Thanks for this encouraging post. You hit the nail right in the head. Growing Pains. It's exactly what this turbulent time we're currently facing is. Once in a while you read success stories of people who gained a lot of money, and then you look at your own wallet to see that you barely even made a dollar. It's very conflicting. On one hand, you feel happy for them and be encouraged that it might happen for you. On the other hand, it's depressing to see your post sandwiched in between thousand-dollar posts before fading into obscurity, not even making a dent.
Instead of feeling like your post is a pebble thrown in a pond, with even the slightest effort making the tiniest of ripples, most of the time it just feels like a grain of sand in an ever-shifting desert.
Maybe it would be better to just realign your goals. If someone wants to just hit it big, make money and/or be noticed, then they have to be patient.
Thank you for such a thoughtful response. Keep on truckin' sums in up best.