You know what? I think I've gotten a bit more gratitude-ier. Like from joining Steemit. Don't understand? * Gasp * I'm surprised. So while I'm still in my overly excited for no good reason mood:

Let me explain.

I've like given up on Facebook like aaages ago. I would see posts, and if the moon was blue enough (you know, "blue moon"?), I would like and possibly comment on a post. Facebook was soooo not engaging. A medium of picture posting galore, of posting abundance! If I took a better look at the pictures, it would be of my sexy friends dancing. Picture this: the figure of a young person. Of a tall dashing young man (Ahem!). And of ladies.

Okay, what about being gratitude-ier?

Ahem (continued seaside voice:)
And then, 3 months ago. @branlee87 told me about Steemit. I joined Steemit. I bummed around. @branlee87 pressed me a bit. I started writing. I regretted starting later. I feel burned out. I look at the Steemit Discord channels. I do etc.

And etc. etc.

Now!

Being gratitude-ier?
I finally got into the motion of the Steemit cycle. Browsing, upvoting, commenting on, & making posts. I find that I am in the toilet, and pulling out my phone to find there's no new post in my (non-trending) feed.

(D:) Awwwww. Not even last night. So I check Facebook. And then I like 1 post. And then I like may 5-10 posts. And I comment on 2+ different posts. It's like whoa, what's going on (I probably already knew what was going on)? I'm on fire! And today my colleague comes to me "Russell, you remember commenting on my FB post last night? I really love this thing that reminds me of Toothless the dragon... blah blah blah." Oh wow, think my colleague feels closer to me :O It's maaaaaaaaagic! (* * :D ... C: * *)

(Russell [me] slaps himself : SMACKKK!!)
I have to dial myself down, haha.
I stopped myself before I might go overboard.
The edited-out text is still here, at the bottom of the post. :P

So ... in more seriousness.

So here's the point.

I think being on Steemit has helped me be more of a person to appreciate others' work. To look around and comment and upvote. In the #teammalaysia discord group, we are even having some activities to encourage community engagement, and with the rewards announced, I just felt "on"! How selfish, lol. But I'm really glad. Coz the specific activity forced me to find a way to search for my team members' posts. And I realized to myself... "How silly! Just use the #teammalaysia tag! And wow, these posts are actually interesting!"

One of my recent gripes, about me feeling depressed included me feeling unappreciated. The long term plan here in Steemit, the one that doesn't look to immediate money gain, but more for the benefit of everyone -- the lesson is about appreciating others. And I'm feeling really happy that I'm getting this opportunity to refine even more the art of doing what I wished others did more for me. And which I think we all can have much more of ALONG with our goal of getting more monnneeey >P<

The art of appreciating others :)

I kinda hate social media. It's so pointless. But now I've joined Steemit, and felt it a liiittle less meaningful creating content that others don't engage in.

# so here's the point.
I go on with my day half-way turned "on" (please, not "turned on"). And I see a #teammalaysia contest rewarding SBD for commenting 20 words on 5 other members' posts. And the switch for me just yanked "on". I began to search through the #teammalaysia posts in Steemit.
> Why didn't I think about this earlier?
I clicked a post. I reach the 20 words.
> This is the moment.
I ignore the minimum requirement. I ask questions.
> What people failed to give to me at times in my life.
I share my piece. I show my gratitude.

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Thanks to @littlenewthings for nominating me :)

Today I nominate:

• @celo769
• @guri-gure
• @joannewong
  (But, no pressure guys! :P :P :P)

The rules:

• Write a post about something you have to be postive about today - this could be anything from being thankful for your current situation, someone being nice to you, being thankful for your friends and family, or even being thankful for the oppurtunity you have been given here on Steemit - just keep it positive :)
• Do this for 7 days in a row if you get nominated
• Mention three people who should do this on each day.
• Tag it with #7daypositivitychallenge and include these rules at the bottom of your post. (Tip: You need to put the # in front of 7daypositivitychallenge or it will not let you use the tag.) (@reconstitution note: doesn't apply to Busy.org)
• Include a picture of something positive (related to your story if possible)

You can find the original challenge post here:
https://steemit.com/7daypositivitychallenge/@conradt/7-day-positivity-challenge-day-1
(or here at Busy.org)

Discord Channels I've Joined: