Please forgive the delayed response Debbie. Sometimes I can't return a comment immediately because the words simply aren't there to express my gratitude.

I've thought for what seems like a lifetime, at least my creative lifetime, that choosing to be an artist gives one a brilliant opportunity to test one's belief in one's work. And as an artist, 'one's work' mean's one's whole body, mind, heart and spirit.

Recently I've been considering writing another Introduce Yourself post because when I first started Steemit, I introduced one side of my art and not the person behind the art, and certainly not all the successes and failures, trials and tribulations of finding an audience for my art. And definitely not revealing how the successes and failures impacted my being and hence what could be produced from that being.

Steemit is such a huge community and somehow each one of us finds our tribe. I love seeing how different people work in whatever their chosen field. I also draw a lot of support from the interactions I have with other creatives. So my focus is not so much on the financial rewards that can be gained from Steemit ~ Although I would love a digital pen for my tablet. I'll be writing about this at some stage, because I've decided to not buy the pen I want, until I can actually buy it from my Steemit savings.

Your encouragement to keep producing original content has really given me such a boost and I wish to wholeheartedly thank you once again. 🦋