Time flies when you are having fun, it really does. One year ago, I started my steem journey and it is quite fun to compare my work from back then with the one I am doing now. So much has changed, I have changed and my posts have too. When I first got here, I had no idea about what witnesses are and I remember how even the difference between steem, SBD, and steemit gave me a headache. My first posts got 3 to 5 upvotes and maybe a comment or two. What is the point I am trying to make here? DO NOT GIVE UP! I wanted to... A couple of times actually... Ok, more than just a couple but I am glad that I didn't because after one year on the platform, I feel pretty satisfied with how things are now.
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After that one year, a celebration is in order. It is not every day that your steemiversary comes so I will say thank you to a lot of you and hand out a couple of gifts. I will even ask you to give me a gift. It is my birthday after all and I want gifts too :D
Posts about steem birthdays that I have seen so far, always had some numbers in them. Most of those numbers can be found on steemworld.org but I understand that bragging rights are important and it's not every day that you get to show off all your accomplishments from the past year so stay with me, I will try to make it short. (emphasize on "try" lol).
Numbers, numbers, numbers...
This birthday girl sure did come a long way from those 3 upvotes and 1 comment per post and here is some data that shows you just how far I have gotten:
- wrote 291 posts and made 6,820 comments
- reputation 67,933
- 1,119 followers
- 22 witness votes given
- member of 31 discord groups
- received 70 curie upvotes
Topics that I wrote about and will continue to write about include psychology, biology, physics, health, food, stories, DIY projects, needlework, painting and then some but all of them are connected with my Philosopy of happiness or how to live a happy life. All of them are connected with one of my favorite quotes:
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
― Mahatma Gandhi
Every day is about fun and every day is about learning something new and becoming better than you were yesterday. On that journey, the first person you need to learn about, improve, focus on and study is yourself and everybody else deserves the respect to be treated like an individual regardless of the sex, skin color, nationality, religion, education degree, and health status. This is the way I live and what I think is the right way to live so naturally, this it the thing that I write about :) An eye for an eye only leaves the whole world blind and choosing love is always the best approach. Love yourself, love people arround you, those far away from you, love our gorgeous planet, and love our amazing Universe.
I would not be where I am if it were not for all of you lovely people who read what I write, upvote, comment, and reestem my work. Thank you very much. All of your support is very much appreciated and I am grateful beyond words for every kindness and encouragement you show me. There are so many of you that I would like to personally say how much you mean to me and how much I admire you for everything you are doing for this platform. Let's start with some groups...
- @steemstem, my lovely group of brainiacs who teach me so much every day. You will find the best educational posts from these people and enrich your knowledge. Learn like you are going to live forever, remember?
- @thealliance which is lead by an awesome Batman and has a special family vibe. I was the headmaster in their server and helped new people with html and designing and thealliance has given me the opportunity to meet some amazing people
- @thesteemengine was the first group I have joined and the place where I have learned that community is everything. To this day, some of the best people I know are in that group and are one of my best commentators and encouragers.
- powerhousecreatives, with the old name @steemitbloggers that is such a lovely place to be and such a diverse one too. Always filled with great initiatives, socializing, games, and contests. There is something going on every day and there is never a dull moment.
- @naturalmedicine is a group of people dedicated to natural healing, nature and self-work, filled with love and support for anyone who enters through their door
- @welcomewagon is a great group/project that helps new people and is so loving with their advice, encouragement, and teachings. Many great people were given knowledge about the platform here, people who are now full grown steemians and going places
- @steemsugars, @steemiteducation, @earthtribe, @ecotrain, and @actifit as an amazing app and group I would also suggest to anyone
Much love to my favorite people:
If your name is not up there, it does not mean that I do not love you, it only means that I forgot about you and that is on me, not you :D
A special thank you goes to @fundition who have accepted me as one of them and it really is a pleasure to be their Editorial director. The entire team is amazing and I could not have asked for a better boss than @hightouch and better people to work with than @addicttolife and @goyard.
Join a community with heart based giving at its core
What kind of birthday would this be if there were no presents involved? As a thank you to all of you who are supporting me, I have decided to give away some SBI and SP. I will give 2 SBI shares to 5 different people and those people will tell me what group they want me to delegate 50SP. If more of you say the same group, that is ok too, the group will then get more SP.
All you have to do is leave me a comment, a nice one, about anything. 5 best ones will win. That is all. Not so hard, right? I will be subjective, of course, and there is no telling which comments I will like the best but do not overcomplicate this. It is easy because you always leave me amazing comments and there is no reason why you would not now. Just do not forget to mention which group you would like me to delegate 50 SP. After the post-payout, your SBI will be sent and the group you nominated will receive the delegation.
I want some presents too!
Sure, you can give me whatever you want and it will be very much appreciated (steem, SBD, SBI, SP, cake, candy, chocolate, wine, jewelry...) but I do have something in mind that would make me really happy. At the moment of this post, my reputation is 67.933 and it would be really really really nice if all of you would make that number become 68. That is what I want for my first birthday, a fresh new reputation number. Make it happen people :)
All I can say at the end that I promise to work hard on supporting your brilliant work and creating quality content for you to enjoy. Never forget that you are special and unique, marvelous and capable of more than you realize. You have all that you need, you have yourself. When those moments of doubts kick in and when you do not believe in yourself remember that I DO .
Until next time,
KEEP YOUR SMILE ON!
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It's been mine as well, writing as we speak though I'll do a humbler shorter post :) been pretty much overwhelmed and less present (but not absent) Congratulations :)
Happy Steem anniversary! Your posts are a breath of fresh air, love them! I am not daily in here but whenever I get a chance to log in, your's is one of the first blogs I read. ;0) I hope you will get to see the 68 rep today. You will get there anyway!
While I was reading this post I realized that mine was one week ago. Ooops! Gotta make the time and write a post on about it!
Then happy steemiversary to you too honey!!! Let us make the next year even better! 💚
The best I can offer you is a 100 percent upvote. I know how hard it is to push your reputation higher at this level, but every little bit helps (at least that is what I have been told).
So I want to walk down memory lane just a bit and share two things I remember about our shared time in the Steem community.
Here's to many more B-days!
Thank you for your upvote and for such a nice and valuable comment. Yeah, I think I did introduce you to bitmoji and I really like how it/you look. Thank you for appreciating my visuals, they do take a bit of time to get created but I enjoy the play. I am glad you find my posts interesting, thanks! 💚
Happy Steemiversary!
Thank you 💚
Congratulations on your Steem-anniversary! I'm not sure if my vote will push you over to the new number... these exponential curves are a right pain in the bum!
Every vote helps, little by little. I am already on 67.941, slowly but steadily I will get my gift :)
I see you made it! Congrats!
If you want, we can flag you under so you can relive the glorious moment over and over!
Congratulations!
Thanks 💚
You are what I call, a role model on Steemit. You have come so far, explored every corners of this steemit-sphere in just one year and you deserve so much more! I hope your story inspires many others who were once like you a year back, getting that few upvotes, feeling disheartened but turning it around with hardwork, dedication, commitment, compassion, kindness and all sugar and spices. I cheers to you for more years ahead this journey with you.
Ps : you my favourite person
hihihi, awww you are so sweet and kind. I could not have asked for a nicer supporter, thank you very much 💚
@zord189 I join you saying Happy Birthday to @zen-art! ❤️
You wrote a lot and it is really good.
Hip Hip HORRAY!
LOL
Happy Steemanniversary! You really have achieved a lot in a year! :)
Thank you, I think I did ok and there is still so much more to come 💚
You are a phenomenal person, a happy fairy literally.
I wish you health and happiness and to reach asap 68 and more :p
Let's go for the second and golden year!
Lot's of love!
We will make the second year even better and more amazing than the first one, that is the plan! ;) Thank you for your support and kindness, much love! 💚
happy Steemversary! I will go for the glass of wine, but for this, we will need to meet so that you can claim your present ^^
Until that moment comes, I raise my glass to you honey. Thank you for everything 💚
Happy steemversary! :
#powerhousecreatives
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Happy Steemiversary, @zen-art (68)!
You are an amazing individual, indeed and a bright example why and how effort works and pays off. Also sincerity and care for others.
Everything well deserved and I know this momentum will continue and you're going to be extra awesome this year.
Happy future to you and people all around you!
Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate your support! 💚
Happy anninversary! So glad to have met you through #PowerHouseCreatives - an awesome bunch :D
It is an awesome bunch indeed, thank you for your support! 💚
@zen-art, congratulations on your One Year Anniversary!!
Thank you 💚
Most welcome!
Happy 12 Moons!!!!
Thanks 💚
<3
Happy Birthday!
Your example is proving that quality work and devotion will provide the results in a long run.
Your posts became a golden standard for new STEM-ians. I recommended them at least 10 times. *(none of them accepted the advice, it was too difficult, but anyway...)
If you are a young Steemian, during the first month - expect nothing, 1-10$ in total
After 2-3 months you will understand the ecosystem and establish yourself as a valuable content creator and community member
After 3+ months, sky's the limit
Awww, you are very sweet, thank you 💚 And your math is spot on, after 3 months here, anyone can reach for the stars.
Much love and congrats my dear. Still love that quote by Gandhi too🤗🤗😘🤗🤗here's looking to another productive year ahead of us!🥂
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Yeah, the quote is pretty awesome, thanks for the love and everything you did/do/will do 💚💚💚
Happy anniversary
Thank you 💚
Happy anniversary.
You've done great in a year and your posts are always exemplary of the quality that should be the norm on Steem.
I hope the next year is even more fabulous for you!
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Thank you for your kind words, keep on inspiring me and others 💚
Happy Steemiversary! The way you write and quality of posts you share are that of a well-seasoned veteran. I'm very thankful to have joined #powerhousecreatives otherwise you might have continued to fly under my radar! Though I do still often wish I had more time in the day to be able to consume even more of the great content that folks post on here, I try to make it a point to get back to yours because I often learn something new. Keep on Steeming!
well-seasoned and marinated veteran :) I am glad my posts teach and that you are enjoying them. Thank you for the feedback 💚
Happy Steemiversary! Here’s a share of @steembasicincome
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Thank you! MY FIRST GIFT!!!! You are awesome! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚
You are definitely an asset to this blockchain! You're an involved and caring individual, plus you have enriched our knowledge tremenously with your detailed and well-researched posts! You are one of the best authors on the blockchain, in my humble opinion! Bravo! A very Happy Steemiversary to you! So glad you are here! 😊
Your kind words mean more to me than your upvote but that whopping 3¢ is very much appreciated too. Thank you very much honey, you really did make me smile with this. Much love! 💚💚💚
Happy Steemiversary hon! What an awesome birthday post! If anybody should be getting LOADS of presents on their Steem birthday it is you!!! You literally pour your heart and soul into everything you do here on this platform and deserve plenty gratitude from all corners! I know I speak for @zord189 and everyone else in our little space when I say that we are truly blessed to have you on our team!
Hope you had a fantastic day celebrating! MWAH!!!
Thank you honey, you are very kind and lovely, much love to you!!! 💚💚💚
xoxoxoxo
Happy steeeeeemiversary! 😬
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Thank you very much! 💚💚💚
Grats on your first year! I hope that your second is better than the first. :-) If I could email you some cake I would.. just sayin!
I will try to make it an even better one, party time!!! I will imagine the cake, that is good enough, thank you! 💚
So much love to you wonderful @zen-art you bring so much love and passion and knowledge to this platform, it sure would not be the same without you. I am so happy to have connected with you, happy steemit birthday and what an amazing year you have had on here, you deserve every recognition you have got and then some xxxx
Thank you for those sweet words, love and support. You are very kind and appreciated a lot! 💚
you are very welcome xxx
Happy birthday zen-art hope you make it to 68:)
Thank you, I will. It is only the matter of time ;)
Wowsers. HIP HIP HIP HOORAY to one of the most beautiful, intelligent and kind people I know on this platform..
So many peeps with birthdays this month! Mine isn't til March.
70 curies!!! Totally deserved I might add. You add brilliance to every thing you do and deserve all the accolades. One of my fave posts to read, when I have time, is one of yours on neuroscience!! Love love love.
How does one increase a rep? That's one thing I've never quite worked out.
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Awwwww, now you got me blushing hihi. Thank you for your kind words 💚💚💚
They are well deserved!!!
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Happy Steemiversary @zen-art! 🎉
Its crazy awesome how much things change in a day...let alone a year right!!
I am so thankful to be connected with you SiStar 💯🙏💖 and I am beyond happy to do my little part in helping you get to that shiny new reputation level😘 I have no doubt it will happen at light speed for you my dear 😉 sending you the biggest, warmest most bestest Reiki hug ever Petra (along with a happy dance, of course) 💃💃💃
Cheers and so much Loveee!! 💕💕💕
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awwww, I like your reiki hugs and thank you for the dance too honey 💚💚💚
I will never grow tired of that reminder. You constantly make me think, make me smile, and encourage me to grow! Thank you for being you and for shining your light here. ((hugs))
I'd like to nominate @spunkeemonkee for the 50SP delegation. I'd also love to see some SBI go to @xcountytravelers for all the work Ren and Scott do to help newbies on the platform.
Happy Steemiversary, my friend! We joined within weeks of each other, and I'm so glad to be taking this journey alongside you. Huge hugs and heart love! Steem on! :)
and I will never stop reminding you of that honey because you are awesome!!! 💚💚💚
Well, thank you for thinking of us. It was a shock. I figured we all would just say @spunkeemonkee because it is THAT awesome of a project
Ren
CONGRATULATIONS @zen-art on your Steemiversary! You are an inspiration. Actually I thought you'd been around for a bit longer, because you have achieved a LOT, and you deserve it! Your posts are beautifully presented, and they contain so much thought-provoking wisdom and "I never knew that" moments, sometimes challenging but never bland :)
I think the WelcomeWagon would be well-deserving of the 50SP, because they help the newbies get started on this Steemy path, which can be quite confusing at the beginning, as you and all of us are aware!
Keep smiling and Steeming on!
Thank you for your kind words and such a lovely and supporting attitude! 💚
A pleasure!
Wow I actually thought you have been here like forever haha... but Happy Steemit birthday. Seeing you flourish in so many communities as an important contributor is what makes Steem community strong and let's look forward for another Steemiversary!
All the best this 2019!
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Thank you for your kind words, yeah, it has only been a year but I am sure many more will come ;)
Wishing the happiest of Happy Steemiversaries.
THOSE ARE some impressive post & comment numbers... high-5
I thought I was a busy Steemian, but my anniversary is coming up in a few days and I'm only halfway to your numbers... so thanks for the inspiration to jack-up my game ;-)
#powerhousecreatives
I am glad I inspired you, you are doing an awesome job and there is no doubt in my mind that you will raise those numbers up. Thank you for your kind words! 💚
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Happy Steem anniversary! I enjoy your posts and am looking forward to more in the future. :) Keep up the awesome work! :D
Thank you! I will keep it up 💚
Happy Steem Birthday and WOW those stats are very impressive I have been on Steem for about 18 Months and your well ahead of me in quite a few of them :)
Steem on and !tip
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Very lovely of you 💚
Happy Steemit anniversary!
Thank you!!! 💚
I've been gone and back and I'm glad that I've witnessed how you've come from nada to a very admirable woman here on steemit! Keep it up and I'm truly happy for you! Happy Steemsary!
Thank you, it really means a lot 💚
You Rock dear, keep steeming you are an asset to the steemisfere !
And for the delegation present I nominate @xcountytravelers ‘s Ren for her Steem Terminal project, newbies are the future so her work means that we in the future Will profit, have a graat day and hope that Ren wins.
Thank you so much honey! 💚
Offcourse
Happy Steemiversary. Must have been lots of fun and a great journey last year!
Yeah, it was lots of fun! 💚
Happy Steemiversary and you have achieved so so so so much in one year. Wow!!! 💚
Thank you, I think I did achieve a lot but there is still much more to come 💚
Happy Steemiversary! :D
Thank you 💚
Wow you have made a wonderful achievement my dear. I wish you loads of success in the times to come and spread your wings and fly high.💖💖
Flying comes easy when you have no fear of falling down 💚
You have come a long way @zen-art
And I know I always walk away smarter after reading your posts :)
So glad you didn't quit... what would the SteemVerse be without you eh? :D
Happy Steemiversary to you... how do I help in taking you to 68? (Yikes, looks like I still have a lot to learn haha)
This message is not for the door gift for attending your party hhehehe
But, just incase I am getting one, @SpunkeeMonkee please <3
I am glad I did not quiet either. I can not imagine my life without steem now 💚
I would like to see the delegation go to @spunkeemonkee. Our children need encouragement.
Happy steemiversary.
Ren
Yes they do, thanks for nominating them 💚
Why, happy steemiversary to you!!! Congrats on staying this long, keeping strong and working hard :D
Also, if you are asking what group to send some loving to, I would say #powerhousecreatives and if you want for a second choice, I say perhaps #steemitmamas.
Thank you, I will have them in mind 💚