I am here, now, because I actually enjoy writing, sharing, learning, and developing myself, together with the other members in this community!
This is the mentality that more should have.
Each person has their very own set of special and unique skills. Each person has their own valuable contributions to make and there is a community of people just waiting to appreciate who we all are.
This is the ethos more should have.
I am at steem hoping, only, that my little voice can contribute something good to the other members of the steem family!
This has already happened through the writing of this post.
I'm glad to have come across your post and as a curator for @curangel have sent it for a little vote-love. I'll give you a follow and look forward to what you have to offer based on what you say in this post.
Keep it up.
I thank you again for reading. I absolutely intend to follow through with this, improving every day. I am a beginner, but you are correct in your presumption that I have undergone much inner-reflection. Although, that has in the past, sometimes made me my own worst enemy, I will use this part of myself to drive me forward into the bettering future.
It seems very much like you've risen from the ashes, phoenix-like, and have emerged...different to that which you once were. It happens, sometimes multiple times in a person's life.
Here, I think you're on the right track. Too many make this place all about what's in it for me (WIIFM) and are focused on financial reward. I disagree with that as it often leads to behaviour that works in counter-productive ways for them. I believe the reward needs to be the engagement, the writing, creating and idea-sharing over and above rewards.
If one has that ethos then it won't matter than no one reads your post, or you only got 0.01 in reward. What will happen though, is that you will gain better relationships, write more passionately and from the heart...HAVE MORE FUN.
This is where the value starts.
:) As much as I would love to add elegant words to that, it needs none. Well said and thank you for the encouragement.
I'd expect you say as much; Wisdom is knowing much, but saying little.