I felt like a kid whose parents had gifted a new dress for an event the next day. Sleep eludes me. I couldn't wait to have my post payout so I can have the complete amount of Hive to convert to LEO for the #LPUD today. It was crazy. Even when my HBD dropped and I ran the conversion, I couldn't wait for the PST time to power up.
The night felt long, and the day wasn't helping matters. I had to volunteer to prepare breakfast just so time could pass quickly. At some point, I almost did it too early, I got lucky that my excitement didn't get the better of me.
Just when I decided to power down my Hive so I can pay off a few of my debts, I stumbled on the LPUD initiative on someone's post. When I did, I decided a portion of that unstaked Hive will jump into this. You could be right if you say that power down had been timely. For here we are..... I am one of the lions powering up their liquid LEO.
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I am writing this right now because I finally powered up after hours of anticipation. And I am more excited to see that my stake has grown as a result of taking this step. Now, I am imagining what it would feel like to always power-up about the same number of LEO every month..... In taskmaster's voice.... 'it will compound'.
I did promise to power up Hive every month no matter how straining my bills are. And this promise had to stay till the end of the year. What LPUD has done to me is the same thing #HPUD had done to me at the beginning of the year.
This means I'll add another new resolution to my Hive journey. To power up every 15th of the month even after the initiative is over till the end of the year. I'll love to see how my LP will grow the way my HP did over the last few months.
Throughout the last 15 days, I have kept myself away from powering up any token in my hive engine wallet. The reason being that I am used to powering up my POB and LEO, at the same time. So I was afraid I might mistakenly power up the LEO meant for LPUD if I touch any of those POWERUP buttons. Now, that I have hit the power up button for my LEO, I can power up my POB without fear.
Since I got here, I have been watching the Leofinance community from afar. Initially, it felt scary watching the lions roar every day proving to be the kings of the jungle in their respective kingdoms. But I had slowly stepped in and tried to contribute to the community when the community decided to help put HBD in the hands of the public through the pHBD-USDC liquidity pool.
The Liquidity Pool had been my stepping stone and every time I look back I had been grateful that I earned that much HBD even when I was new. And the fact that I saved helped me get on board with one of the projects that make the community tick.
I am positive that there's more to the Leofinance community and as time goes on, a lot more projects will be revealed and everything will foster growth in the community and Hive as a whole. It will be a win-win for everyone who has invested time, energy, and resources to watch this platform grow. It will pay off... Everything will.
And with each win, it will make us better people, better investors, and finally gift us the purpose-driven life we've always desired. I believe the financial community on Hive, Leofinance, has a lot more to offer, and we haven't seen anything yet. Or you can say, the beautiful ones are not yet born... Thus, the beautiful projects are not yet born...They will be here....soon...and we'll all be a part of it.
