Hey, there @meister! I loved your post and the self-reflection you shared. I was looking for an original quality post to nominate for Pay It Forward Curation Contest. I would like to nominate your post but I have a small concern about the image you used. You used an image without a permission or a contribution to its author.
You can check here for images under CC0 Creative Commons which you can use freely.
I will be really happy if you replace the image so that I can share your post and it gets more visibility and appreciation.
P.S. You wrote that you appreciate constructive criticism. I hope you find my feedback helpful :)
Cheers!
He there! Thanks a lot :) I got it from pixabay as "free download", see Link. https://pixabay.com/en/military-drill-instructor-662863/
So I'm confused...
How can I tell whether a picture is royalty-free? It says it's a "free download"...
Appreciate your constructive criticism. Always :D
While technically you don't need to list a source for CC0 images (like those from pixabay) there are some on steemit that want to see it so they know the image really is CC0. CC0 means it's free to use including for commercial use which your blog posts on Steemit are commercial (you get paid). At the end of the post it's really easy to just put a line that says Image Source: (list your source) or do it under the image.
Anyways @insight-out was asking about the image as she featured you into the contest which will bring you traffic we want to know you have all original content and your photos are either yours or legally allowed to be used by you.
Oh, it is OK then!
Just make sure you leave a note for your source so that people would know that you have the right to use it.
Great! I am making my post for PIFC then. I will send you a link later :D
So, finally, here is my post featuring yours :) I hope you like it.
I have an issue with authority when they are being authoritarian :) I don't like it when people act too bossy. I get confused about how to communicate with them. Then I get quite annoyed with myself about not knowing how to respond. I don't like following orders, neither do I like getting into a conflict. I try to find another way like joking for example :)
@insight-out: First of all thanks a lot for featuring and promoting my work :D Secondly I totally get what you are referring to with "bossy" people. Joking when confronted with authoritarian people can work, but I experienced it myself that it can be a recipe for disaster. Bossy people usually want to be acknowledged first, appreciated first. Joking can give the impression that you're NOT taking them seriously. The vicious cycle starts spinning. They get more bossy to get the acknowledgment they want and you get more "funny" to distract from the initial confusion. It won't end well. Referring to the deeper root I can tell from experience that it still takes me consistent confrontational work to disciplining myself into getting comfortable with the uncomfortable. Being fine not knowing the answer. Being fine expressing that I don't know the answer. Having the courage to be stupid ;) I realized that it's the inner child who feels "not good enough" who needs to overcompensate through "knowing it all". Nurture your inner child. It's easier said than done, I know. It tends to hide deep within the subconsciousness. It wants to go out and play though without the judgment of not being enough :) So to conclude: When someone's authoritarian and humor doesn't seem to work, appeal to his/her ego, acknowledge, admit if you don't know, and nurture your inner child. Hope I could provide value :)
I suppose you are quite right about the *vicious cycle" (and all of the rest). The only thing that comes to mind to add to our discussion is that one's response to the "authoritarian" people depends on one's goal. If your goal is to accomplish something and you need their assistance - then it is OK to "acknowledge" them and feed their ego.
However, if your goal is to teach yourself how to oppose authoritarian people in an effective way - then you should do something else.
If you need to teach yourself how to subordinate, then you should try to be "in service".
You are right, though. It is all about one's inner journey and personal growth. Every situation we face help us learn and evolve, if we manage to see it in this way.
Oh, Gosh! I so much know what you are talking about :D
Thanks for your valuable comment!
Just to be clear, you are under no obligation in the legal sense to provide a source for a CC0 image from Pixabay or anywhere else. But it is best practice while posting on Steem blockchain to provide attribution in form of a source link for the image anyway at the end, so that a reader here doesn't have to wonder if you had permission to use the image or not. Cheers
Cool, thanks for the clarification :)