Christmas Challenge : I'm up for giving you some Blessings with a Simple Challenge | Ten Winners to be Chosen with $20 prize each! :)
Giving is the master key to success, in all applications of human life. - Bryant Mcgill
Up for a Simple Challenge :)
I am thankful as to what the platform has made me better today. There has been a variety of reasons to be thankful in Steemit and I can attest into that. I spend most of my free time in Steemit for about 6 months now and I'm happy that I am enjoying the wonderful things in Steemit.
The Challenge
To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with - Mark Twain
Comment on this post the best thing that has ever happened to you in 2017 and describe what happened and how did it happened. In the case of what you are bringing, it's all up to you. It could be your achievements in school, your job promotion, the YES of your girlfriend, your health, your success, a lucky escape from accident, your Steemit career, or finding your true love.
Anything! As long as you consider it as the best thing that has ever happened to you is a valid entry.
The Most Meaningful and Entertaining Wins
Though we might have unique experiences and things happened in our 2017 journey, I'll choose the most meaningful and entertaining comment on this post. Meaningful experiences include how you described your experience, pictures included on your experience, markdown techniques applied, and how meaningful that experience is.
I also define entertaining on this post as something that grabs our attention (readers including me). The way your experience entertained us, the number votes and comment engagements your entry has garnered, or simply the most reacted experience :).
I'll pick 10 Winners with $20 each
For it is in giving that we receive
Ten "best thing in 2017" comments will receive $20 each in STEEM dividends (computed based on the actual value of Steem in Bittrex) which means I will be sending the prizes with a dollar computation on the memo.
Of course, I will be the only person to select the best experience that you had in 2017. I'll be picking the best comments I think with no bias or favoritism :)
Only 1 comment/entry per user
Anyone can participate :)
Submission of Entries will be at the end of Christmas (11:59pm, December 25, 2017 UTC + 8)
And I'll be sending the winners prizes and at the same time announcing the winners 2 minutes after the 11:59 pm. (thats 12:01 am).
When I Went Dumb, Peace Dawned Upon Me!
2017 will remain as an unforgettable phase of my life. During this period, I experienced life as never before. The best moments of the year, I can recall when I took an oath of a prolonged silence for a month.
Yes, for a whole month, I didn't utter a word! To most, it sounded crazy ...and crazy it was! But I experienced the unexpected ...the ultimate peace and calmth, which I was longing for all my life. After some time of reflections of all the turbulent events of my past, I was at peace with everything. I had nothing to worry about. I could easily get the answers to all the questions that entered my mind from within.
Although it was not the first time that I took the vow of silence but this was the first time I took it for a whole month. It was the month in which my birthday falls. So I wanted some special birthday gift for myself. I thought what could be the best gift for myself. Then I recalled the day when I took an vow of silence for 24 hours in an attempt to raise awareness against the cruelty and violence towards voiceless animals.
And that day I accomplished much more than the usual days when I used to speak a lot during my outreaches. But this time, I didn't utter a single word but the words I was holding did magic.
So I was convinced that this would be the best birthday gift to myself. And I went silent for 31 days. This time of silence was amazing and it turned out to be the most wonderful gift of my lifetime.
During this period, I also learned a lot of thing which I never thought I could. I did so many things which I didn't know I could. I created / translated sub-titles for some documentaries and videos, hard-coded them. I also made some softwares for bots (until that time I didn't know what bots were, and here I was creating some!). Then I stumbled upon the world of Steem and registered my account on Steemit. I learnt a lot about the crypto world, ICOs etc.
I also learned to communicate through sign language. Interestingly enough, many people used to perceive me as a deaf and dumb. So when communicating with me they too used to do that either with sign language or by writing. It was funny as well as very educating experience.
The most important gift I received through this was attainment of my inner peace and happiness. I don't think anything else could be of more value to me than this.
OMG! And I used to think of Dumbs as dumbos! You have delivered a very powerful message to me with your enlightening experience. Such actions are life changing steps for sure, I agree.
Amazing! I'm wonder-struck!
Wow, I'll never forget this. Thanks for sharing @xyzashu
I have been wanting to help my husband with the daily expenses. I have 3 kids and they're still small. I don't go out in the house, I just take care of my kids. I am also not allowed to work here in Saudi because I only have a dependent visa. I told myself, maybe someday, when we settle in the Philippines, I'll just open a sari-sari store.
But when I met Steemit, through jerrybanfield's video in facebook, everything changed. Steemit gave me the opportunity to earn and at the same time take care of my kids. Not only that, I no longer get bored here, because there are a lot of things like blogging, photography, contests to get involved in Steemit. I gained friends too. I'm so happy now.
So for me, the best thing that happened to me in 2017 is being able to know 'Steemit'. Thanks @jerrybanfield! 😆
We are so lucky to have joined Steemit.
Yes. Especially ako na taong-bahay lang.. Sino'ng mag aakala, halos wala nga'ng naniniwala sa 'kin eh. Haha.
2017 has been an entertaining year with so many good things and achivements.
But I would rate Steemit as the best thing happened to me in 2017. Altjoigh i consider it happened bit late to me.
Using Facebook Whats app has drained me out. No creativity nothing sort of excitement. The moron people in FB are so nonsense that even if sm1 demise they used to put LIKES. wtf.
Geting pissed off, my life gone into a routine schedule office to home and then . my life just got stuck in between office n home n smtime the friends.
One day i heard of cryptoworld ..got curious i started to google it and came across Steemit. A social platform.
Then wat i joined Steemit on Oct 2017 and it transform me a bit. Not only the earning ...bjt Utilising my spare time. Writing Sharing is wat now keep me bzy. My Times started to get meaningfull way, what is more important than that, to make proper use of time.
I also recomended few others to join and they activelly get into it and started to like the platform.
Steemit just keep me going for the last 2 months since i joined. Now looking more in coming year.
Thanks
@steemflow
Hi @jassennessaj
Thank you for this challenge, I just want to share how this year brought me for what I am today..
and that I am blessed in some aspects of my life..
My career inspired me to strive more as I am designated as the Head of Socio-Cultural Activities and Coordinator, Quality Assurance and Accreditation of College of Industrial Technology, I was so flattered holding positions at my young age, this year also I am the only faculty who sent in a National Folkdance Workshop in Dumaguete, and during Accreditation, I was assigned as a counter part of the two programs (HRM and Tourism), and At the same time assisted the Dean of Student Affairs of all the documents needed for my office(socio-cultural). And Glad that all my areas passed, to think that I am studying Cebu, and tired traveling itself, but it's all worth it. I also tried to applied scholarship for my Masteral, and thank God I made it! this year also made me strong, going with my life independently, realizations are made that makes me a better person. Though my lovelife failed me, I'm still thankful that I don't have to worry to those people who I've lost, they are blessing in disguise, because the people who are meant to be with me, are with me..I am much close to my friends and meet good friends at the same time..This year made me realized to value my family, especially my parents, time flies and they grow old, so I must return back everything that they did for me. And Oh there's more, finally I have my own lot..Dream come true indeed 😊😊😊 and thankful for I was able to experience to visit a lot of different places in Cebu,Antique and Dumaguete.. I am also blessed for my new friends in steemit and excited on how steemit will change my life..
Thank you for reading!
More Blessings to come!
Love
@micch
Very nice of you @jassennessaj, a very clever idea of sharing blessing, a good act of generousity. But before I'll start sharing my best experience for the year 2017, You've been a good friend of mine for 4 years already I can attest that you're one kind big heart guy you deserved all the blessing you have now but then always stay what you are, I am lucky enough to have you in my life buddy! Have a jolly feastful Christmas to you.
So to start, What I am bringing as one of the best experience I had for this year was the birth of my first only son in this planet, the feeling of having a baby is really blissful, I know some of you here in this platform witnessed one of my posts mentioning my only son, I made a lot of mischiefs, I violated many rules here in Steemit and including the PAL community which I had been kicked by @someguy123. I made a lot of mischiefs, because of the fear that one day I might not financially support my family. I've been to depression and anxiety because of unplanned pregnancy and I know this one guy knows what I've through. Because of that I tend to make a lot of blogs to earn money for my baby for the record I've been cheetah twice and steemcleaners once, because of my eagerness to earn enough money for my baby I made a lot of wrong doings, the elderly were always right, every parent will do anything just for their kids. But then I am very thankful to all the people around me who lift me up during bad times, I am very thankful that there are still someone who supports me in this platform. After all these ups and downs, this made me think how lucky I am to have the gift of life. Whatever obstacles nor hindrances came to life we must face it because the almighty one won't give us challenges that we can't face and surpass. And now my parents, the people around me including my friends completes me as a man especially my only son Zach Aizelle who motivates and be strong to face all the challenges in life. I am very happy of what I have now seeing my family get along together cuddling with our baby is really a bliss. So thats how my 2017 went through a summarize version of my life scenario.
Thanks for reading fellow Steemians. Have a joyful Holiday everyone
STEEEEM ON! 🎁🎊🎉
What a wonderful experience! I am a clear witness of you how life has been fruitful and tough to you 😊 Merry Christmas bro!