I Must Surely Be in Heaven

Since I haven't posted for over a year and a half, I thought I'd start with an uplifting topic today. How about those winged creatures known as angels?

Ah, I must surely have died, and be passing through a second life, and now knocking on the pearly gates of Heaven. I'm just thinking about my writing career over the past xx years and thinking that I never dreamt I'd be seeing angels.

On the platform of Squidoo, there are lots and lots of Squid Angels who are tasked with blessing [that's a thumbs up] or dinging [thumbs down] Squidoo lenses. In my previous two roles as a Squid Angel, I described myself as a 'hoverer.' It also comes from my Marketing background and strong need for analytical research. You see, I don't like to jump to any conclusions but require lots of data and lots of research."

Squid Angel : Blessings to YOU!

On my angel lens, Squid Angel : Blessings to YOU!, I also describe some other types of Squid Angels you might expect to see. "There are some Squid Angels who will announce their visits and their blessings."   Those are BUGLERS, "but not usually the norm!" I honestly prefer the traditional classification of angels, known as more humble beings, "marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful."

Now, don't you feel a little better today in that we discussed a light and airy topic? Nothing overly heavy; something angelic with wings!

By the way ... speaking of angels and heavenly things ... may I present to you some lovely Willow Tree Angels that you might want to purchase?  I actually have the Happiness angel which sits on my kitchen counter smiling back at me each and every day.  I probably should move it to my office so that I can feel the Happiness there!  I love how evocatively this little angel stands, with her head to the heavens, and how secure the little bluebirds feel to perch on her outstretched arms. Fabulous!

Blessings to YOU!

Protocol and Promotion Personal Commentary

Pardon me as I do a definition search for the word "protocol." Let's see, I'm checking out Merriam-Webster:

a detailed plan of a scientific or medical experiment, treatment, or procedure

Nope, not that definition.

a code prescribing strict adherence to correct etiquette and precedence

OK, I'll go with this one.

I was a Squidoo Squid Angel for the first time, well over a year ago, for a term of six months. Thankfully, I was granted my "wings" so to speak for my second term just recently. It is because I am a Squid Angel that I am talking about my take on "protocol and promotion." This is my take, my personal commentary.

I, along with my fellow angels -- 32 of us! -- are tasked with certain daily responsibilities, which I take seriously and conscientiously. On any given day, I am busy reviewing and visiting hundreds of lenses. As of this writing, I have rated nearly 6,200 lensmasters' lenses. That sounds like a lot; but you know there are some lensmasters with much more than that under their belts! It takes a lot of time and thought to do that many ratings/visits. Oh, I'm not even taking into account those lenses that I've visited that are not ready for ratings -- don't know if I would be up to 9,000 lenses or more, but I suspect so.

Well, the personal commentary part is this. Since I am a Squid Angel, as in my previous term, I find myself less and less wanting to send a Squidcast or post in the forum to encourage visits to my lenses. I don't know why, call me funny [yes I know I need more humor in my lenses]; but I've scaled back on that kind of 'self-promotion.' I've scaled way way back on my twitter tweets too. I've got some new followers and don't want to flood them out.

So, what about YOU? Are you a Squid Angel too and have a take on this? Are you doing the same amount of promotion nowadays as previously? Or, have you too scaled back in certain areas.

Because I am Squid Angeling, much of my extra time [if there was such an animal] is now occupied with those duties and leaving me with not enough time for my blogging. When I'm blogging, I love this form of expression. Note to self, "make more time for blogging."

Did I say angel? What it means to be a Squidoo Squid Angel -- Blessings to you, my dear!