RE: My Past Year On Steemit—Quick Recap of 2017!
You have such a heart-warming story. I realize there's been much pain, both physical and emotional, in your life, but your hard work and commitment has obviously paid-off for you, as it can for anyone.
It's so great to see you being able to help others also, as you better your life too. I feel like Steemit is somewhat of a great equalizer, in as much as it doesn't really matter where you are geographically, there is great potential here for ALL OF US.
Steemit continues to grow by leaps and bounds, and I see absolutely no reason why that's can't continue. Relatively speaking, there is just a small fraction of the number of people that is on Steemit, as this is on sites like Facebook, for example. I can't even imagine what this incredible community will be like in another year, or even five years.
Continued success my friend, I truly wish you and everyone else here on Steemit the best. We all have to realize we were handed an amazing gift with Steemit, and the Steem blockchain.
Lastly, for any minnows, of which I'm one, be patient, thoughtful in your curating, and actually take the time to leave meaningful comments on posts that you appreciate. It will pay off. My account has probably grown about three times as much in the last four weeks, than it did in about the first three months on Steemit. That's not just from the increase in the price of Steem, although that certainly helped, but I now receive better rewards as my Steem Power is increasing.
IT WILL WORK FOR YOU. DON'T GIVE UP!
What a beautiful comment you left for @firepower. I too think he is amazing to have gone through all that he has and is able to stay positive and caring. He seems like a very giving person and deserves success; but like you said, everyone in this community is capable of that! Being relatively new to steemit, you give me real encouragement; I really appreciate your comments about thoughtful comments, patience and persistence @rip-youtube. Some days I expect too much, too soon...well today especially:) And then I saw your kind words and everything is back in perspective! Thank you to both!
You're very welcome, and like anything worth having, success here (or anywhere else), won't be handed to you, obviously.
I haven't had any money to invest in Steem directly (yet), but I'm satisfied where I am at this point. Just so you know, I don't really come up with great ideas for quality posts, and have really only had one that made much of anything, and that was only $41.xx, but I was happy. That wasn't even great though, at least compared to many others. However, as I mentioned, if you actually curate and comment with the best of intentions, it will pay-off, you're probably finding that out. I think it's a win-win; you make the community better, and grow your account simultaneously. As soon as I'm able however, I will be investing in some Steem. A little boost never hurts. lol Also, I Power Up ALL rewards.
Good Luck! I have a feeling you're gonna do just fine. ;-)