RE: Minnow Life and Why I love It
The last paragraph really resonated with me. You got a good heart man. I did not even understand any of it (and still don't big part of it) until I was here like year and half. I swear I discovered the "Redeem rewards" button like few months ago when I had like 1000 SBD in there :D I was always scratching my head why I have no money or SP, but I cared more about inspiring people and creating good content. Now I see more of steemit, like a retard almost 2 years later haha, and I see the inherently corrupt part of it (greed brother, that's all it is. Give people money to compete for and they will be greedy and create schemes...) but also the great part of Steemit such as generous giving people and really bad ass content and community. Glad I found you. Keep on rocking!
I felt really inspired earlier reading your post as well about just pushing forward. It has been a long time since I painted, I stopped after a very hard loss. I had a friend that was working on something to get me motivated but it has not been done yet.
You gave me a glimmer of desire with that post. That in the last few hours has turned into a raging fire. For that I thank you, it was the story as much as the artwork. You're right, no matter what giving up is the only defeat one can face. I owe my son a finished painting and his two little brothers after that. Thank you again for being so human in your words.
Side note: Haha that must have been like Christmas when you found your money. Also have you thought about doing an interview with @humansofsteemit I bet Ashley would love to hear your story as would I.