Steemit Makes Me Believe in Serendipity

The longer I write on Steemit (which obviously hasn't been very long), the more things I realize that I'd never realized before. I think many of you who write your own pieces on here can relate to these realizations or even perhaps have awesome realizations of your own. 

Before I list out these things I've realized, though, I'd like to talk about feelings...and change.

Even Brick Walls Can Be Knocked Down

Normally, I'm not one to put my feelings on display for anyone except maybe one or two people, and sometimes not even that many. I've locked my feelings up more than I'd like to admit. In fact, I've often be compared to a brick wall when it comes to sharing my inner workings. Just ask my ex...

The thing is: people change. People cannot be coerced by others into changing -- not on a level that makes the change permanent and authentic anyway. The kicker is that people only change when the pain of not changing is greater than the discomfort felt in relation to that change. 

We all evolve and change over time; it's a natural part of aging -- a natural part of being. However, if you pay attention, you will see that those natural types of changes typically aren't so significant to where you can't recognize the person. It's always an organic, gradual process that tends to become obvious only every 10 years or so.

The type of change I'm referring to, the change I've been going though, almost always has to be initiated by a major internal (i.e.; mental breakdown) or external (i.e.; loss of a loved one) event in order to manifest. Like several things in life, I believe there is no shortcutting this process due to human nature. What I mean is, people theoretically can change by learning from others' mistakes, but because of good old human nature, they usually don't. It usually takes a personal blow to facilitate any necessary change. 

If you haven't already, you can read about what prompted my changes here. 

Now on to my list of personal realizations since writing on Steemit...

My List

1. When people I know read the more emotional, subconscious pieces I've written, their immediate response is "Where did that come from??? You never express yourself that much or in that way." Yeah, I've changed. Steemit is living proof.
2. The reason I've changed is because of the sense of community and acceptance I feel here at Steemit. I truly feel that no one is going to ridicule me for expressing my thoughts and exposing my authentic self. That would never be true on Facebook. There are 3 groups of Facebook friends I have: the ones who like to start a fight about anything and everything, the ones who like to give you the play-by-play on their lives/complain about everything, and the ones who ignore me. Definitely not an environment conducive to real change.
3. I am the strangest writer in the world. I don't and can't write with an outline prior to writing a post. I have to just write and see what gets uploaded onto the page. Oftentimes, it surprises even me. My writing has to be subconsicous and straight from my heart. It's like magic, really. I honestly don't know the answer to "where did that come from?" and would kind of like to know, too. Or maybe it's best kept a secret...

Steemit is so beautiful! I think I'm going to cry happy Steemian tears.