I have started over on this three freaking times. I don't know what the deal is, it's ridiculous, why am I finding it so hard? I wanted to do a kind of reintroduction.
A Hey Hive remember this girl?
I was among the refugees fleeing the once mighty platform that was steemit, paddling into Hive with a handful of others I knew, with a broken oar and a boat full of holes.
I watched so many break off from the group and row toward distant Isles, it was definitely a tough time for us all.
And it is with great amounts of gratitude that I view those who took the best of what Steemit was about and created the greatness that is Hive.
In my humble opinion, the front end that is PeakD is unrivalled in its form and function by all of the copy cat platforms out today, and I'm proud to have been there at the start of it.
Many thanks to exceptional souls like @yabapmatt for this. I know there were many more involved, but his name comes to mind as I vividly recall bugging him with questions in the early days when I was setting up my peakmonsters account :)
And speaking of peakmonsters- how cool is Splinterlands?! Yet another facet of the platform that I was blessed to be apart of in its infancy, even winning a few diamond tournaments with the alpha and beta cards, battling the mighty @clayboyn! A treasured friend to this day:0)
All of this occurred BC, when the world seemed a brighter, friendlier place.
When I first returned to the platform in the fall after a year and a half hiatus, I wasn't sure what to do with myself. Whether it would become important to me again, or if it would just be a much better use of my time than Facebook.
I knew from the past of course that it was a place where longer posts are encouraged, and a great outlet for anything from journalling, to travel blogs, to photography and the many, many forms of creativity.
What I didn't know was whether or not I would find any passion for it.
All of this has been running through my head as I've spent more time lately dancing around the Hive, checking out some really great posts, from both familiar and unfamiliar names.
It was really @arcange that started me thinking about putting a little more into this. A couple weeks ago I received a comment congratulating me on becoming a minnow again, and it took me right back to my dolphin days and how awesome it felt to reach that level!
I'm quite a ways from it still, but I got there in the first place by doing what I'm doing. And this time I have a leg up thanks to some truly wonderful people I have met over the years. People that I want to touch on now, since it is truly all of you that makes this place so incredible.
@canadian-coconut, you are an absolute treasure, whose support means the world to me. If it weren't for you I'm not sure I would have pushed forward. I can't thank you enough Linda, and a part of me wants the El Salvador end game just so we can meet :)
@meesterboom, this entire blogging world wouldn't work right without you! You, my friend, were the main thread, the blog I continued to visit that kept me tethered to this place during my hiatus. One of my favorite people in the wide world, we will have that beer one day! :0)
@frot & @kiwideb You guys are the freaking best! My constant friends, I do adore you. The world might be crazy, but life is awesome, and having you guys out there reminds me of that xo
I'm always excited by the pop-ins from my sweet, intelligent, talented, genuine friend that I love so very much @therealpaul; and the sensation, the life of every party, the legend that is @nonameslefttouse.. Hope to see your brilliance again soon!
@ericvancewalton my kindred spirit, my friend, a man of empathy and grace. You gave me the wings I needed for my fiction to fly when we met, and I have not forgotten. So happy to have you on this journey still!
@acidyo I've been trying to figure out how to thank you for your support throughout the years- and this seemed a good place to do it. People like you make platforms like this one a great place to be! All of Hive is lucky to have you.
And whoever runs @appreciator ...you rock! Thanks a million times for the bright spot you have put in many a day since I've been back!
@ryivhnn My friend from down under, I did not forget you. How could I? When so many of my posts would have gone unseen without you. It's so funny to me that I have a friend who lives as far from me as one could possibly get, whose face I've never seen, and still has a significant impact on my life. Five years and counting, let's shoot for twenty girl! Thank you so much for being you!!
The above pics were my kind of selfies for years. A bathroom mirror, or a shot of my feet XD
But here is one of the only selfies I have ever taken solo, sometime in 2021. I would have used it as the kickoff pic, but I forgot to smile:0)
@kiwideb Do you recognize the necklace? XD
"One day you'll leave this world behind, so live a life you will remember"
@anomadsoul aka a-beautiful-soul, I will always be glad we met,
and
@klye you still rock ;)
An honorable mention to those I wish were here. @ed-the-songster @jedau @ezzy @hanshotfirst @quinneaker @everlove @merej99 @surfermarly @the-alien @donkeypong @htooms @onceuponatime @tonyr and the dude formerly known as @son-of-satire Some of you I'm blessed to know outside of this place :)
And finally @tarazkp & @galenkp- if you're going to be tagged it should be in an edifying post, one that honors you, this place, and the people you respect, so I hope you don't mind being included here :)
There is definitely something about having a stake in a place that makes you root even harder for it. So this is my first real step into Hive, an incredible global platform that I love more everyday- and I hope there will be many, many more of them :)
