Big welcome to steemit on behalf of the steemit community, you have a great story and i appreciate your energy even at 53

I'm Bania, an addicted steemit user and inspiring blog author, check out this post it could inspire you EP. 1: University of Greatness - Age is on Your Side Even at 70.

I need you to believe steemit is a game changer and can profit you more than your imagination

As a noob focus more creating valuable and quality content than spending time to discover and upvote the best contents because of your low steem power SP, you wouldn’t earn much of curation reward.

But by investing time in creating quality content and well thought out comments on other people’s post you can earn and gain recognition.

Here's a couple posts that can help you figure this place out

Beginners Guide To Getting Started With Steemit (REVISED) by @shayne || 1. The Introduceyourself Or Introduction Post — Steemit

EP. 6: University of Greatness – How to Become Great on Steemit without Pissing off a Whale (How to Become a Whale without Pissing off a Whale)

EP. 7: University of Greatness – 7 Things I Will Do Differently If I Have a Chance to Write a New Introduction Post

Hope these help you like they helped me. I'm part of a team and we like to help one another learn quick.

You can learn more by checking this out

Introducing Team #minnowtowhale | Newbs, Networkers Welcome‼️ | #minnowsupportproject sub group — Steemit