Well, this prompt was something I was going to write about on my first Hiversary or should I say my first Hive Birthday which is coming up on the 5th of May. But there is no right time to talk about it. It's something I would love to do again and again.
From when I was a teenager, I have always liked to write down my thoughts and express. I especially loved to write stories. Then, I wrote stories in notebooks and gave classmates or hostelmates to read. It was almost like I had my own fanbase in high school then. But when I graduated from high school, it hit me that I didn't have anybody who wanted to read my story. Let me not put it that way. I didn't have a platform where I could share them. Of course, I tried Wattpad. But soon, people were leaving the era of Wattpad and focusing on real life issues. People were more interested in audiovisual content and social media was becoming all the rage. I really didn't have engagement on Wattpad, so I ditched it. And I stopped writing for a while. A while became a year. I got to university and even then, I wasn't writing. Whatever I wrote was only for my school projects_news stories, TV and radio scripts.
I can't really remember the detailed origin of I and @justfavour friendship. Yes, we stayed in the same hostel and we saw almost everyday but we weren't close and didn't even sit to have a conversation that lasted more than fleeting minutes. But, a former friend of mine was the one who introduced us to each other. Let me skip all the gbas gbos of the first few months of our friendship. I took up writing again. It basically started through journaling. What triggered me to journal was due to some heartbreak issues. I journaled, rhen from there, started writing silly poems. I posted one on my status and Favour liked it. I tried entering a Commonwealth Short story Contest but impostor syndrome caught up with me and I didn't. But I had the story at hand and I sent it to him. I and Favour got closer and we talked about a whole lot of things. Sometimes, we would be having a conversation and he would cut it short saying, ‘I’m coming. I need to write.” I would wonder what he was always writing. On Sundays, he would be on his Discord server all day, chatting and laughing away almost maniacally. I would ask him who he was chatting with, he would say some friends from Hive. I was quite intrigued. I figured Hive must be really interesting but I didn't take the bulls by the horn.
Until last year, something happened that had to do with writing or something along that line. And he said, “Let me introduce you to Hive. I think you will do really well there.” I thought about it. I liked to write. I wanted to read other people's stories_both fictional and non fictional. I wanted to read about cities around the world and how diverse people carried out their daily activities. I wanted to know what affected them both politically and globally. I wanted to know how they thought. I wanted people from over the world to read my stories, engage and relate with them. I wanted to grow my writing career. And last of all, I wanted to read content from those people whom Favour always talked to and about. It was a whole truckload of wants. And that began my journey. It was very tough creating an account for me then, because we were trying to use the InLeo frontend. We were almost even giving up. Then one day, Favour sent me my keys with the account name of Terjix.😭 I really didn't like that name and it was so sad that I couldn't change it. I'm not sure I still do like it but I have learnt to live with it. When I came on Hive, it was interesting. It sucked me in but it also felt like an endless abyss with so many content and instructions of do’s and don’ts. There was etiquette too and I'm a stickler for that. But, I felt safe since I had Favour here to guide me.
There were times when I almost gave up. Infact I ditched Hive for months because honestly, as a newbie, it was tiring. But I will leave that for my Hiversary post. Now, I'm not capping. But I really like Hive. A lot. It's going to take a lot of coercion to get me to leave here. I love the people that I have and am relating with. I love my trickle of followers, especially my good friend @Takhar. And I'm grateful to some people who always drop comments on my posts every now and then. I will save their names for my Hiversary post. Thank you, @justfavour for this special gift. I don't think I would have liked the alternate possiblity if I wasn't here on Hive.
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Glad to be one of your early followers. I think it was your introductory post that did it for me, could relate to it on many levels and did enjoy reading your subsequent posts :)
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Thank you, Takhar.
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I've been here over seven years now and I have been there. I've wanted to quit many times but stayed. I wouldn't be here without my network of friends that are supportive and encouraging. Those times turn out to be 'Time out' breaks. Off-line life is my priority now and I don't feel too compelled to put out daily posts. I couldn't anyway due to my health complications but will support my friends and community the best I can.
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Hey there, Teji! First off, I'm super glad that you joined the Hive blockchain. Unlike many newbies, you persevered, even though you took a break; you came back and continued writing. You've done incredibly well, and I'm super proud of you and what you've achieved so far.
I remember the day I created your account. The system kept saying 'username taken.' In frustration, I added extra letters, and I was so sure no one would have thought of that. Then, boom! It worked.😂 I should start calling you this name in real life.😂
!BBH
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Thank you very much, fr.
I'm proud of you too.
Don't you dare do that!!😭😂
I would be 4 years old by the end of this month and I must tell you, it was tiring at the beginning, I wanted to give up but I didn't because I already knew it takes a lot of effort and sacrifice to get there. Here I am today being proud of myself and Hive has been amazing. I'm sure you gonna enjoy it more and always would be grateful for staying. All the best to you.
Thank you for your lovely comment, Miss Princess. And Happy Hive Birthday in advance.😊🤎
Muy guapa y feliz aniversario. Que la felicidad los acompañe
Very pretty and happy anniversary. May happiness be with you
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