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RE: This Is My Steemit Journey. [22 Months, Almost 5000 Posts And 2700 Followers Later..]
This post is so beautiful on so many levels @hitmeasap! There are so many different thoughts racing through my head, so I decided to reply in bullets ;)
- your English is amazing!! Seriously, I had no idea it wasn't your first language!!
- thank you so much for your faith in me and once again for delegating to me(I will be thanking you still a year from now just so you know;). I found when teaching high school and when I ran my restaurant, that if and when you positively reinforce people and raise your expectations of them, they are happy and determined to meet those expectations, because they want to please you. That's how I feel about you and @abh12345(who also delegated to me), and I think that's how you feel about @fulltimegeek and now @preparedwombat. In our appreciation, we become a reflection of those who are helping us, and we don't want to let them down; in fact, we strive to make them proud of us!
- You are going to make an amazing Adolescent Mental Health Worker (that's what we call it in Canada:). Your intentions are so admirable, and because you know of what you speak, you will be able to personally identify with those kids, not just because you went to school and learned about it, but because you really know how they feel. Trust your gut...that's where the guru comes from :)
- When I first started on steemit, I focused on me, but very quickly turned my sights outward, like I do in real life, and applied the principles of selflessness and helping others. That's when the magic happens here! I too appreciate the efforts of @fulltimegeek and the SOG, and you with @asapers, and so many others' efforts to help and support others. I know that @fulltimegeek took back his delegations for a very worthy cause, and all of you really felt that hit, but I love that all of you continue to focus on paying it forward to the best of your abilities. @davemccoy came up with a beautiful concept in @friendsofgondor where a bunch of us have joined the curation trail to help heal the power that the SOG's lost. It's not much, but it's our way of showing appreciation for all of your efforts here.
- Lastly, I just wanted to say that you have a great heart, and I know sometimes you're hard on yourself, but always base your negative self-reflection on your motivations and intentions . If things don't go quite the way you planned, don't be too hard on yourself; instead ask yourself, were my intentions good? If the answer is yes, then you have nothing to beat yourself up about!
Wow, this turned into something as long as a post haha Thank you again for believing in me, and just know that I believe in you! Good luck on Monday...but you won't need it ;)
Enjoy your last homework-free weekend for a while haha
Wow... That's pretty much all I can say. :D
@lynncoyle1, this was a super awesome comment. Thank you very much for taking the time to write all of this. I truly appreciate it. :)
I thought I'd reply with bullet points too, but I won't copy your comment and reply on each thing because that would be a very long comment. So I'll just go with a simple reply instead, and try to answer some of this in no specific order. So here goes!
English is not my first language so I definitely take what you said as a compliment and you definitely nailed it with the faith and feelings about making them proud. As they could actually earn money by using the Steem Power they delegate to me, it automatically gives me that extra "boost" and willingness to make them proud and use that power in the best possible way. However, I try to not think about it, and just do whatever I have done previously, as that was what got them to delegate in the first place.
They decided to delegate Steem Power to me because who I am and what I do... So it would obviously be best for everyone if I continued to be me. Especially as there will never, ever be a better me than myself. :)
And this apply to the people I delegate to. I don't want them(or you) to feel stressed out or be afraid of losing the extra Steem Power you've got, because I have zero intentions of taking it back. As long as you don't pull of some weird stupid shit that is. But I know that you won't. :)
Also, there's no need to thank me regularly or for a year for the Steem Power. :D
In fact, I am the one who should be thanking you, and the other asapers, because you are all awesome and I see it as my privilege to delegate Steem Power and to pay it forward. Just continue to be yourself.
Adolescent Mental Health Worker? - Wow. That's a tricky word. Treatment assistant would've been easier... :D - Thanks for letting me know and thanks for the encouragement. Trust me, I appreciate it and I do need it. I've started to become extremely nervous... And it feels really good. It's been a long time since I felt this weird but cool feeling, so I'm looking forward to it.
That was a really nice sentence. And very true. I am often hard on myself, and it's for various reasons... But this is also one of the reasons I am who I am today, and even though I cannot say that I am truly proud with my life or the things I've done in life, I am proud over the person I have become and am today.
Yeah... This feels really weird. I still haven't realized that I won't be my own boss anymore. I still haven't realized that I will be sitting in a classroom full of other students in front of a bunch of teachers and reading books. I actually bought the first book I need for my education yesterday. A real book. - Where did the internet go?! :D
Thank you so much for this comment @lynncoyle1. I truly appreciate it. Have a good weekend! :)
Wow right back atcha!! Loved your reply, and I won't take up another page with one back, so I'll just say a couple of things. ( 1) I promise no "weird stupid shit" :), (2) I'm done thanking you;), (3) I've got a lot in my past I'm not too crazy about, so good idea to focus on who we are now...which is pretty awesome haha and (4) A book?? That's crazy talk!!
Have a great weekend as well!!