Hello Steemians! When I joined Steemit several months ago, I intended to start posting right away. Then I got distracted with life, as happens sometimes. Plus, it's ALWAYS easy to avoid writing, especially about yourself; somehow every time I sat down to introduce myself on Steemit, I could suddenly find three dozen other things I needed to do.
A recent photo of me, so y'all know I'm real :)
So what is prompting me to do this now, after about 6 months of procrastination, avoidance, and fear? Well, meditation is helping. I notice more quickly when I get distracted or want to avoid doing things that I actually want to do. Also, several of my favorite creators recently announced they are moving over to Steemit (namely, Jimmy Dore, Lee Camp, and Mint Press News), and that was the final kick in the pants I needed to say "okay, no more waiting around."
I am truly excited to become a part of this global community (dare I say movement?), and to make new friends and contacts all over the world. I really believe that Steemit, with the openness and supportiveness of its community, among other unique features, has the potential to accelerate the human community along its path toward the change many of us want to see. That is to say, a just, kind, peaceful, abundant world, and a people who realize we are but a small part of a boundless network of life and splendor.
To that end, my primary goal in joining Steemit is twofold: one, I wanted to get off Facebook/Twitter/etc. And I did. (Well, Facebook at least, but I rarely check Twitter. And full disclosure: I remain 100% addicted to YouTube.) So that was Goal 1(a).
Goal 1(b): to write. Both for myself, and for public consumption. I have a lot I want to say, and I haven't found a proper outlet within which to express it. My day job as a clinical social worker generally does not allow for full expression of my personality, I have found. And so, I will be both aiming to cultivate an outlet for my self-expression, and hoping to find and hone my writing voice in the process.
A photo of the Moberi Smoothie Cart sign from my wedding, just 'cuz
My main intentions are to post something once a week, and to keep my writings concise. Keeping to these intentions will be hard for me, but I will do my best with both. As for the focus of my writing, this is something that is likely to change and will hopefully take shape over time. But, broadly speaking, I intend to write about the connection between personal processes and larger social systems. Put another way: how do changes that take place within us relate to, and often impact, changes on a global scale? Alternately, how does internal inertia impact, or connect to, societal inertia? Taken literally, this question has a fairly obvious answer: if and when we make changes within ourselves, we contribute to change on a larger scale. Fair point. So now that we have that answer, my goal will be to explore the myriad ways this manifests in our lives.
Most of this will be through my own reflections. And, it may change over time. So please be patient, and kind! I will welcome feedback and criticism from anyone and everyone, and I only ask that the tone of communication be respectful. (Based on my limited experience on Steemit so far, I have little reason to doubt this will be the case.) I fundamentally respect everyone's right to speak and to be heard, and I look forward to exchanging ideas, both through my own writings and through other ways of engaging in the broader Steemit community. Best, Chris
Hello Chris
Hi qmarpot!
Thank you cryptoscout! I've bookmarked the banner and will look into this. I love that the steemit community is so focused on encouraging growth.
Welcome to Steemit @chap820!
I wish you much success and hope you find Steemit to be as rewarding and informative as I have.
Here are some links you might find useful.
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How to use Minnow Booster
How does Steemit actually work?
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Oh yea, I have upvoted you and followed you. Many blessings from @introbot & @bycoleman
Thank you bycoleman/introbot! I appreciate the links and will take a look at them for sure.
Welcome to Steemit chap820. Let me know if you got any questions about Steem or anything related to it! The official FAQ can be found here and has A LOT of information https://steemit.com/faq.html - Also remember, Steemit is just ONE of the sites built that uses Steem the blockchain. We also have DTube - our very own Youtube, DSound for Soundcloud and Steepshot if you prefer Instagram like experience. I'd also like to mention ChainBB - forums, Busy - Steemit with more modern look basically, DMania for memes and Dlive for streaming just like in Twitch! Welcome to the blockchain
Wow janne, so much I didn't know about! I'd heard of DTube but never used it very much, and had no idea about all the other sites that use Steem blockchain. Thank you so much for all the info!
Hey @chap820 welcome :), come and join us on Discord Steemit School you can learn a lot of staff about success here also you can meet a lot of people from Steemit there. There is post promotion section so you can promote your posts to get bigger rewards. This is the link: https://discord.gg/fVTVpdy
Thank you magnifik! I've saved the link for Discord Steemit School and will take a look very soon. There is a lot I don't know and want to learn about Steemit, so thank you for sharing that!
Very nice intro, glad you decided to join the party. Welcome home. BTW I resteem posts for 0.010 or more SBD. If you want a little boost :)
Thank you crystalhuman! I'm glad I did too. I may take you up on your offer, as I learn more about how Steemit works. I'm sure I will be able to use a boost!
Welcome to STEEMIT! friend
Thank you arvindkumar!
welcome to the magic that is steemit!
Thank you lopezdacruz!
I know that feeling of creating account and then waiting to act and stalling and procrastinating! :D I did it in similar way, I got account since December but started being active only recently. And I love it, creating things for myself and for people that could be interested in what I create.
Topics you will want to write about in your posts seems like very interesting ones. I will be following, hope to see your posts soon :)
Thank you so much inquisitiveguy! This is super encouraging. I'm glad to hear you've had such a positive experience on here (and can relate to the stalling). Looking forward to connecting with you more!