Thank you for being our first guest writer! You have given us a very well written community article. I feel the same way about the people on Steemit that I’ve had the pleasure connecting with...they are my “real” friends and family. Without supporting community (which is the basis of what Steemit is all about) one can not thrive here. If you join with a mind frame of “self” you’ll quickly see you won’t get too far. We have to build up one another and support each other in order to get the same in return. We give and we receive and that’s the way it should be. I think everyone should ask themselves “what can I offer this community?”...and then work towards that goal and let their lights shine~