops.
i love it raining on work days...lol...somedays i just want to get back into bed and sleep extra...lol
thanks for your beautiful art work.
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I've been busy but doing great. Stuck in a lot of dusty business, if you know what I mean... ;)
Happy to have you here and thanks for your entry.
Here is my comment
"I saw this post through @danielsaori comment contest and By right, I am suppose to comment about the rain and drawing to win contest but fuck that... I had to check up your blog and Girl if there is something i love about it, its how you keep on pushing despite the low upvotes. You draw the for the love of drawing and you are not complaining about the upvotes. You are also good at writing stuffs, why dont you try making a little comic book? Yes in know its stressful but trust me, it will worth the hassle."
But bro i really need to have a little conversation with you on discord, I have this crazy idea running through my mind that will change this your comment contest for good. Can you reply me with your discord username?
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There are really no rules for what you can cover in your entry. I'm happy you made it personal and didn't follow what you thought was the norm. :)
I have the same name on discord. I found you now and will ping you.
Thanks man... Why do i have this feeling that i may win back the sbd i donated?
There is that pleasureable feeling you get when you watch rain fall through your window with a nice cup of hot drink in your hands. You are comfortable and dry, enjoying the nice cool weather.
This drawing portrays reality as the girl stares out watching raindrops. I do wonder what is going on through her mind. Could she be missing someone or thinking of her future? Perhaps she is longing to go play in the rain like we did as children.
A lot of ideas are running through my mind, maybe i would write a story based on your drawing. I hope you won't mind.
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Thanks Chika. I hope you write a story about it and post it.
I think i will soon.
This drawing is really amazing, as it can say so many different things to different people. Art & beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder, as is emotion.
For me this girl/woman in the drawing - seems like she is holding her cup of hot chocolate/tea/coffee, while standing in the rain. She seems to be in deep thought and contemplation. So much so that she is not bothered by the rain falling into her drink. She could be just so full of emotion (maybe sadness?) that the feeling of the rain falling on her hands and into her cup is going unnoticed.
The more I look at this drawing, the more scenarios pop into my head. Perhaps she is a young girl and her hot chocolate is too hot, so she is cooling it down.
Regardless, it is a very powerful drawing!
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First of all welcome and Amazing pencil art!
you deserve an upvote!
Well, happiness is something that everyone is looking for, for some money is happiness, for some car, the big and the house is happiness, but let me tell you what is the real happiness, the real happiness is when you saw someone smiling and you feel happy, the real happiness is when somebody needs your help and you help him :) The real happiness is just sitting in the garden and watching flowers ( its a free happiness ). these are the real happiness in my point of view :) would love to hear your view.
Thank you :)
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As much as I love sitting in the garden and enjoying the warm weather, I also have a love for staying inside a warm house and watching the cold rain pouring down on the outside.
I too love sitting in a house and watching the cold rain :)
First of all, allow me to compliment your skill as an artist. Your drawing is really beautiful, and I feel it conveys the right mood.
I agree with you at how wonderful something so simple as the rain can be. And maybe it's because of its simplicity that it can so special.
As if when the rain started, the nature is telling us that we need to relax, let the purity of its drops wash away our stress, our worries and our overbearing thoughts, and just sit there, listening, watching and reconecting with ourselves and what is around us.
I think it helps us soothe our minds, our bodies and even our souls, to just take a moment to appreciate this little great things (which I just recalled is the idea of this artwork) and I feel you really capture that in your drawing.
Good luck on your challenge and keep up this amazing work @karenthfer!
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Thank you for your entry Corina. Great to see you here.
Oh what an amazing drawing!.. I think black and white are more than amazing to transmit feelings. Specially the feel of warm, sweetness and peace that is brought when you are feeling cousy on a rainy day.. I think my favorite feeling in the world is that sensation when you are very cold and you get a blanket and then you feel like the perfect temperature. Just like relaxing in a cloud!... It deletes bad days and anxiety for sure... Btw, I read an article that said that black and white were amazing to promote the creative function of the brain for babies and grown ups! Haha I know this comment doesnt has too much to do with your current drawing but keep the good work and create more greatness with this colors! Thanks for your lovely post.
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Thanks Jessica. I've read the same thing about babies and using black and white for brain stimulation. It had something to do with the limited ability to see colors, and the strong contrast between black and white was excellent for stimulation.
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Here's my entry :D
Hi Leeart, unfortunately you were a bit late with your entry to make it count. The cut off is Friday morning UTC time.
I kept forgetting to enter my comment here lol! Oh, well. There's always next time :D
I love it when it pours. I am thinking of getting a metal roof
but I am debating on if hearing the dinks when the rain hits
the roof will annoy me or relax me. I guess there is no way
to find out unless I put a metal roof on my house. Sometimes
when it rains ( if lucky ) we get to see some of natures
fireworks at the same time.
Unfortunately I couldn't take your comment into consideration. The deadline is Friday morning, UTC time.
But thank you for visiting. Hope to see you back.
Thats ok .. I guess I missed out by a few hours. I am still glad I stumbled upon this as that painting is very good.