I believe that blockchain technology can and will change the world. You wouldn't find me here posting nearly every day if I didn't feel HIVE is the best social blockchain around either.
Even if HIVE didn't exist and there was nothing else like it, I'd still be writing. You see, before I ever heard about blockchain, I decided to start writing.
While searching the internet for an extra source of income back in 2015, I came across affilate marketing. It was the right fit for me, for I didn't have much money to invest and it involved blogging.
Affilate marketing is also a process that builds up over time. That consistent growth, even if slow coming at times, is very attractive to me. It's as much about the process of learning as it is about the earnings, you see.
Writing Was In My Blood Dating Back To Highschool
To be honest, I despised having to write my college application essays. Back in those days, I didn't care for much of anything that I felt I HAD to do.
I did, however, manage to get most of them done. There were a couple I really got into and felt I had produced some decent work. More importantly, I felt the power of the ability to express myself in words.
Writing is an act that to this day helps me cope with life. It helps me have a better understanding of myself as well as the world around me.
Feeling Stuck & Not Contributing Enough To The Family
These are the emotions that kick-started my blogging career back in 2015. I had work at the time but it was sporadic at best. There were times a couple weeks would go by without a day on the books.
Raising two boys and living in an apartment wasn't the glorious life here in Southern California. Still, we had it better than many people and know how to count our blessings.
Despite all this, there were times finances got so bad that it was all my wife and I could do to keep from hurling terrible insults at each other. Stress brings out the worst in people and finances can be a leading cause.
I Wanted To Quit & Even Have... Temporarily
Like anyone, I get fed up and tired too. I don't like to feel that my hardest efforts are going unnoticed. Above that, I have a responsibility to help with family finances. Writing somewhere that brings no financial value isn't behavior I can keep up for very long.
This was a huge part of the reason I stopped writing on that blockchain that I'd rather not mention. I even slowed way down on doing any writing on my own website. It was time to make some changes.
Our two boys had grown older and my wife had taken on more responsibility at her work. That responsibility also included more leeway to take time or hours off.
So I went back to working in the real world and learning about testing concrete. Is it my passion? I enjoy learning about concrete and even being in the field, but writing is my true passion.
We've Grown & We Are Blessed During These Trying Times
The point of all my musings is that as a family and as individuals, we've all stuck at it. We have tripped and fallen along the way but we have seen so much growth.
Even when I had nothing to offer to help other people, I always tried to have empathy. If it weren't for my own selfish addictive behavior in years far past, my own family would certainly be better off financially today.
My sordid past taught me a few things once I was strong enough to ask for help and take it. It taught me to remember my upbringing and the importance of helping other people.
My feelings of hate and self loathing were replaced with a desire to set things straight. To make right to those whom I had wronged. Once set on this path, things didn't get easier. They got harder.
The work is hard and staying positive sometimes even tougher. Without having some outlet to help other people, I never would have made it. Helping others is the key that gets me out of myself.
It puts into perspective the problems I have and stresses I feel when I act to help someone less fortunate. Or even just someone who needs a hand at the moment.
Helping Others Is One Thing I Love About HIVE!
Every day on HIVE I have an opportunity to help another person. It could be someone struggling with an issue or even with finances. I can't give away cash to everyone, but there are times when helping a little extra seems in order.
This is something I truly enjoy doing. If it hadn't been for the free help other people have given me, I wouldn't even be alive to write this today. Giving is a responsibility and a pleasure.
Scrolling through my feed, I see enough selfish and self righteous behavior to enraged me if I allow it. I'd rather be a part of the solution here than a part of the problem. Helping out others as much as I can, even if I'm not a whale or dolphin, seems the best way to do that.
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