haha how does that low slow grind feel? well it depends on what kind of music is playing! lol ... i agree powering up matters. we've also grown our account the slow way, penny by penny, post by post, daily!
in all honesty, we are prepared for this. i can only imagine what the accounts who have been here for the entire time have experienced. i know the pump we entered in (in winter 2017/18) was the highest it's been and i do have hope we can get there again. slow grind doesn't scare me, though i have noticed a huge decline after the HF in terms of commenters and posters. I hope and trust it's a short term thing, but come back to Steem people!
Great attitude and you are going to do just fine.