This morning as I posted a post on @humansofsteemit, and I gave it the full 100% upvote from my personal account, I realized that my 3000SP @slothicorn / @stellabelle delegation had been taken away.
Which I kinda knew was coming because I heard through the Discord-grapevines, but I wasn’t exactly sure when. (which I am also glad about)
And you know what?
I am not sad about it at all.
I am actually uber mega gazillion trillion feelings grateful for @stellabelle for giving me this selfless opportunity.
Because it REALLY REALLY made me realize something.
Well, it made me realize several things but the number one thing is this :
The joyful impact you can have on the community when having a high SP is something which I have never ever felt before.
There is something very very very special about supporting people’s blogs through hitting them with precious upvotes and it not depleting my own financial supply.
It gives me the sense of community.
It gives me the feeling that I am ACTUALLY REALLY doing something for the world.
I am making this place a better one just by simply ‘liking’ someone else’s post.
It has made me even more grateful for the beloved upvotes the Steemit community gives me.
WOW, I hope you know how utterly full of deep down gratitude I am that you support my writing and what I do on here.
And for those individuals who have their bot automatically upvote each post I make, a BIG thank you to my Steem donors.
You are very much responsible for making my dreams come true with each and every upvote I get from you.
And this whole process has made me come to a big conclusion as well.
I have been sitting with the question :
To power down or not to power down? That is the question
For quite a while now.
Because effectively, the more time and energy I invest in Steemit, the more financial flow comes my way which means I could live off of Steem/SBD.
The dream to become a fulltime Steemian is one that I hold dear to my heart!
Yes, it would be a bit of a risk.
But it is a risk which feels completely worth of taking.
And now after this delegation, I see that I do not want to deplete my SP at all.
In fact, all I want now is MORE!
No, not because I am a greedy bugger.
It’s because I can truly see and feel the positive impact it has on other people.
I can really help people in this way!
So the answer is NO to powering down!
I also will not spend steem or sbd on renting delegation from anyone.
I also will not use bots to get upvotes or to re-steem my stuff.
NOPE.
So to round this post off.
A massive thank you and digital hug to @stellabelle!
I hope you know what kind of impact your delegation has had on me and has given me deep insights! V.v.v.v positive indeed!
A big shout out to @slothicorn. I am grateful to play a mini part in it’s manifestation into the world.
And if you’d like to know more about the positive impacts of delegation and how having a high SP can bring goodness to the rest of the Steemiverse.
Look no further.
Ashley got you covered!
The Spirit Of Giving: The POWER Of Steem Power & Paying Forward The Blessings… by one of my faves @rok-sivante
Analyzing Delegation Generously Given by @Stellabelle
by the pretty amazing @paulag
Here’s to a life where I can really support and help people on this planet by being a pro-active Steemian!
Here’s to @stellabelle for making this place pretty damn amazing with each step she virtually takes on Planet Steem.
Artwork is a create-a-slothicorn contest entry under the creative commons license by @marty-arts
BIG love,
Ashley
My LoveProject is @humansofsteemit! Featuring the humans behind the Steemit usernames!