Towards integration

This is going to be a Steemit and Hive exclusive.

I guess I'm really glad for the timing of doing my taxes and also what's been going on inside me lately. I would have had the taxes finished in April... but in February the CPA I was working with left the firm, and I guess no one else there wanted to or was able to take us on. So in February I got a letter that they would no longer be working with us. So... I filed extensions and waited until after tax season to try to hire someone. I found someone... and I just got him all the needed cryptocurrency information yesterday, so hopefully he's all set to file the return.

My first thought once I spent a bit of time on Steemit checking my balances was, hey, I could preserve the content of my Quora space on the blockchain. Quora has been wonderful. I've never had this much traction and interest on any content I'd produced anywhere ever before. I just wrote authentically... and... people were interested. I also think Quora has some algorithms that simply work for me. That said... what happens if Quora goes out of business or something? I've thought about that. My content would all vanish. I'd have to look into the Quora policies as far as the questions I've answered (they are numerous). I think there may be some aspect in which they own that content, so I have to double check. The posts on my space, though, are mine, other than I don't own the platform.

So yeah, I definitely will be publishing my space content here to preserve it. But... my mind is opening up to all kinds of other possibilities as well.

I felt so welcomed by a comment I received yesterday from @kenny-crane. Welcoming me back and offering to bring me up to speed on all that's changed since I was here last.

And reading that just solidified for me that this is about something even bigger. It's about integration. Integrating all aspects of my life together in some kind of harmony. Cryptocurrencies were a huge part of my life for a long time. It's how I kept the family afloat financially. And it was also a really fun hobby. There were a lot of aspects of it that were stressful, so taking a breather was very good for me. But... it's still a part of my life. I just have grown and healed a lot in the past couple years to where I believe my approach to cryptocurrencies will be a lot healthier than it was. I can approach it in a way that is authentic to who I am. One thing about me is I write easily. This makes Steemit a great fit for me. Maybe I don't like the stress of markets going up and down (and the prices being mostly crappy with a nice run up every three years or so). But... I've always loved the idea of earning a little bit here and there by doing something that comes easily and naturally to me and which I enjoy. You know what they say, do what you love and the money will follow. The reality is a lot more nuanced and takes smart work and planning than what the adage sounds like... but... the principle is sound. I like to think of it as, be authentic, and discover just how powerful that is... which includes the ability to make a living while being completely me.

I'm also looking forward to whatever networking ends up happening here. At first I mainly will be publishing... but I have intentions to look around and see who else here is writing about therapy, mental health, self-improvement, touching on spiritual topics as well. I have met some amazing people on Quora who have deeply impacted me. I'm looking forward to who I will meet here and what fruit those encounters will bring.