I've noticed a bit of concern being raised online within the Steemit Community, both from hardened Steemers and fresh new minnows. Some, it seems are worried about the price of STEEM dropping, others the new rules and how it affects their payments.... and otherwise, lots of people just starting out, getting frustrated with the differences between their expectations and the reality they are now facing as a wee little minnow.
Check out this short video about an intense ritual very few Buddhist monks succeed in completing. It's quite inspiring and shocking.
The Seven Year Pilgrimage to Enlightenment
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Basically, I'm new to Steemit. heard about it when it first came out, thought it sounded cool, but some impenetrable mental membrane prevented me from really checking it out. That is, until a few weeks back (almost a month now!) my good friends 
Steemit isn't like that, and I think everyone here knows that things are just getting started.
So my challenge then, is to everyone, is to hang in there. My initial goal was to not allow myself to get flustered by the inevitable learning curve I would face moving into a platform that requires a bit more hands on skills to create, curate and consume great content here in the Steemit landscape. Things aren't handed to you. you have to ask, do your own research, try to understand what is going on and where you can fit in to do what you want to do on here. It is possible, but it may take time to learn the ropes.
So I am really just here to officially announce my intention to stay an active, engaged Steemit member for at least 100 days and I hope to better get to know many more of you and be of assistance in your projects.... and I look forward to sharing my own thoughts and ambitions on here, with you, Dear Reader.
So RELAX, enjoy the ride. Remember that you don't need to DO much to have a good time, make some money and get better at your craft or passion. Steemit is like an ecosystem that thrives on participation and diversity. It is important that we build connections, increase in complexity and interdependence, because that is how we stay resilient. A field that has been plowed to make a parking lot is a very different 'ecosystem' to a 500 year old rainforest. When Steemit started, it was like the former. Big sites like Ebay, Amazon and FussBuck are all getting to the point where so many people are involved, doing their thing, that entire worlds of their own seem to be existing happily in some corner of the net. I'd say steemit is now a bit like a small village being started in that abandoned parking lot. Many have set up shop. Some have comfortable homes they report from after months of developing an abode on here and many of us are trying to set up our tents in the rain. A bit challenging but the cups of tea from the old timers, makes it seem like it'll all be ok. Have I lost you in metaphor?
Steemit will no doubt become a booming Metropolis on the internet. But that will require old and new users to stick around and show what this place can do.
Check out these inspiring words from Steven Kendal 
STEEM: Why I strongly believe that the STEEM ECOSYSTEM is set to become a +$500bn Powerhouse..!!
So try not to only dwell on where we are now, imagine where we will be 100, 1000, 5000 days from now.
The seeds you plant now will be a nice shady spot, before you know it.
If you also want to consider the importance of preserving cultural ecosystems, check out this Great TED talk by Wade Davis, a famous Anthropologist.
Wade Davis TED talk about vanishing cultures...
Just as human cultures are disappearing with monocultural norms absorbing everything it touches... similarly, we can use technology to help preserve our languages, cultures, customs and traditions. And even make some crypto by sharing it on Steemit! Just a thought. But we ourselves are creating a new culture and community RIGHT HERE.
So let's grow it together.
I'll be here to see what happens, if for some reason I'm wrong, I may go elsewhere, but for now. I'm sticking around.
If you have friends you'd like to persuade you might be able to win them over with this Easy to Understand Article I Wrote compiling various things I have come across on my first few weeks here:
Explaining Steemit to Your Facebook friends. A Primer
A bit of outreach might Help make the party more interesting don't you think?
Here's another one:
And some final thoughts:
Stop Treating Your Revolution like it's a Blog. Ecoknowme advice to the Steemit Community.
See you
