What does Winning Open Mic Actually Mean?

Friggin’ Wowser!!!! I WON OPEN MIC???!!!

That was super unexpected!
The timing for this was divine, I must say!
I was feeling so sad and enervated about something today until this was brought to my attention!

^{earlier today}
At first it actually hadn’t registered.
I had to remove the walls protecting the heart of the vulnerable little boy inside so that he could receive the love pouring forth from you all via this generous acknowledgment.
Then the love beams connected, expanded and multiplied so it now shines back to you all so brightly and gratefully!

What’s the big tendentious picture?

I feel like this song winning this esteemed contest is a win for us all, it’s a confirmation that the mission I’ve been on for 2 decades is worth it, and it’s a win for the message held firmly inside it, which is that the future for our planet and our descendants has hope and that future is in our hands, or more accurately, in our hearts.
We all make a difference.
Or rather, more poignantly, we all can make a positive difference in this world if we are following our soul purpose.

What about you?

I dedicate this win to anyone out there that has been diligently pursuing their soul purpose, their dream, their passion, but have yet to really receive and feel that outside acknowledgement we all wish we didn’t crave so much.

Even if it takes a very long time, you must be driven by the joy in making the art, expressing the art and sharing the art.
That’s really what Open Mic seems to be about.
The actual sharing.
It’s very much like a mega @curie for musicians.

Massive thanks to those that took the time to comment on my post.
Let’s face it, we do it for the comments and the connection that is born from them, don’t we?
**All who agree say, “aye!” **

Huge congratulations and thanks to the other TOP 5ers

• Fellow Helpienaut @silentscreamer - she is just an incredible powerhuose of talent!
• @mahomonroy
• @samcook (is that your real name?)
• @juanhobos
  All incredible musicians with such a creative flare! It's an honour to be alongside you all!

Congrats to all that bravely entered their hearts by sharing their music here in Open Mic!
You are truly winners! I hope you know this, and if you can't feel it yet, keep making your art...

Who’s behind this OM community and what am I so effusive about?

Deep heartfelt thanks, not just from me, but from everyone who enters Open Mic, must go to the tireless work of assessing and adjudicating that all the judges do each week.

• @meno, Helpienaut captain with a heart of gold!
• @sound-legion, Voice of an angel!
• @krystle, Secretly has the voice of an angel & is an Open Mic toure-de-force!
• @verbal-d, Wordsmith maestro!
• @passion-ground, da passionate blues-rock man!
  It’s seriously impressive.
  All who agree say, “aye!”
  ^{"We’re not blowing smoke up your arse" (Aussie slang idiom that means: "we’re not kidding you with sycophantic flattery")}
  I mean, they are people like you and I. They have lives in the offline/off-chain world too and this is an extra workload that they contribute to us, to our community and to our beloved platform that just blows my mind.

Above and beyond that, @luzcypher goes through every entry to verify its authenticity and veracity. And each week he must sift through scores of false entries, fake entries and theft posts so that the judges can just listen to the hours of music we share with them.
That’s dedication to us OMers and it’s time management mastery in action.
He’s the Yoda of time management plus he’s an extremely generous dude!
So much of the sponsored award prize money comes directly from his own money.
You understand that right?
Just take a moment to let that sink in.
I mean, after incredibly munificent @pfunk dropped out of the top 20 witnesses (update: he’s back in the top 20) he had to cut down his sponsorship, so Luzcy did an apologetic post that the prize amounts would decrease, yet the prize amounts are still so beautifully generous anyway.

And have you heard the music he makes and has made??!?!?!

Gosh! You think my tomfoolery is impressive? You should hear his music!

@luzcypher is a Steemit legend!

All who agree say, “aye!”

Now I think that it's important here to mention a smaller, but no less important music contest:
run by a man with a huge heart, @chiefmappster.
They awarded this same song First place in their awesome contest!
Yeeeeeeeeeew!

Anyway, this is my very long-winded way of saying thanks to everybody and now a special thanks to you for reading this far!
Blissful Blessings and smiles,
In joy
Nathan
NK

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Here are my previous Open Mic entries:

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• Week 87 - Burning The Candle (original) WINNING ENTRY!!
• Week 81 - Stop 'n' Think (original)
• Week 79 - Nobody's Slave Nobody's Master (Original) - Collab with Ben Lee @benleemusic
• Week 77 - Silence (waves of Life) (Original)
• Week 76 - Lean Into It (Original) - Coolab with Ben Lee @benleemusic
• Week 74 - Lucky Man Story (Original)
• Week 73 - Wings (Original)
• Week 72 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (cover)

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Please make sure you vote for @pfunk, @ausbitbank, @followbtcnews, @aggroed, @curie as witnesses here: https://steemit.com/~witnesses.
These beautiful beings do lotsa good.

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(because I'm hoping you're about to ).
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