2500 Followers and 5500 posts!!! Wow! October 15 is my 4 month Steemiversary. My, what a ride it’s been! I have learned so much from so many from all over the world! And I learned that you guys think I am a worthy teacher after being crowned the Queen of How To by the community! Thank you again @papa-pepper ~ but you’re still the King in my book ;)
I first joined with high financial rewards being dangled like shiny objects on a Christmas tree from the Trending page. Seeing people like @ teamsteem @kingscrown and @sweetsssj make great money just by blogging was right up my alley! And quite frankly too much to resist! I have been writing for some time now, and have studied and implemented countless SEO, marketing and keyword tactics. I’m funny and entertaining, I got this, I thought, and anxiously awaited my approval while perusing the creative geniuses who have laid a beautiful and strong Steemit foundation.
I soon found out it’s not that easy! You don’t just come to Steemit and post and make $! You have to put in the time and be patient. You have to engage with the community and be consistent. You have to build your Steemit.
If you build it, they will come
Steemit saved my life. I was struggling something fierce.
Being a single mother in America is hard. Especially when a man who doesn’t deserve to be called a dad skips the country to avoid paying child support. And even more difficult when you are disabled from permanent injuries sustained from surviving a kidnapping and attempted murder. There is a general belief that there is assistance for moms like me. Sure, there is a bit, but the resources have been exhausted by the million other single moms who’s ex’s are not paying support that came before me.
I am thankful every day that I have been blessed with the talent to weave words together and can actually make a few bucks doing so. Without writing, we would not have survived. Sure, we are still struggling, we go without many things and I juggle which bills to pay each month, and there is the ever constant looming threat of not being able to afford rent, but we manage to at least keep a roof over our heads each month and don’t have to live without water or electricity too many days of the year.
Just before I stumbled upon Steemit, I was overwhelmed and frankly, done. I had no one to turn to and the stress of our situation had worn through me. And my kids didn’t understand why they had to duct tape their shoes when prior to the Mr leaving they always had several pairs of well constructed and well fitting shoes to choose from. They had gaming platforms and we did fun stuff all the time. Kids can’t understand such things on a deeper level. They just feel the unfairness of it all. They are powerless to what is happening in their world. The stress of not having anything suddenly and seeing that look in your children’s eyes… I was done. I couldn’t take it anymore.
I was broken.
Steemit saved my life.
I found something to strive for each day. I found a new love and something I can work toward in cryptocurrencies. I developed and nurture amazing relationships with awesome people I call friends here every day. I cherish these relationships, they are true and they are real. It’s not just about the Steeming- it’s about building a support network.
Building your own little community within the Steemit World.
I have people who truly care about me here, and I them. They wonder about me when I don’t post for a day or two. They ask about me and how my day is.
I have people I truly care about who I met on Steemit!
Steemit gave me hope.
I have not encountered such a genuinely caring community such as what we have in Steemit. The energy is so great that you can feel it shining onto you through the computer screen!
Now that’s big. That’s pretty powerful stuff.
We are transcending the anonymity of the internet. We Steemians are meeting each other in the real world. We are forming personal relationships outside of Steemit through our shared goals and drive. We are actively recruiting others, not because we get a referral bonus but because we believe in the power of the blockchain. Because we see Steemit is the future. Because of the support and encouragement we freely share and receive from the community! We must shout it from the rooftops! We tell everyone about it, why? It’s just like when you are in love with someone- you are compelled to share it with the world! You want everyone to feel as good as you do! You want everyone to experience this wonderful community that wants you to succeed!
I treasure you my Steemitzens. I am humbly thankful that I have you. And I strive to give you the best of me each day.
It’s been a spectacular 4 months, and I look forward to another 4 months. I will learn even more, get involved in more exciting ventures, and meet many more amazing individuals from all different mindsets and cultures.
All here to share in the wonderful community that is Steemit.
Thank you all for making Steemit the truly amazing place it is. Steemit is each one of us. Let’s rock this baby into the future!
Steemit is the future, and the possibilities are endless.
Thank you for being you. I’m lucky to have you.
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I think every single person on Steemit should read this post. You have captured the essence of Steemit to the dot. Yes, we do make a profit on Steemit but we get way more than just money from it.
We get relationships, we get friendships, which in my opinion by far more valuable in life. That is what life is all about. Sharing your life's journey with some amazing people. It is not about accumulating paper and numbers on a bank account.
And you my friend are a true life inspiration to all of us. To go through all those things in life and to still BE HERE is incredible and inspirational. YOU SURVIVED AND THRIVED through it all. That is something to be very proud of because you did not give up. You kept going and the LIFE has rewarded you.
YOU are the prime example of saying if there is a will, there is always a way. Thank you for having the courage to write about here on Steemit and sharing it with us all. Not an easy thing to do by any means. You deserve all the success the Steemit can offer and I truly hope you get it.
Have an amazing and beautiful day. 💓💓
I agree, and responded thus. This reflects so well on Steemit, and on ArbitraryKitten.
I don't even have words...
This means so much hun.
Thank you so very much
Best of luck.
Thank you! And to you as well <3
You are welcome.
@arbitrarykitten You know how I feel about you and STEEMIT so of course I will throw in on such a FANTASTIC posting. You are such a blessing in many peoples lives and may I say that I am proud of you. Such a Fine Lady here on STEEMIT !
Awe, thank you so much <3 You make my heart happy :)
You are Welcome Sweet Lady.
Great article. You just earned another follower.
Sorry to hear you've dealt with so much adversity and difficulty, but it's also cool to hear how great of an attitude you have about it now and how much steemit has helped you!
I especially liked this part and agree with your sentiments a lot!
Totally agree, and I felt your article was important enough to not only resteem but also I shared it on my Facebook page as well.
Continued good luck on here and best wishes to you!
Oh thank you so much! It means a lot that my experiences resonate with you, and I appreciate your boost :)
Hello @arbitrarykitten,
I wanted to upvote this, because of the content, but I feel compelled to reply with some words. I have a big bag of words in my heart (which I think with) which I would like to throw at you, but let me just try to put them into some form of sensible order before I do. Your post resonates with my life, very much. Not a correspondence with the tangible variables involved, but on an emotional and spritual (energy) level, it was one of the posts I had wished I'd composed myself. I cannot give it higher praise than that.
Through Steemit I feel that I have also found my writing style(?) again and just want to write and share, comment and grow with Steemit, as I can see it's potential. I feel like Steemit is something very special that I want to protect, nurture and help to grow, however I can, because it has given me a hope in something very positive, whereas, previously, there genuinely seemed as if there was no way out of the prison and with everyone playing warden, it was difficult to develop a sensible or workable way forward.
I feel that Steemit is offering this to all of us and those who follow us here.
But, I digress. What I really wanted to say was that your post was a pleasure to read and extremely well composed. You are indeed a talented writer, and as a pedant, I found no errors, which was a joy, but I do not wish to needlessly put down those that err, as it is human.......... plus I fear that I am guilty of such crimes against prose.
The content was extremely touching and it's such a nice feeling to know that I am in the company of a community of genuinely creative, developmental, free-thinking, forward-thinking, caring and considerate people. It's a pleasure to be here, it really is, and the pleasure is enhanced after reading posts like yours. Thank you, very much, for sharing this and Thank you, very, very much, for sharing a massive piece of yourself with us all.
All the best and take care :).
First I would like to say it's a pleasure to meet you, and I am happy we have bumped into each other in this rapidly growing Steemit Universe.
I am pretty transparent when it comes to matters of my heart (which I also think with) and mind. This is because of Steemit.
Prior to joining the community, I kept much of myself out of my work. Steemit has taught me that cannot be the case in this age of (dis) connection. It's both unhealthy and dis-genuine.
It makes my heart happy that my experiences resonate within you on a deep level. To share something like this platform we have found and embraced is profoundly unifying.
I believe everything happens for a reason, and everyone who comes into your life does so for a reason- you each have something to learn from each other.
I am happy to be sharing a path with you :)
Hello @arbitrarykitten. I have just read the first line of the second paragraph and have started typing, because I have said this in a reply to a comment you made before this one. I always reply to comments in order as soon as I can and always before creating a post. It's just how I like to do things on here. I just want you to know that when I say that I think from my heart, I mean it and I speak from my heart. The brain is not intelligent, it is clever, like somebody who remembers list of things or dates and details. They are good at memory recall, but they rarely think with their hearts, because they feel (or to be more accurate, they think) that the seat of intelligence lies in the mind, but this is not true.
The mind is a processor of information, which depends upon it's sub-conscious mind to order things into a logical comprehensible order, but if you 'exist' in the mind, you will be forever under control, either by an outer influence, or by own inhibitions and imposed limits, based on your own 'mental' perception. I see the sub-conscious as a kind of alcoholic uncle at Christmas, who sits at the back, or in the corner, of the room and occasionally shouts out random words or sentences, which you have to give attention to.
The conscious mind accepts the drunken uncle's suggestions and orders them to fit the logical pattern that makes sense to the vehicle, or person. The heart, on the other hand, truly knows. It is where you actually feel emotional pain, joy and a whole host of emotions. Think and feel with your heart and process with the brain or mind. This is the way of the future, I hope, as more and more people awaken to the fact that they have been traped in their own minds and so deeply engrained in them has it been that they have also been their own prison wardens.
Right, just read the rest of your post now :)..... That's so well written and I absolutely agree with your words and the sentiment behind them. I'm honoured and extremely appreciative to be here amongst such amazing people. I will not add anything more to what you have said in your post and it's not down to laziness, but because I would only be repeating you and I don't want to be accused of plagiarism or paraphrasing :).
It's now 4.45 am, so I have to go to bed and I haven't proofread this comment, so at the risk of error, here goes.
Thank you, very much, @arbitrarykitten, for your comment.
Take care :).
OH, I'm so right there. I'm so glad I found you. And I'm so glad I found Steemit. It really is an incredible community.
Oh I am so happy you found me too! And so glad we are on this wonderful Steemit journey together :)
<3
Your story, and others like it, are one of the reasons I have such high hopes for Steemit. It's such a revolutionary platform and has the ability to have an incredibly positive impact on so many people and the communitites they live in.
It's definitely not a get rich quick scheme, which is great, that's how people realize that it's legit. If you want to get value, you have to give value. You have to participate. You have to engage. This in turn ends up creating community and bonds and It's incredibly cool to watch how it all unfolds.
So powerful in so many ways and it always brightens my day when I see stories like this that detail the impact it's already having. As you say, it's only going to get better as we share the love.
The amount of lives I've witnessed chased be off the wonderful Steemit community is staggering.
There is so much generosity and caring here it's surreal.
STEEM ever upward and onward! I firmly believe anyone who could but didn't join Steemit now will be regretful in one year!
YES!!!
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Well done @ arbitrarykitten, great to see the platform worked so well for some people. I hope it will continue to give you the energy (and rewards) you need :)
Next stop 5k followers!
It works for anyone willing to put in the consistent and quality effort :) Just a little patience is needed- trust me- I've had moments of frustration! But it's worth it on so many levels :)
Thank you!
Great post!! Its so great what Steemit has done for you and others alike. Being able to share the stories, learn, build relationships and while being able to get real world value from it!!
Its crazy to think how much time and commitment others spend on other platforms when steemit is here. It will change so many others as well!!!
Being some one my self who never liked the fakeness of facebook, or ads of youtube, insta ect, seeing steemit I knew the exact same as you it is a place to grow and where making real world connections pays in more than just monetary way but also in heart where a lot of us have been hurt!!
Steemit mends broken hearts.
@aggroed calls Steemit the Broken Hearts Club
It's true, so many of us who have been heart greatly are drawn to Steemit...
I love the ability to downvote trolls too!!! I mean what a better deterent in the first place!! That means already there will be less of them and then the few their are we can show their words not desired here.
I followed you and look forward to catching up on stories and seeing new ones!!
I've noticed the trolls and spammers do not last long here. If you do not build your tribe, there is no reason to stay so they move on in search for another quick promised buck.
Followed back! Looking forward to this wonderful Steemit journey with you!
Awesome job in 4 months By the way!!!
Thank you <3
Hey Kitten,
The amount of followers gained and the love you've recieved from this awesome community is a testement to your bravery, honesty and abililty. Since your very first post you've been a class act babe. ❤️
Thank you so very much my friend. You are absolutely correct- the love I receive is definitely felt. I believe it is absolutely because of the love I feel for my fellow Steemitzens <3
Wooow so empowering!
I truly believe that SteemIt can give hope and support to people that need it!
I really loved your post @arbitrarykitten as I also plan to expand my businesses through SteemIt and make SteemIt an extra income stream for me part time!
Thanks a lot again for your post and wish you all the best in your life!
Never lose hope! God (or what you believe) is great and will never let you down! Just believe you can make the difference, believe that you can influence people, always remember your family, and in the end you will create the legacy for you and your family!!! You are one step away from the best of your family, your life, your finances, and your relationships! You just need to believe it!
God bless you and have a great week! 🙂
Thank you so much for your kind words. They put a smile in my heart :)
You are amazing <3
I am so honor @arbitrarykitten to hear that my words gave you value and positive vibes!!!!!
I wish you all the best in your day and your life!!! :) <3
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Cheers ! Have a nice day mom @arbitrarykitten keep struggle !!
Thank you :) Cheers to you!
you're welcome mam..
Wow just 4 months?
4 months tomorrow <3
Congrats on hitting the 2500!
Being a single Dad, and having to do it all yourself, it is a daily challenge to get it all done! So I can relate. ;-)
Well done @arbitrarykitten Now onto the 5k mark! Have a great night! :-)
The struggle is real!
Thank you :) Have a wonderful evening yourself <3
I totally agree with your praise of this platform. I have been online for years now and this is the best platform by far. Keep spreading the word. So many on FB are missing out on the fun...
Not all on facebook are ones I want on Steemit, tho!
Steemit is seriously powerful, we just need to protect it as a community and now allow bad influences in here.
And your right the people on this site care about each other and it shows in their upvotes and comments. I have seen countless stories and examples or people get bikes to help them get to work easier, donating to a good cause and so much more. Amazing things are being done here.
... life saving surgeries made possible through upvotes... People are feeding the homeless, paying their bills and improving the quality of their lives...
All with Steemit! Or rather- the people of Steemit :)
Wow, you've come a long way in just 4 months. Me, I'm just scratching the surface. I enjoy your posts. I had to laugh at your "actively recruiting others" comment. I already recruited a co-worker. Now...what's this referral bonus you speak of?
Oh, no, I was meaning we actively recruit others even tho we know there is no referral bonus. We do it because we feel the need to share the greatness that is Steemit even tho we get nothing out of it :)
I understood. It was a bad attempt at humor. Bad jokes are what I specialize in. I told my co-worker about Steemit because I knew she blogged and I knew she'd like this community. She does.
OhHa. I see ;)
Yeah, I brought my best friend on board, and one complete stranger I met while waiting for a train!
Excellent!
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I'm so happy to have read this! I'm new to steemit. My best friend raves about how much she loves it and how well she does. Its so nice to read this and feel the same positivity and energy from you. Thank you!
Hi Sarah, and wonderful to meet you!
Who is your best friend?
Steemit is simply unsurpassed in the quality of caring humans drawn to the platform. It's revolutionary.
Nice to meet you as well! My best friend is @lindseylambz. Her boyfriend @richardcrill and her run the steemit meet ups in Austin Texas :)
Oh sweet! My son is @juggernaught I recently talked him into joining, and he was born in Austin!
And I am friends with lindsey on steemit :)
Oh that’s awesome! Are you from the area?
My job moved me there I and stayed three years until they went under- 180 year old print publishing co, I'm sure you know the drill :/
Then I nurtured the wanderlust for a while and we traveled :)
I love that! My friends I mentioned plan to do the same thing, they’re in the process of fixing up a rv to travel with no set deadline to stop. I admire that!
You're on that good path.. lifes a mad rollercoaster..
The atmosphere is here is great. wish someone had created it ages back..
Oh I know! Can you imagine what it's going to be like in a year?! In five???!!
When officially out of beta stage. it'll flow.. Will be sticking around still.. although i don't blog much.. prefer learning/reading others.
Hey, you're here :) That is good.
And I am happy to know you :)
i enjoy the chats with you, & your posts. :) haven't spoken with many here, maybe 4 in total.. This site is well organised.. 1 thing they could add, is a pinned post section. when viewers go to your about me, or users choice of post, they'd see it listed first, but still have the recents underneath.
I agree with that. Very much
And I am honored to one of your chosen few :) Thank you!
You're welcome.
I'm glad to hear that Steemit helped your life like it has everyone has a story and yours is now one of hope thanks for sharing.
Thank you for reading <3
Hi,am glad for you! you found your pathway and that is the key of succes the best of my wishes for you actually you have something special!!!!!
Thank you so much <3 Your kind words made me smile :)
Congratulations on achieving this milestone with your efforts and perseverance! While the Steemit platform is a great construct and opportunity, it's the people who make it a community. You inspire others with the care you put into each post, the time you take responding to comments, and the way you support other members. Here's to more success and happiness for you and yours!
Thank you so much <3
I am happy to be an inspiration :)
All the best for you my friend.
Regard from Aceh, Indonesia.
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Thank you so much hun!
I am going to read your poems everyday, hun? 😉
Why not. You love 'em ;)
Have a nice dream. Here is 23:40 pm.
Awe, thank you so much <3
Have a nice day
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Its been a pleasure meeting you @arbitrarykitten, you are one of my greatest inspirations. <3
Hope! That means so much to me <3 <3 <3
@arbitrarykitten, you are an inspiration for most of us here. And you are doing really great. All the best :)
Thank you, I am so honored to be an inspiration to you!!!
Such things life has thrown you at but still here you are providing yourself to your loyal readers.
May your words guide you to a better life and success!
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Great post! Thanks for sharing dear!
Thank you for reading :)
I had no idea you had such a rocky path, you go girl.
Gratz on achieving your milestone, I hope your kids will one day understand you. Kids being kids, give them some time and they will prove you its all worth it.
I know. It's just unbelievably difficult and overwhelming...
<3
2500 followers in 4 months has blown my mind!
Following you now - I found you because you commented on one of my posts - I guess that is one of your trade secrets!
(I know that's how it's done but I'm a bit slack about commenting)
Here is a pic of our 9.5 kg Maine Coon Christo - he was a kitten once and only weighed 4 kg
Oh Christo is gorgeous!
Awe 😻
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So glad you found steemit when you did! Amazing you found your place here and congratulations on 4 months! :) #theunmentionables
Thank you so much!
You show people how much something can change someone from being in a harsh place mentally and physically from the effect of everything around them/has happened, to striving for more and pushing through it all.
Congrats on the 2500 and 5500, that is huge! Many more months of Steemit to come, more friends to be made, more fun to be had and the best community to support us all through our journeys! :)
Thank you so much. I am honored to be an inspiration. I love motivating with the positive <3
Wonderful meeting you :)
You're welcome, and I agree. it's good to motivate and inspire people to help them grow and be happy.
Nice meeting you too. :)
That was a very inspirational post.
You are right, you don't just join, post, and get paid.
It takes quality content consistently to build a large audience of followers,. And positive engagement with the community to earn respect, and trust, then the money will follow.
You can't just come in here strictly for the money,. People see right through that, and if you never post anything original, or even engaging, non-generalized comments, people can tell when your are just full of crap, and you'll never get upvoted.
@arbitrarykitten you are an inspiration to myself and many others!!
And it is not hard at all!
Simply post compelling and original content and engage and make friends!
Thats it!
Thank you so much. I am honored to be an inspiration 💜
it's nice to see posts like this especially when you're starting out here like I am. I've already experienced some of what you describe here in chat rooms and comments. Soon I'll get to actually meet some steemians! thanks :-)
Welcome to the community! There is no other place with such supportive and encouraging people, seriously. You will enjoy it here :)
Just post quality and original posts and engage and make friends! It's all about the community :)
Yes, be consistent, and you must have patience. No great thing was built overnight ;)
Welcome aboard! And you have a new follower!
This is beautiful! I'm so glad that you found your community on steemit!
Thank you for that post @arbitrarykitten. What a compelling story.
I wrote a post a week or two ago detailing how we never know how much of an impact an upvote will have on someone's life. It is easy to look at a penny or two and think nothing of it because, in America, it doesnt do much. However, you give that same upvote to someone in Kenya and it is a different story. Plus it is inspiration and motivation to keep going.
As for your plight, it is sensational to see one survive and start to thrive. Little comes easy in life but if you love it, it isnt work. Writing and posting takes time and effort but it does have its rewards. For most, being on here pays more in a short period of time than years did on facebook or reddit.
Thanks again for sharing this with us.
You are absolutely correct. Every little upvote does count. Yes, even in America ;) I have paid a few bills with Steemit :D
And not only financially- psychologically, too...
Wow, see its people like you and posts like this that make me believe in the power of Steemit. Its nice to emeet you and i look forward to building a community such as yours. Hope to see your continued success!!
Wonderful to emeet you as well! I've truly never heard that term before, lol, but it's fitting :)
Thank you so much :)
@arbitrarykitten Is was so painful to read ur story. I somehow relate with it.
Hi Honey <3 Thank you for reading.
And wonderful meeting you- you have a new follower :)
Sometimes I wonder how the US has so many great people in it, when it treats its citizens so badly.
Your great country doesn't deserve you.
It's just that the economy is so bad, moreso than the media lets you see...
Downtown seattle has hundreds of tents on the sidewalks. On the sidewalks. In front of multi billion dollar high rises...
And there are 5 "Tent Cities" with 100 tents each. They have their own addresses and are run by their own governments.
I've heard Oregon and Arizona are just as bad...
In my county alone there are 560,000 residents. 800 public schoolchildren are registered as being homeless. 800.
It's scary and getting worse...
There is a huge problem.
Well this is inspiring. I'm glad that you're making it. Congratulations on your steemvisary!:)
Why thank you 💜
Im also a testament, im glad you happy now, take care of them kids
Oh yea?
Thanks, and yep, always :)
That's the finest intro to a fellow Steemer that I've read. (Although not your actual "intro," it was my intro to you.)
It's great to hear that you survived to bring you to this stage. Of course, we will all survive until one final day, but it's another thing to make it through adversity and to triumph.
And to know that you have done so by doing something you love, writing, is great news. I did not face anything near the difficulties you detail in your post, but, like you, I was thrilled to find a platform where I could write / create content, reach a massive potential audience, and ... maybe even make a bit of money at it. How fortunate we are.
Best of luck on Steemit, and in your family life.
Keep writing. Your readers will keep reading your excellent prose.
Full Steem Ahead.
Thank you so much :)
This is such a wonderful place, isn't it? It's phenomenal- I truly do not have words, lol
And wonderful meeting you!
@arbitrarykitten you are one inspiring kitten :) congratulations and keep the good work going!
Oh thank you! I am happy to be inspiring :)
Amazing story, thanks.
I am happy you enjoyed it :)
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