A Bitter Retreat (S4W3 WOTW Update)
hive-150329·@scholaris·
0.000 HBDA Bitter Retreat (S4W3 WOTW Update)
Events presented by life can appear to be a bitter pill to swallow at times. It's our interpretation of these events that drive us forward into salvation or closer into damnation. It's what we do during these events that further define us. I chose to embrace the problems, the pain, and the consequences of my actions.
<center>What do you choose?</center>
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</center><center>[Deviant Art - Bitter Memories by Rain-Gear](https://www.deviantart.com/rain-gear/art/Bitter-Memories-462292784)</center>
<center>Do we bend?</center><center>Do we break?</center>
<center>Do we, instead, grasp the storm</center><center>and dictate our terms?</center>
<center>Welcome, again, to the Bitter Word of the Week!</center>
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# Seeking: WOTW Adventurers!
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@Calumam is the creator of the Word of the Week Contest.
- The current word for this week is BITTER.
- CONTEST START: Wednesday, 3/11/21
- CONTEST END: Sunday @ midnight, 14/11/21
- We have one more word in our contest before the challenge round.
- Please refer to the public merit grading to review past performance.
<center>[WOTW - Public Merit Grading](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11gksRcyWoNARmxtM6o8FubeYVXWkY6T6ETuLuybkxO0/edit#gid=696017039)</center>
Contestants create and post articles focused upon a word. The topic of your article is irrelevant so long as you include the chosen term for the week. Would you like to write about bitterness in finance? Stem? Splinterlands?
<center>**Bring us your story!**</center>
If you can adapt your work towards the Word of the Week and its rules:
<center>**Enter the contest!**</center>
But first, there are some essential guidelines to discuss related to participation in the community and HIVE in general.
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# Community Behaviors
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##### Recommendations to avoid disqualification
- Do not plagiarize.
- Add source links to images and any information not your own.
- Don't use the #pob-wotw tag more than once per article submission.
- Don't write an article about next week's word.
- Please no tag abuse.
- For example, if you use the leofinance tag, make sure your article is about finances.
- STEM (science-technology-engineering-math)? Make sure it's related if you use the StemGeeks/StemSocial tag
##### Helpful Hints
- Include the selected word in your article.
- Include the #pob-wotw tag in your article submission.
#### New Users
Are you new to Hive, or is this your first time posting to POB? There are some articles that the community recommends for reading:
- [3 things Newbies should do in their first week on Hive](https://www.proofofbrain.blog/hive-126911/@livinguktaiwan/3-things-newbies-should-do-in-their-first-week-on-hive)
- [The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Proof of Brain](https://www.proofofbrain.blog/hive-126911/@leprechaun/the-absolute-beginner-s-guide-to-proof-of-brain)
- [How to post like a pro - Complete guide to Markdown formatting](@themarkymark/how-to-post-like-a-pro-complete-guide-to-markdown-formatting)
- [CCC/Abuse and Plagiarism](https://www.proofofbrain.blog/hive-126911/@newbies-guide/abuse-and-plagiarism)
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# On the Lookout
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We're looking forward to seeing more of your posts. Until then, and after, have a blessed week.
<center>We can't wait to see your entries!</center>
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# Current Entries
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The following people listed below are already participating in the contest. Would you please support and engage the authors below?
Let me know if you have entered an article into the contest and ** don't see your name** on the list:
|Article|Author|
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|@ajorundon|[I chose bitter?](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@ajorundon/i-chose-bitter)|
|@sam108|[THE BITTERNESS I OBSERVED.](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@sam108/the-bitterness-i-observed)|
|@repayme4568|[The bitter leaf that mama cook](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@repayme4568/the-bitter-leaf-that-mama)|
|@oscarpower55|[Action Bitter hot drink](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@oscarpower55/action-bitter-hot-drink)|
|@savagetobi|[THE TRUTH. {POB-WOTW}](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@savagetobi/the-truth-pob-wotw)|
|@maoyagi|[FEELING BITTER TOWARDS YOURSELF. {POB-WOTW}](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@maoyagi/feeling-bitter-towards-yourself-pob-wotw)|
|@johnbenn|[Happiness can be Bitter](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@johnbenn/happiness-can-be-bitter)|
|@isaiahjerry|[What is Bitter](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@isaiahjerry/what-is-bitter)|
|@dwayne16|[Love doesn't make me better but only makes me bitter](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@dwayne16/love-doesn-t-make-me-better-but-only-make-me-bitter)|
|@mrenglish|[Health Benefits of Bitter Leaf POB-WOTW S4W3-Bitter](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@mrenglish/health-benefits-of-bitter-leafor-pob-wotw-s4w3-bitter)|
|@flexyg|[Bitter- The bitter story of a boy who battled with sickle cell](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@flexyg/bitter-the-bitter-story-of-a-boy-who-battled-with-sickle-cell)|
|@sugandhaseth|[BITTER gourds are good for health](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@sugandhaseth/bitter-gourds-are-good-for-health)|
|@princessbusayo|[BITTER AND AWFUL EXPERIENCE](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@princessbusayo/bitter-and-awful-experience)|
|@hranhuk|[A bitter](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@hranhuk/a-bitter)|
|@aimee.tariq|[What is more bitter than losing money ? - POB-WOTW](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@aimee.tariq/what-is-more-bitter-than-losing-money-pob-wotw)|
|@cristina-zac|[The most bitter thing in life for soul - pob-wotw](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@cristina-zac/the-most-bitter-thing-in-life-for-soul-pob-wotw)|
|@iamhafix|[A Night In The Cloud(POB-WOTW: BITTER)](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@iamhafix/a-night-in-the-cloud-pob-wotw-bitter)|
|@wiseagent|[The bitter taste of defeat.](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@wiseagent/the-bitter-taste-of-defeat)|
|@psalm111|[Full of Bitterness](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@psalm111/full-of-bitterness)|
|@huang-hsin|[Does every loss have a bitter taste? / POB-WOTW](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@huang-hsin/does-every-loss-have-a-bitter-taste-pob-wotw)|
|@mcluz|[Pob word of the week: Bitter](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@mcluz/pob-word-of-the-week-cd62b281e76a8)|
|@firstborn.pob|[Can it ever be bitter than this? 😭--Pob-wotw](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@firstborn.pob/can-it-ever-be-bitter-than-this-pob-wotw)|
|@adetuyinks|[The Bitter Truths That Should Make Us Better](https://www.proofofbrain.io/pob-wotw/@adetuyinks/the-bitter-truths-that-should)|
|@ajanaku|[We all need bitterness in life](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@ajanaku/we-all-need-bitterness-in-life)|
|@dwixer|[Bitter//POB Word Of The Week](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@dwixer/bitter-pob-word-of-the-week)|
|@kuse6051|[Bitterness is for a short period of time](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@kuse6051/bitterness-is-for-a-short-period-of-time)|
|@vikbuddy|[Sweetness in Bitter Relations! POB-WOTW](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@vikbuddy/sweetness-in-bitter-relations-pob-wotw)|
|@popmanj|[POB-WOTW: THE BITTER TRUTHS ABOUT LIFE](https://www.proofofbrain.io/pob-wotw/@popmanj/pob-wotw-the-bitter-truths)|
|@iamchuks|[A Bitter Country](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@iamchuks/a-bitter-country)|
|@lordemmy|[Being bite in a bitter way --Pob-wotw](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@lordemmy/being-bite-in-a-bitter-way-pob-wotw)|
|@corporateay|[From bitterness to madness. #POB-WOTW](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@corporateay/from-bitterness-to-madness-pob)|
|@kevinnag58|[Life's Too Short to be Bitter (POB-WOTW : Bitter)](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@kevinnag58/life-s-too-short-to-be-bitter-pob-wotw-bitter)|
|@wrestlingdesires|[The Bitter Truth](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@wrestlingdesires/the-bitter-truth)|
|@funshee|[Bitter-Sweet/POB-WOTW](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@funshee/bitter-sweet-or-or-pob-wotw)|
|@cool08|[The Pain Of A Mother](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@cool08/the-pain-of-a-mother)|
|@jesustiano|[Proud to exist with a good vibe [Eng-Spa]](https://www.proofofbrain.io/hive-150329/@jesustiano/proud-to-exist-with-a)|
<center>Have you entered the WOTW contest?</center><center>**Hurry, before it's too late!**</center>
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# In Closing
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<center>Please support our fellow authors!</center>
I look forward to providing more in the future. Thank you for reading and following on throughout my Hive journey. If you like this article, please consider **upvoting** and **following** @scholaris!
Welcome back to @Calumam! You and @nonsowrites have been a great help to me over the last two troubled weeks. I really appreciate you guys.
Thank you also to the Hive blockchain. We have engagement in this contest that people enjoy. And we have people to participate in an event that makes a think just a little bit more.
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