Positive Vibes only a buzz word? No!

Hi Steemians - I have been quiet recently as I deal with some personal issues currently I will maybe share in the future. These hard times usually are full of negativity and one has to force himself to keep positive but it is essential to at least try.

Not bothering you with my problems but in view of our life and this community we all are aware of things that we are not happy on Steemit or on other platforms or in real life. Most of us might be not happy with their job, their boss, sometimes with their wife / husband - this is normal but we all should step back a bit everyday and re-consider what is important on life and on the places we are active. Right?

Our world is driven by people with power, money or other criteria that make them influential. These powerful people some of us / you fear are also humans first, having more power is not always bad but gives also potential. Whales here are not per definition bad - they are humans like all of us. Think the most powerful people on Steemit and everywhere get so many questions such as "help me please" and other spam that it is totally normal that they also flag some people, especially the ones that just ask for help without knowing or taking the time to take care of the one they approach - taking care is important! The requester side needs to recognise that as well.

Back to Positivity - when I started here I tried to push positivity across the board but then also flagged people (mainly as of radical political views they were communicating), I also suffered from flags or negative comments and trolling - hey this is common in reality, why should a social media platform be different? How can people believe they get upvotes when they simply do not at all try to understand the person they ask for support! Flags or Downvotes can also be positive as they educate the person getting flagged - if they consider to think why it happened. Other positive thing of a flag is to protect the reward pool which is for all of us.

I have been an early adopter of a lot social platforms since the last 10 years - one initiative from the network called tsu by @anthonyphillips is still coming to my mind which was called Positivity breeds Positivity.

So this post is designed to spread positivity by explaining a bit that we do not all have the same definition of what is being considered as positive - wishing everyone a fantastic week.

Don't let greed dominate your life and your Steemit presence

No matter if you are on trending, no matter if you struggle to earn some cents, no matter if you get attacked just try (at least try, it is hard sometimes) to keep some positivity around you. People like that - you are more attractive to others and you can attract more positive people to this platform. The ones that do not scam and spam, the good boys and girls, the content creators, the charity minded people - let us all try hard to make this place a better place in the social media world.

Criticism is needed - arguing is NOT toxic

However in view of the success for all of us let us be realistic and able to communicate criticism in a constructive way. Not every human being is perfect, nor is any platform. Stay away from simply negative people but also do not call others toxic that try to suggest valuable things. a down vote / flag is maybe negative for the account that receives but can be extremely positive for the community too. That is to me also a part of showing or proving the power of positivity.