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Friday Inspiration
So in this age of 24 hour news it's easy to become mired in a negative perspective of the world. The steady drip of negativity conditions people to subconsciously accept the unacceptable as normality, when in reality it is the polar opposite of normal. Equally, by focusing on the bad we often miss the good and there is so much of it! There are some amazing people out there, people that are putting their life and personal aspirations on the line in order to try and make the world a better place. From my own perspective and my own writing, as much as I recognise the validity of waking people up to the insanity of our current paradigm, I feel it has to be done in the right way and that there should also be a counterbalance.
The Competition
What I want to try and do is to run a weekly competition that highlights the multitude of positivity that is so often forgotten. Positivity can come in many be forms, be it the actions of individuals or projects or simply something that's fun/funny and highlights the sheer joy of being alive .. again a joy that is so often overlooked.
What I would like to do is inspire people to look for the good and to make other people aware of it. Each Friday this competition will run for 24 hrs and then I will put a close notice on it at some point on the Saturday morning. During those 24 hrs I want people to collect positive news stories/videos and details about projects that are taking place around the world. Equally everyone enjoys a good laugh and so good natured funny or uplifting stories/videos are also very welcome.
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The Rules
I'm not really a big fan of rules, but seeing as it's a competition I guess we need to get a few in place so here it goes.
1)You have 48hrs to enter your submissions, after that time all submissions will be void.
2)During that time each entrant is welcome to submit one story/video in the comments section below, you are strictly limited to one submission per person..
3)After the submissions have closed I will then invite readers to upvote their favourite submissions.
4)Readers can upvote at any point until the following Wednesday morning. Again due to the time differences I will make it clear in the title of the post when it's closed.
5)Anyone submitting an entry will need to add at least a paragraph explaining their choice.
6)Anyone that enters will be required to give this post a 100% upvote and to resteem it.
The Winners
Although we may start small over time I'm hoping we can grow the idea and begin to offer some really good incentives. There will be both a 1st and a runners up prize:
1st prize will be 70% of the Steem & SBD payout of this post.
2nd prize will be 30% of the Steem & SBD of this post.
As per everyone else I will be upvoting just one submission and commenting on my reason why. I will read and watch all submissions but will only comment on the one that I upvote, this is purely down to time constraints and although readers are able to upvote one submission you're entirely free to comment and discuss others. Equally anyone that enters is entitled to one upvote but they are not able to upvote their own submission.
Any questions please don't hesiate to ask.
My Submission
Although I fully intend to, I've yet to write about my love for animals, nature and the environment. After years of decline and persecution and thanks to the tireless daily protection, work and dedication of the Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund the population of mountain Gorillas continues to increase. Of course I would like to live in a world where these magnificent animals didn't require such protection, but in the face of much danger this is amazing work and these guys deserve recognition.
According to results just released, the mountain gorilla population living in the Virunga mountains has grown— from 480 in 2010 to 604 as of June 2016! Combined with a separate mountain gorilla population living in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda, this brings the number of mountain gorillas to more than 1,000 individuals.
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