That is so nice that you took the time to read and make such good comments @trudeehunter. :) ... I remember what it was like at my 7 day mark and I think you are ahead of me lol... Yes there is lots of rope, but you have more than 2 hands because you have friends to help pull it. I am one of that has 2 more hands to lend you whenever you need it. ;)
I too am now following you and we are connected here for sure. Let me know when you put up a post or something that you would like me to see and of course stay in touch because you are my teammate Trudee!
ps... I don't know if you don't have a pic in you icon by design or because you don't know how to upload it... If you don't know how to get one in there, you just need to get the pic off the internet and copy and paste the pic url. (I took mine from my fb, but I've seen others make a post inserting their pic in it (usually from introduceyourself tag, and then copy the pic link and wallah!) Just a tip! :)
Hello @davemmcoy You made my day this morning when I woke to read your wonderful, positive comments and know that we will be teammates in this very stimulating adventure called, Steemit. Positive words hold so much power! It is a fact I have been aware of for quite some time and no matter how successful we are or how much we achieve, everyone yearns to have others speak life and energy into their lives, on a regular basis. Your article (above) took my attention by its title because of the fact that I am a New 'Bee' but it was your engagement with people within this post that drew me like a bee to a pot of honey. One can learn a lot about a person by the way they interact, and I can fully understand why you have gained such a huge following in such a short space of time.
Now, about my profile pic. I have had a lot of difficulty getting it submitted. I have gone through all the steps very carefully many times but without success. I get the URL in the right place and I used the advice of someone else by adding .jpg at the end, buy still nothing. The message at the bottom says it was saved, but the Update stays grey and I can't do any more. I've tried so many times the circle where my profile pic should be has disappeared. Its a mystery to me. If you are able to shed any more light on the subject that would be great, otherwise I will contact the help section to see if they c an tell me what I am doing wrong. Thanks again for the connection. I wish you every success and much fun along the way.