How did I get here? Why am I still here? - These and other existential questions answered all right here in this post!
I've been putting this off all week because actually sitting down to write my thoughts about something gives me existential heartburn, but @snook has asked me to do this so I shall.
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Snook made this here posty which asks the following questions:
How did I get here?
Why am I still here?
These questions initially struck me as funny because my mind automatically went into existential crisis mode....
How did I get here?
Ok, I found out about the Steem blockchain through @swelker101 (The Husband).
He was watching videos about the Keto diet on YouTube and came across one made by Andrachy where he happened to mention Steemit.
Shane made an intro post that received $38.
He was very excited.
At the time, I was in the process of being lost ... feeling burnt out with creating music and with teaching ... and I was taking steps to create an online shop.
Shane told me to make an intro post.
I made one and it received 7 cents lol
Still, I was intrigued that simply sharing something online could generate an income.
A couple of days later I posted a video of me playing the Charlie Brown song.
I logged in the next day to see that it received a huge Curie vote of $288!
I was floored.
I didn't know what Curie was and I actually didn't understand anything about Steemit, Steem, blockchain, or crypto.
Within a week of my joining, @aggroed had started the Minnow Support Project and the Palnet Discord.
Shane and I joined and the rest, as they say, is history ...
Why am I still here?
Basically, one thing leads to another and what you choose to do every day just becomes ingrained in your life.
Steem is my life lol
I'm here every day.
- I became a mod at Palnet
- Started curating for Minnow Support
- Made a bunch of friends in Palnet, Helpie, The Alliance, The Ramble, Steem Chat, and OCD.
- Became a member of the Splinterland team as Director of Music
- Started the Creative Coin and Sonic Groove tribes
- And just recently started curating for OCD
Ok, you just listed a bunch of stuff you do, but why are you still here???
I like trying to help other artists.
I know what it is like to be a starving artist and to feel like creativity is undervalued so running weekly contests and curating makes me feel good.
I also like sharing my own creations.
I was feeling pretty burnt out creatively before Steem and now I feel creative again and I enjoy sharing my art and music.
I believe in Steem.
I just do.
I like building up my stake.
I started with nothing and now I have close to 25,000 SP!
I'm very proud of that as I have worked really hard for the last 2 1/2 years.
People.
I've made a bunch of friends here.
And in the words of the immortal Aggroed..."You are all lovely people."
You've accomplished a lot in that time. Hopefully Steem picks back up. Couldn't imagine having 25,000 SP, especially with the previous highs
YOU have a beautiful soul my friend.
You help so many and are there for so many that don't even know the quiet magic you weave behind the scenes.
Thank YOU for writing about your journey on Steem so far. I loved reading.
Makes me happy that you too found nonburned out your creative side with a touch of fun again by coming here
Love YOU!!
Same goes for you Snook....thank you for making us all do things!!! lol
You are wonderful!❤️
I'm so glad you're here, because if you weren't, I never would've met you. And you DO support artists. You do so much. Even if we take away the awesome potential of making money on this platform, the encouragement alone is lifeblood to artists. The rewards help, too, even when they're small. You've worked SO hard, and you're an integral part of so many things spawned by the imaginations the blockchain has brought together.
This was fun to read. I'm glad Snook made you do it. ;)
Thank you so much Katrina, I'm so glad to know you...you are such a lovely and talented soul.❤️
It would seem that you started on steem at about the same time that I did.
It would also seem that you're a lot more active than I am...LOL
I remember we started around the same time, you were one of the first people I met here!
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This was great! As a newcomer it was as informative as it was entertaining :)
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i'm really glad you share your creativity ... cause i enjoy receiving it.
I also enjoy both you and Shane's presence on the platform. So stick around eh.