A day of wonders. Orca status.

I became a Hive Orca yesterday and was rewarded by beautiful sights.
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Your life and my life is not that much different as we all have to face the occurrences in life every day.

Some good and some bad and my way of coping is to just endure and to continue relentlessly. We face hurts and we face happy times and one of the happy things in my life is that my perseverance and hard work was rewarded with the Hive Orca status late yesterday.
Now I am not going to do one of those irritating posts where I tag 100 persons to blow my bugle, but each of you over time know who you are and what you have done to support us.
Our God also knows this and I want to tell you that you are all in our hearts.
This is a sincere THANK YOU to all of you.

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I used the squirrel shots as line breakers between the lovely scenes.
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She sat reminiscing about the events in her day.
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Finally the promise of a short rainbow for our futures.
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To the newbies here on Hive only this. I started with nothing some years ago and it was perseverance that did this. Do not regard Hive as only an occasional side line, or a quick rich scheme, as it consists of many opportunities for all of us to eventually improve our situations.
HODL and BUIDL are two words that play a prominent role in Hive and coupled to regular posting and engagement they will deliver the desired results.

To the oldies only this. We were honored to form a deep friendship with you and hope that we have never disappointed anyone. You know who we are, our plans and what we do and we couldn't have done this if it was not for the constant support by each of you. So just know that each of you are highly valued, not for your money, but for who you are.
We only hope and pray to ask for the best of blessings to each of you and your families.
"The road is long, with many a winding turn" (Song lyrics), but we will all walk it together.

Just my clumsy thank you to everyone, but know that it comes from my heart.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

Thank you kindly for supporting a post on behalf of @papilloncharity



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Welcome to the Orca Pod! I'm always happy to see people level up. Hive needs more big accounts to spread the rewards. We all benefit as it grows. Lots of exciting stuff going on and this year could be massive. We just have to keep pushing for success.

!PIZZA

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Thank you for the kind wishes Steve. The moment that #combination shows real growth, we will release 10% of the income every week into the DAO fund.
You are right in saying that we can all build hive.

Difficult to keep up with all of the improvements on hive and the hope is always for mass adoption.

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thanks for the tip on how to last long here.... as always.. your photos are amazing :)

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My pleasure and my efforts are evidence that it really works.
Thank you also for the compliment about my photos.

!PIZZA

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The pictures you share I really like it, of course I see in the post there is a squirrel she is very beautiful

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Thank you and did your read the message in the post?

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Honestly, for the post that you made, I saw the picture more because the beauty and beauty of the picture was very interesting. Of course in other posts I often read.

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Well in that post was some advice for beginners on how to prosper on hive.

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Thank you for the advice you have given me maybe I will improve everything I do is comment on people thank you very much greetings

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Congratulations on the HIVE milestone! Some very nice shots there! I wish I could get as good rainbow captures on my phone... but I guess that is what you get if you use a real camera!

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Thank you Bengy and we haven't talked for ages. Have you settled in after your move and are you still involved in the music business? Hope that you get many bookings.

Camera is always better methinks.

!PIZZA

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Still music-ing.. thankfully! Settling in nicely into a new house... lots of boxes, and trees... lots of things to do, but we have the rest of our lives!

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A nice way to look at things and we are also busy packing boxes again.
It will be our tenth move since the start of Papillon.

!PIZZA

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My friend, what beautiful words of encouragement for all of us who are integrating this wonderful platform, definitely examples like yours where perseverance and work pay off are worth emulating. And I totally agree with you, HOLD and BUILD are two words that really define teamwork and prosperity for everyone here at HIVE.

Congratulations on becoming you are an Orca!. 🎉👏
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Thank you for the lovely comment and I just felt the need to show how I did it.
I see by your rep count that you are also a stayer and it is the best way to go. One appreciates the progress more when one really works for it.
Just my way of looking at things.

!PIZZA !BEER !LOLZ

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So, now you're swimming with the big fish - congratulations, Zac, I knew you would make it sooner than you thought 👏

I count myself as an oldie, so I thank you, my friend, I am happy that I have met you 😊

Beautiful photos as always, love the clouds and the squirrel as well 😍


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A real great surprise Hannes. I thought that it was still weeks away and all of a sudden BOOM!

How humble of you to count yourself as an oldie. I am touched and will have to ask Marian if you are an oldie 😪 Depends on your definition of oldie, as if it is in years, then no you are still a working youngster, but if it is as a friend then you are totally correct 🤣 !LOLZ

Thank you for the kind compliment my friend.

Cheers and thanks.

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Oh, my friend, I'm feeling quite as an oldie might feel, although I have no idea how an oldie feels ... I think I'll have to ask the people in the retirement home next to our main office building 😂 !LOLZ

You're most welcome, my friend 😊


!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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A good idea and maybe you go and work as a volunteer in the old age home in your lazy times, as the frights that you will learn about getting old will keep you wide awake 😁 !LOLZ

Cheers and thanks.

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Work in my lazy times? Never 🤣 But getting old scares me a little bit, I have to admit, because although I will be free to do anything I want I might not be able to do anything I want 😅


!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Well just think about it as you will get great experience in the ravages of ageing.
It all starts gradually after you retire, nothing big but just imperceptible changes.
The sights start to dim, the plumbing starts to leak, flatulence increases, a gentle shake starts to manifest and balancing starts to become a problem.

Then the teeth goes, the hair is repossessed and the muscles become weaker and everything sags. Unknown pains in all body parts appear overnight and one has to plead with junior to stand up when one wants to play rugby.
Not a rosy future methinks 😟

Cheers and thanks.

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I love the way you are telling me about my future, my friend, that was all I needed to start the day ... think I'll go back to bed and dream I'm a baby again. ... I think I know what you will reply to this 😁


!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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There are many anti ageing creams on the market my friend. You can be 16 bottles of the stuff, but I am afraid that none of them work.
It's all a mental thing and if you think young, then you will stay young. Maybe for a month at least.

So I am only trying to prepare you for the future as a friend as nobody told me about these things. One morning I wake up and there is a knob behind my ear, so I was afraid that I was growing another head, but the doctor told me that it was only the normal swelling of a gland, as it happens to old people. Nobody told me 😪

Getting old is not for sissies 🤣

Cheers and thanks.

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A knob behind my ear - I have just had a look and there's nothing ... nothing yet, but you may be sure that from now on I will take a look every morning 😅

Thank you so much for caring, my friend, but please be so kind and don't tell me anymore about knobs and such things ... I don't want to be a Sissy 🤣 !LOLZ


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Hahaha, not necessary to look every morning, as I bet that you will get a knob elsewhere on your body, so prepare for strange things when you approach 70, as they call it praying time 🙏

Shame, my intention was only to prepare you, but right I will respect your request and leave you to make the discoveries for yourself 🤣 !LOLZ

Cheers and thanks.

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You mean I will get even more knobs on different places? That doesn't sound good, but thankfully I still have a few years till I turn 70 😂 !LOLZ


!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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At 70 the plumbing doesn't work anymore and you will drip from the tank when you walk.
No warning that you want to pee, as the need comes out of nowhere to surprise urgently.

The legs weaken and the balance goes, so you will have to take care that you are always near a toilet, as if you have to rush, you will fall over and not only wet your pants, but you will have new nobs from the fall to worry about 🤣 !LOLZ

Cheers and thanks.

Lots of more worries and less hair 🤣

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Now you're really scaring me, my friend, so I'll have to prepare my pants I believe, but I don't tell you how 🤣 !LOLZ

I shave my head evey few weeks, so I don't mind loosing my hair 🤣


!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Hahaha, they have already invented an answer and it is called incontinent nappies my friend. So you will again wear the same pants that you did as a baby 🤣 !LOLZ
I think they call it the circle of life 😉

Oh yes, I forget as you like to look young 😁

Cheers and thanks.

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Haha, I know these, of course, but I didn't want to mention them because I knew you would do so 🤣 !LOLZ

Haha, I'm looking oder each day I let my beard grow, but when I shave my face and head I look at least a week younger, or two 😂


!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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In think somebody must make a song, "Nappy days are here here again" 🤣 !LOLZ

Hahaha, I expected some answer like this and I grow my beard to hide the age lines in my face 😉

Cheers and thanks.

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Haha, LOL, I'm happy if you can laugh at it, my friend - I'm scared already 😜 !LOLZ

I would have to let my beard grow all over my face 😉


!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Now here's the good news, it doesn't happen to all males, as some have a pipe inserted and they wee in a plastic bottle strapped around their waste. So their pants stay dry 😉

Hahaha, that one is easy, as I let my eyebrow hairs grow down to meet my beard 🤣 !LOLZ

Cheers and thanks.

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I wonder where you get all these ideas from - maybe there's a book "How to scare younger people of getting old" 🤣 !LOLZ


!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Hey, I used to preach at 6 old age homes and we work with a few other old age homes with Papillon.
So I have seen all the things that I am telling you and even worse things my friend.
That's why I am glad that I am not getting old 🤣 !LOLZ

Cheers and thanks.

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And I am glad that you don't tell me the worse things. But anyway, I have just decided to not get old either 🤣 !LOLZ


!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Best decision you could ever make Hannes 😉
Leave the getting old for the old people and follow your heart as it is forever young 🤣 !LOLZ

Cheers and thanks.

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I will do my best, my friend 😊


!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Nice grind on Orca-hood there. That takes a crapload of work as we all know and deserves some respect for your perseverance. Hoorah!

(and the rainbow pic is literally the bomb!)

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Thank you kindly for the compliment and yes, hard work is always rewarded.
To hold and to build is indeed the best way to go, as hive has a great future.

I was not quick enough on the zoom to get a better picture of the birds that flew over the rainbow, but yes, I also like it.

!LUV
!WINEX
!LOLZ

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Congratulations! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

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Congratulations for this goal!

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Such a wonderful story you share and so great to show the way for other charities who should be here. Those stories are what people need to hear, the example can duplicate itself when creating new charities, and we can donate directly and curate rewards directly to them as a multilayer support.

I also love that you have $1400 in 20%apr savings too!

Congrats old friend. Here’s to 50k more hp!

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Thank you and I agree with you Zeke. I read a post about the issue of creating another fund on hive to support charities and hopefully the idea will grow as times are tough for charities. But we persevere against the odds and a thing that I hate to see is if a charity is forced to close it's doors because a lack of support. But such is life.

Thank you and yes we try our best to keep on building on hive.

Blessings to you and yours and thank you for the kind wishes.

!BEER

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Supporting local with my marketing company, we deal with a number of charities. Volunteering is great but it really seems you get what you pay for. So many organizations think they don't have to use any business principals and structure in order to run a successful charity and so many of them turn out to be shit shows. When you switch "Damn I better do better or else I may get fired" to "Ah screw it I am not getting paid for this" and the accountability can go out the window.

It is all about culture and leveraging the expertise you have among supporters otherwise might as well sell lemonade on the corner.

So great to see you keeping on and doing things right.

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Great to hear this and you are a good man Zeke.
We have had many volunteers over time, but sadly they just came to get the recognition, as when the real work started they disappeared like mist before the sun. Not even a good bye and it can play havoc in the projects as every loss meant that we had to leave whatever we were doing and do their tasks ourselves.
21 years in the charity field have thankfully resulted in much experience and now we don't fall into the traps, so now we teach people to do things themselves. Glory hunters are everywhere and that is the wrong mindset to enter the charity world, as if there is no heart in it then it creates damages to the self and to others in the poor communities.

I like your "selling lemonade on the corner" take on it.

I wouldn't say it's great as it is an unthankful schlep with many sacrifices as you know, but somebody has to do it and we were elected to be that somebodies.

!PIZZA

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now lets make seaworld shut down its orca shows in san diego and build a giant off shore orca rehab center off vancouver

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Sounds like a brilliant idea and would there be a petition regarding this?

Amazingly my name is Zac (Zacariah) and my wife's maiden name is Williams.

Regards and !PIZZA

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Congrats and welcome to the Orca club :)
It's pretty awesome achievement!

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Thank you for the welcome milady :)
Oh yes, it was a little bit difficult, but I have no dreams of becoming a Whale, as Papillon is more important to me.

Blessings and !PIZZA

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Awesomeness, well done and well deserved my friend 👌
Your positivity here on Hive is like a breath of fresh air, thank you for sharing your beautiful world with us and for the inspiration and encouragement.
I'm so privileged to have met you here and appreciate your wisdom and help with the birth of the Silver Bloggers🙏🏻
A big congratulations to you🤗🥳🥳🥳

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Thank you Lady Lizzie for the kind message and for your heart.
Marian and I was discussing your issues and I think that you should sell up and move over here.
There's lots to do here and I know that you will never be bored, as you can just follow your heart.
You are a lifelong friend and it was only our pleasure to help. The Lord has helped you you assemble a great team and with Fiona around, things can only improve.

Blessings and all !LUV to you guys.

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woohoo Orca that is so awesome !

Total repsect for being a pioneering superstar in all you do on and off Hive :)

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What a nice message and I appreciate it my friend.
We only do what it is that we can do.

Blessings and !PIZZA

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Congratulations @papilloncharity that is wonderful news 🎉🥳😁💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

Wise words and beautiful photographs from your surroundings.
Have a wonderful day today!

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Thank you kindly my friend.
Fact is that time flies so fast that the day and the achievement is gone and I simply carry on.
One doesn't dwell on these things as then pride will be a trap.

May you also have a good day.

!hivebits

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You are welcome @papilloncharity 😊
I missed it yesterday… but wanted to say something now I saw it. As I know it takes a lot of effort to get there. 😉 (my goals)

Yes, times flies and life goes on. Good in many ways.
Thank you so much 😎
!PIZZZA
!hivebits

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Patience and perseverance with a long outlook will do it my friend.

And also bad in many ways 😉

!PIZZA !hivebits

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I fully understand @papilloncharity 😊
Thanks a lot 😁

!PIZZA
!hivebits

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Thank you for your advice to newbies. Honestly, it is not easy here. Just like you said, it is not a get rich quick scheme. You have to be patient and persevere.
I grabbed that

Thank you for sharing your wisdom. You talked to me directly

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Looking so beautiful view captured I appreciate your photography

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Lost a couple of weeks, then stumbled upon this, congratulations and wise words, nothing in life comes easy, but keeping chipping away it becomes easier.

Great people in Hive, help make the company we keep a lot more joyful, ever learning and humbled to know so many wonderful people!

!LUV

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Lost a day to answer this, but that's normal Lady Joan.
Thank you kindly for the compliments and yes I agree, life is what we make of it.

Yes indeed there are some great souls here in hive and I am honored to know some of them.

!LUV

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I loved the idea of the photography, this is really new. Well captured rainbow and the birds flying between them have made it more special 😊

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