Between running a couple businesses, a family including a couple kids with activities, 2 hockey teams, @pifc, and the Minnow Builder Program it seems like most of my days are nonstop from the time I wake up until the minute I go to sleep...seriously I steemit until I'm ready to pass out each night. All of this go-go-go sometimes leaves me in a place where my mindset is about getting things done which maybe leaves me forgetting to show appreciation.
This post is a day before Thanksgiving which is my favorite holiday of the year. So many love Xmas, but for me that holiday is way to commercialized and way to much about the gifts. To me Thanksgiving allows family to gather at our home eat, drink, and enjoy each others company. We have 4 generations from both my Wife's family and My family under one roof swapping stories, catching up on what we might have missed from each other's year, learning about our heritage from the oldest members of the family (what they can remember of it anymore...lol), and even enjoying some political and religious "discussions"....hey why not, it's fun getting a 90+ year old to go off on a rant about the good ole days and why the world sucks today is because God was taken out of the classrooms.
So as I am taking breaks from the house cleaning this post will go on, and on. There are many people here on steemit that I am Thankful for and hopefully I don't miss to many of them...missing some is a given as I'm just not the uber organized type. Sorry in advance and please don't feel slighted if you are missed.
The Brave who Inspire
Being brave can mean so many things. It's not just the Firefighter who walks into a burning house to save someone or others like that, most bravery isn't even noticed as such. Those who open up about their personal situations, those who do things way outside their comfort zone, and those who take a leap of faith to try and help others even if it means some personal loss to themselves. See these people are brave beyond words and their bravery helps inspire others. Most of the time not even realizing that their actions or words are having any effect on the next person.
@lynncoyle1 & @briancourteau's story is known by many. @briancourteau has been battling cancer for some time now and actually wrote a farewell post to his steemit friends just last week as things have gotten harder for him. Their story of love and pain has touched the hearts of many here and it's hard not to read their posts about each other without realizing how lucky you are to have your loved ones healthy and by your side. To @lynncoyle1 & @briancourteau I am Thankful to have met you both and become friends, you inspire me to love like there may not be a tomorrow.
@wolfhart is also battling cancer and has been sharing his story as he gets his treatments. When he first learned of the cancer he was told get your affairs in order as you have weeks to live. Yet his most recent post shows his treatment is going better then expected and he may be going into remission...but sadly that this cancer doesn't ever get cured and will come back. Now his cancer story isn't what made @wolfhart brave to me at the start, see he isn't the most computer savvy person and most our first conversations where centered around how can I do this or that. He has learned the things needed to be on steemit, he set up a discord channel so we can help the @pifc community more then we could with posts alone, he has taken countless hours learning things so he can then teach them to newbies on the Steemit platform. Many people can tell you how @wolfhart has helped them or pushed them to be a better steemian and he does this all without the accolades that many get. I am Truly Thankful to have met you my friend as you inspire me to keep helping others.
@kaliju who is putting everything on the line to follow his heart and start up @dStors. His passion for this project is infectious and the goal of the project would change the face of steemit and more importantly Steem turning it into a legit cryptoCurrency. While I have stepped away from this project due to time commitments it's still one that I believe in and will lend my support to as needed. Thank you @kaliju for your passion, this take serious bravery and inspires me to find ways to create value for Steem and spread the word of Steemit.
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The Curators trying to Inspire Greatness
Finding amazing people on Steemit is complicated and time consuming. Sadly this means a lot of great posts slip past being noticed by...well honestly by anyone. These newer members of steemit come on and are told create great content and earn, but that is total BS. The truth is you need to build a network of people and then over time you will start to have real followers who upvote your posts. This takes time and a little luck. Thankfully there are people out there that are willing to take their time week after week to help curate great posts and introduce them to others.
@pifc has some long time members, we are talking in Steemit Age they are the old wise men/women of the community, who have been submitting 2-3 undervalued blog posts week after week in their own effort to encourage new steemit members to keep blogging. Members like @bengy & @viking-ventures have been around since the start while many others came in shortly after like @trincowski, @tryskele, @cicisaja, @dipoabasch, @stever82, @macoolette, @zorank, @celinavisaez, @brittandjosie and so many more. No matter what I do here the list is to long to cover everyone...Just want the @pifc community of curators to know that I am very Thankful for their efforts to help bring forward great content each week in their entries to the Curation Contest.
@trincowski is also part of the PIFC community and he has taken it upon himself to start up his own Art Curation Initiative each week for a few curated artists. Love seeing someone take it to the next level like this.
The Visionaries helping Shape a Better Tomorrow
Naturally there are some witnesses that deserve mention here and more then a few communities. Maybe more then any one post could cover...and for sure more then just part of a post can cover. But here is a quick list of some of those I am Thankful for.
@tarazkp is not a witness, nor is he a community...but rather a self proclaimed "prolific thinker" which then turns into one of the largest content producers on Steemit. He may not realize how he impacts others with his words thoughts, but anyone that follows @tarazkp knows his posts will challenge you. Sometime they will challenge you to think, other times to dream, and then sometimes just to get lost in a story. Steemit needs more people who not only are prolific thinkers, but who can convey those thoughts in a way that forces the reader to have some reaction to the post. Love it or Hate it, emotion causes action and this world needs more Action.
@knircky (witness account @steem-bounty) for having the drive to try and come up with ideas to help smaller members have a more even playing field. Allowing members to reward their followers well beyond what their voting power allows with @steem-bounty and then coming up with a way to reward old posts with Steem Forever. Sure these programs are great, but it's the vision behind them that makes me Thankful for someone like @knircky.
@blockbrothers (team witness account) who created #steemify and are focused on increased function and usability of the Steemit blockchain. I have been a fan of @exyle for a long time and the day he announced that they had a witness account I added them to my vote (you are voting for witnesses right?) and knew that with his vision and belief in the steemit blockchain he as someone I wanted to have a real voice in the future of steemit. I'm thankful that people like him are willing to focus so much time and efforts into helping create a better tomorrow for the rest of us.
@c-squared (witness) for supporting curation efforts of steemit and adding some support to a lot of deserving posts each day.
@hitmeasap who started the Push to Minnow and has helped those with 450-499sp become minnows with a push from the community. This has been a great success in helping multiple people become minnows within a couple days time once they reach 450sp. For more about this read UPDATES: Let's Push People To 500 SP! | Are You Eligible? - Apply For A Community Push!https://steemit.com/steemit/@hitmeasap/updates-let-s-push-people-to-500-sp-or-are-you-eligible-apply-for-a-community-push. Also have to mention the amazing work that @asapers does helping curate and then posting a list of the curated posts. This added attention to some posts helps keep people motivated.
@ocd (@ocd-witness) runs a daily curation post of some great content that is worth a look. They give some exposure and votes for deserving blog posts each and every day. Plus if you are on their whitelist they run about the only profitable bid bot out there, catch is you have to be nominated and approved to be allowed to use this bot....no shit posts here!
@abh12345 with his Curation and Engagement Leagues and @paulag with her Redfish Power Up League & Minnow Power Up league make up the witness group @steemcommunity. They are big on supporting smaller members of steemit and trying to support their growth. Steemit is lucky to have them.
Thankful for those who help clean up the trash like the communities of @steemcleaners and @steemflagrewards. A lot of great people give up their votes to help flag trash and try and protect other steemians from phishing scams and other nonsense. In this group you can add @arcange who does a great job keeping the community informed when there is a phishing scam going around.
Realizing that there are so many friends made here on steemit that it's hard to thank everyone. But before I wrap up I need to say I'm Thankful to have become friends with @andrewharland who is my partner in the @minnowbuilder project. We are working on some more ideas that will hopefully help steems reach expand and bring new money into Steem. We will announce more about that as we are able too, but it's a bit off still as we are in the planning phase.
Life is Good...even when Steem is crashing
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Wonderful post! It's been lovely to get to know most of the people on this list since I joined 11 months ago.
BTW, I wasn't fully aware until today that it's not just crypto that's been for a rocky ride recently. The Dow has been taking very similar turns. It will go back up in time and take crypto back up with it.
I follow all the markets...can't help myself as I was a financial advisor for some time. It's been a rocky ride for sure with just under a 10% loss over the last 2 weeks for the Dow and typically there is come profit taking or loss locking in that happens in Dec so more of a slide is likely to come in the major markets in the US. As for the steem side I seem to remember a situation with a sharp drop last year around this time in steem, then one crazy ride right around xmas that lasted until the end of Jan or so. Would be nice of this repeats itself and gets some people back here posting. Activity has been so low lately.
Belatedly stopping by @thedarkhorse, to thank you for your tireless efforts in support of "the cause" in adding value to and building up our Steem blockchain.
Keep "fighting the good fight!" 👍
Doing what I can and actually have something big planned for 2019 which I hope will reward all steem holders in increased demand for Steem which should drive the price higher.
Sounds good @thedarkhorse ...
... so I'll look forward to hearing more about it, when you are ready to "launch!"
When it's time I'll be sure you know all about it. Maybe you can be a beta tester for us and get involved early.
I love this post!! Thank you so much for including Brian and I in it, we are both so thankful to have met you as well ❤️
and by the way, beer in the fridge is something I'm very thankful for to haha
LOL grandma and God in the classroom! Love it!
We skipped that conversation this year...but did learn a lot about my Great Grandfather which I didn't know. Fun stories about him were shared tonight.
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving!
Being grateful is something extremely important. I thank God daily, for my life, my successes, my family and my friends. Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Well done my friend.
You have helped me more then you will ever known. I look forward to the day we drink a beer and sit and talk face to face.
You have made not only to many individuals but to steemit and steem a huge impact that can never be measured.
Happy thanksgiving to you and your family my friend
I'm so happy you get to spend another Thanksgiving with your family, wasn't sure that would be the case when you first talked with me about your situation. Keep kicking the crap out of that cancer and I look forward to us kicking back a few beers once remission is official and you get your strength back.
Xmas is the next one
4gen is so special cherish it. I remember this when I was young and great time of my life as it will with your kids.
We will!!! Have the face to face
I'm so glad I called in to check up on you this morning @thedarkhorse It's been a while, and as you say, it is impossible to keep up with all our friends in steemit on a regular basis. Even for people like yourself who need less sleep than the average person and who appears to have a limitless source of energy and drive, you simply cannot get everything done in a day that you wish to.
What a wonderful and uplifting post my friend. I think every steemian needs to read this post so of course, I will be resteeming it. Having a thankful attitude is paramount to our sense of well being and motivates us to follow our passions whilst encouraging others along the way. And this is one of your strong points @thedarkhorse There is always time in your day to lend a helping hand and instill positivity into the lives of others.
We don't celebrate 'Thanksgiving' in Australia but I think it would benefit all of us if we paused for a designated time with our loved ones to be Thankful for all our blessings. It is easy to focus on the negatives but when those negatives become part of our daily conversation, they become more than a harmful way of thinking. They become part of our belief system. If we hear something often enough we begin to believe it even if it is not the complete truth. And I am sure your 90 year old grandparent will know exactly where I am coming from with these beliefs. How I'd love to sit down with him/her for a good ol chat about the days before God was taken out of the classrooms.
Thank you for the credit you have given to the brave, loyal, hardworking, fans of steemit. It is people like these who are the backbone of this platform. It is interesting to read what you wrote about the "sky falling" with regards to the value of currency. Whenever I feel burdened by dark or heavy clouds above I always imagine myself getting in a plane and soaring above the clouds, because the sun is almost always shining beyond them and everything looks brighter once the aircraft pierces the clouds.
And you're correct. The true value of steemit is the friendships we've made and hopefully we will all enjoy the monetary rewards when the time is right. Have a fabulous Thanksgiving and I'd like to add yourself to the above list, because I am very grateful for you. Cheers!
You are so right about breaking above the clouds. When there is a storm they move above the cloud line and it's much smoother sailing.
I have a thing about the "news"...I don't watch it as it's full of negativity. So many people start their day with the news and then end their day with it. It can consume someone if they allow it too. And no matter how strong you are there is no way that day in and day out you can defend against the negativity that the news bombards people with. Add in the constant news cycle that so many people plug into and it becomes very easy to start taking ownership of the negativity.
Oh and yesterday it was 2 Great Grandma's and a Great Grandpa (Greats to my kids). So lots of Good Ole Days conversations to be had.
Thank you for stopping by, so glad to hear from you. Been to long since we have chatted. Hope you are doing good.
I think it is a good decision not to watch the news because the media actually choose to share the negatives way more than the positives and when we do hear an inspiring story it is so unliftng and encouraging. There are plenty of heartwarming stories happening every day but the media prefers drama and sensation and if an event is not dramatic enugh they manipluate the facts until they've grabbed the listener or readers attention. We really don't need that on a daily basis.
I'm doing well thanks...... ...keeping very busy but enjoying life immensely. Stay well and take care.
The shock value of a story is what matters. Since they have gone this direction it takes more and more to actually shock people so they go for even more shocking stories and wording of the stories. It's a downward spiral.
Well said! I have joined about 2 months ago and found many helping people and communities adding value to you.
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There are some great communities out there for sure and each is really just a group of great people, so it all comes down to the people.
Just want to toss this out there...no idea why but I feel it's kind of spammy calling on the bots to upvote your comments. I get it, free votes are nice. But when I saw this my first thought is this is a spammer.
Now I'm only sharing this as it was my quick judgement and if that thought was in my head I'm sure there are others who feel the same way...well at least I assume there are. Just something to think about.
Nice post. Thanks for the mention. I wish you a good time on this Thanksgiving. Hugs! 😃
And those of us who have known you and witnessed what you have built continue to grow here have many thanks for you and your vision. Have a great day tomorrow with the many generations. It is so easy for us to get caught up in our work life it is easy to allow those concerns to cloud exactly why we do them, so we can enjoy days like tomorrow.
Blessings for you and yours.
It's pretty amazing to have 4 generations in 2 families under one roof. Both my Grandparents and my Wife's Grandmother will be there along with our parents and some other family, then my kids make the 4th generation. Not hard to see what is important in life when you get family or friends together and truly be engaged with them. We repeat Thanksgiving on Saturday with a group of friends at a lake house...to cold for any lake activities but still a great setting for hanging out. Great couple days coming up.
As for what has been built, it's really just about giving a platform for great people to do great things. Happy what I thought would be a 2-3 week contest has turned into 33 weeks running. The heroes of PIFC are those that create entries and do the curating. That all said thank you for your gratitude, it's appreciated even if I'm deflecting (My Wife tells me I have a habit of doing that).
Hey, @darkhorse.
First off, Happy Thanksgiving. I would love to have the talk with the 90-year-old about God out of the classroom!
However, that's not likely to come up with my wife, son, his wife, and their nearly 18 month old daughter. Not sure what we'll be talking about, but I do hope it includes who or what we're thankful for.
And food. :)
Congratulations on juggling all that you do. It doesn't sound easy, and you're a better human being than I am for all of it.
Especially for thanking all of these folks, many of which have had some influence on me, too. It's amazing how they can get around, right, even when it's them that are in the middle of their own battles. Could I be so open and sharing? Probably, yes, because it would help me through it, which I hope is what's happening with those here.
re: when STEEM is crashing
At some point, there's nowhere to go but up, right? I think someone said that once. Maybe twice. It's just a matter of sticking it out until it does. Last year's scenario would be great. And while I'm making pre-Christmas wishes, maybe we could have the value of STEEM linger higher in 2019? Thanks.
Okay. Enjoy!
Some of the best conversations you will have are with the 18 month old...lol. At least they are the ones you will cherish the most. Love that age..they are so inquisitive. Hope that you have a great Thanksgiving and make sure to stop and enjoy your family time!
I am always amazed at how good some people are at getting around...with everything I've been juggling that is something I've been lacking at lately. With my show season done until Feb hopefully there will be a little more spare time for reading more blogs.
As for Steem price...I'm a buyer again. Added just under 300 the other day and plan to do more next week. Waiting on moving some money around and hoping it has a violent 1 day crash to 1c when my money is available, then we can have it jump back up to $2...lol.
It's been a great time to buy. I guess the one day violent crash to one cent is okay, too, but it has to be backed up by that climb to at least $2, or the deal is off. :)
I agree about the conversations with her. They're often one sided, though. I wonder if sometimes she thinks we're idiots for not understanding everything. She does respond with yeah and no now, but she doesn't always want what she says she does. :)
Well, good luck with all the endeavors, including the STEEM ones. Get the money moving, just in case. :)
Well my oldest turns 13 in a few days and there is no doubt she has always thought this...lol. Don't think it goes away until they are on their own and dealing with life.
Well, to a degree, yes it does. It depends, though. We've been bouncing back and forth from being virtually useless if not actually roadblocks, to being somewhat useful if not ingenious with our boys, and interestingly enough, their wives. Everyone is still under 30, though, so I'm going to give it a few more years, and see where we're at before I just give up and go into full-blown grandpa mode where I usurp and plunder and undermine by winning all the grandkids to my side with bribes and candy. :)
Oh the power of a Grandparent and their bribes....not even fair.
Aameen .. what a wish!
I always wondering where and how can you get so much energy to do all those "awesome" things in the real world and steemit 😯 everything about helping others and inspired me to do at least 1% of your kindness. I'm so grateful that I joined the pifc and learned so many things from you, the judges and sponsors too, especially from the featured bloggers and participants too.
I'm so grateful I met @wolfhart, @tryskele, @lynncoyle1, @viking-ventures, @energyaddict22, @bengy, @erodedthoughts, @headchange 😍 these people encouraged me to get out of my tiny comfort world and explore more wonderful networks and it's all started from betty, you and pifc💖 Enjoy your beer @thedarkhorse🍻
Happy thanksgiving and must be a nice gathering with 4 generations😱 of family.
I don't sleep like most people. I find 4 hours at night and then a 30 minute nap during the day is much more effective then trying to sleep for 7 or 8 hours like so many people do. This is how I get so much done. That and multitasking.
You actually are someone I meant to list in the brave group. Your willingness to work on your writing skills to become better (in English) was outside your comfort zone. This takes courage and people don't even realize how scary this can be. It's hard enough for many people to be outgoing with perfect strangers, but doing it in your second language is even harder.
Now reading your posts and comments it's very smooth and shows what some dedication and willingness to make a few public errors can do for your skills. Thank you for all you do for @pifc, your community, and for being someone that was willing to step outside your comfort zone!
Wish that my neighbour who has similar habit like you to be on steemit 😅 but he just sit with us at the shop till 3 am, talking and asking me about why am I love to play steemmonsters 😊 his only duty is taking h7s children to school and would go to his spare parts store if the employees need him. He has no hobby and never run out of money too.
And I wish that you're always healthy and happy😊
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I've loved getting to know you too. So many wonderful people on here.
You know, @energyaddict22 hasn't been around for awhile. I'd sure like to hear from him again.
Energy has been doing really good with his business. He is managing multiple websites and finding content producers for them. Really enjoyed all my chats with him and naturally miss him as a judge...now I need to go say hi on Discord as this reminds me it's been way to long.
I'm glad that he's doing well then. Tell him 'hi' - I miss seeing him around here.
I thought he was around USA from october-november with his wife 😯 but maybe he just too busy to write something on steemit now. I remember reading @energyaddict22 post's about it and he wanted to meet up with his fellow steemit friends when he's there.
Me too @viking-ventures 😉 I remember reading your post about moving out to wyoming and we're featured and featuring others for pifc and I can say that it was Jerry who dragged me to @pifc 😊
I really appreciate you taking your time to appreciate all these things. If we look at history and open our eyes, it's easy to see that an average person today has many luxuries that even a king did not have.
excellent dear! Thanksgiving.
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Thanking is always good. Thank you for being surrounded by my loved ones, family is the most important thing.
Great we totally agree,
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