Absolutely! I actually had two periods of powering down... once because my truck needed new tires (the old ones were getting "dangerous") and once because we were going to lose our house because of unpaid property taxes. Each time, I felt very sad that I was going to pull out what felt like a lot of hard work... Now I am in a building period again, challenging myself to see if I can become a Steem "Dolphin" for a third time!