One year ago in August 2016, I discovered Steemit -- this amazing social media platform!
Steemit had launched 5 months earlier.
A Youtube video by @dollarvigilante about making money on Steemit caught my eye.
I was already aware of Bitcoin and Ethereum, because I regularly listen to and read alternative financial news, but I had not yet taken the plunge into the world of cryptocurrencies. I had never blogged before either; but I jumped right in.
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At the time, I was a stay-at-home Mom to 3 unschooled children ages 11 and under.
My home-based business buying Scrap Gold had slowed down a lot, so I welcomed a new income stream.
I already spent LOTS of time researching topics that I'm passionate about, so I started channeling that into my own Steemit blog.
Steemit Offers Me:
♥ An Open-Minded, Intelligent Community
♥ Great interaction with people from all over the world.
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♥ GREAT contacts and new friends.
♥ More quality interaction than on Facebook.
♥ Learning more from my own research.
♥ Learning constantly from the wealth of knowledge that others share here!
♥ Steemit has given me Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose. I'm unschooling myself!
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What Else Have I Learned?
After being exposed to Cryptocurrency information over and over again, I finally had to act on it. About 3 months ago I started to diversify into other cryptos and now I have CRYPTO FEVER!
I really feel that this new technology and the blockchain are going to change the world as we know it. It's a new Renaissance and all of us here on Steemit are involved in the very early stages. It is exciting!
I would like to say a huge THANK-YOU to all of my readers, supporters and friends who have come along on this journey with me.
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Please Comment Below and Let's Have a Productive Conversation!
August 10, 2017
WooT... WooT... Happy BirthDay to You...
I believe You've helped change a number of things on Steemit with the various causes AND Steemians that You have supported... I'm very new and You have certainly helped not only with support but also the guidance & understanding that new Steemians often go through.
Thank You again Linda for everything that You do here in our Steemit Community... often times with little fanfare... You just go about doing so many little things that ADD Up to so many GOOD Things !!
I've also been both un-Learning AND Learning, especially regarding crypto currencies... and feel I've found a home.
Cheers !!
Thank-you @sacred-agent
It is people like you that help make this place so amazing!
And yeah, I could have mentioned un-Learning too. Many times we have to unlearn something before we can learn something.
Thank You Again Linda
Great comments all the way thru this blog post top to bottom.
This is great.
Yes! It's awesome.
I was so excited as you know, knowing this update from you was coming.
I learned even more about you, since in the crypto world, I want to know more about people for the right reasons, but don't like asking..... most of us in this space see the surveillance state and related issues and privacy breaches.
I love learning a bit more about some of my friends and favorite people but hate asking for those reasons LOL.
Learning more from your own research and unschooling yourself -- 2 of the really good nuggets in this post that many of us either feel also like you -- or can learn from!!
I had to get a Crypto Market / Trading post up first but this post of yours was my priority for the day and now my day is complete and it is only 1:34 pm
LOL.
Thanks for being a friend and a community leader! You are one of my favourites on here sister.
Stay strong, and much love to your family and you.
Thanks @barrydutton!
I came back about 12 hrs later to see how this post was doing.
This pleases me.
Nite Linda and yes, I know it is way past my 10 pm EST offline time but you are worth it, I was curious LOL
@canadian-coconut Congratulations on your anniversary, and thank you for all the hardwork. I haven't been here very long and as such have not been following you since the beginning, but when I look at your dedication and bredth of work it gives me hope that the tide is turning. I have been drifting in a wilderness of thought blowing like an autumn leaf through the blandness of social media, finding steemit and writers like yourself has been akin to finding an intellectual oasis. It gives me hope of a future where the power is once again with the people. Again thank you for your work and dedication to lifting the veil of unreality that has pervaded our society. Happy Anniversary!!
Thank-you! What a great comment and I'm so glad that you found your way to Steemit yourself.
@canadian-coconut Thanks for your kind words, I'm certainly looking forward to many more years on Steemit.
Happy Anniversary @canadian-coconut! You deserve it :D
Steemit really is so awesome and has improved so many peoples lives!
We are so grateful to have you here! You are also improving a lot of peoples lives and helping Steemit become a much more holistic and healthy place!
Thank you so much for all you do. Wish you the best!
Blessings and SteemON!
Congrats on your one year anniversary. Your journey sounds a bit similar to mine in that it has helped you to learn new things and given you an outlet for your interests. I've really enjoyed your posts on vaccines. Have a great second year!
To quote Canadian language you would remember..... She's a beaut!!!
Congratulations @canadian-coconut! Your blog is one of the most important on the platform in my opinion and it really gives me a lot more hope for the future to see how successful you have been talking about the subject matter you do.
Happy anniversary my friend and please steem on! :)
Thanks @tonyr !
Congratulations on your Steemit Birthday @canadian-coconut! Our little family thanks you for your support - we've seen you constantly upvote one of our member's post, especially those about helping other and has the #steemit-charity tag. Thank you for your golden heart, we look forward to seeing you here in the years to come! Mabuhay Linda!
- Your SteemPH FamilyThank-you for your kinds words.
It's nice to see that you've noticed the small things.
You're welcome. Most of those small things are actually pretty big for other people. You never know how a tiny gesture can make big changes to a person's life. (The butterfly effect?) God bless you Linda!
- Your SteemPH FamilyCongrats! So glad this community exists. All thanks to individuals like you!
She is a good one Kafka. You are also.
Congratulations @canadian-coconut
People like you are what make Steemit the place it is, the support you give to new content creators here is amazing and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't still be here if it wasn't for you.
Your content is always on point and you open a lot of eye's to some very important issues.
It must have been a wonderful year for you and I can see many more to come.
Thank you for being here :)
Wow! I'm glad that I was able to encourage you to keep on Steeming!
Thanks and all the best!