Hi Jesse. What a powerful testimony you share, thank you.
I came across your having the misfortune of being trolled by one who is clever and enjoys using the cleverness to bait others. I am hopeful that you can leave them to their own devices and not allow them to suck you into their pools of desperation. Sadly, the person you came to the defense of revealed the hate in their heart that allows for the same generalizations as those who baited her. None of this will change unless we leave them to gnash their teeth and we join together finding common ground DESPITE their attempts to spark hatred and fear within us. I sense by the way you handle yourself this is also a potential swirling within you, so hopeful you do not take my words as butting in where they don't belong.
I am sorry for your loss of your friend Wilfred. True friends are a rare treasure, and he lives on in the choices and manifestations you bring to the rest of us.
Welcome to Steemit. I plan on writing a how to soon for newer members, but have a few tips I would like to share with you.
Find like minded individuals who share interests, and comment on their blogs and on others comments on those blogs. Don't horde your upvotes, even though they are dust right now. Vote on posts (not comments) until you get above the dust threshold which is .02. If you want to grow a strong foundation here, grow your Steem Power here as quickly as you can. Everything grows from it and one day you will have the possibility of real financial freedom if you tend to it as you would a fine garden. Leave others to their drama, and focus on bigger pictures.
There are several communities that are focused on helping new members grow their accounts here. They are:
That is a witness account run by @paulag and @abh12345.
Another great project is ran by @thedarkhorse. He has been delegating to people, and also runs the payitforward weekly competition.
You can find his competition here: https://steemit.com/@pifc
If you get involved in the communities there, you will be able to strengthen your foundation here and find many great hearted people who care about you strengthening the community.
Hi there, and i appreciate your condolences and dear Wilfred was a truly amazing man. You are right his influence in my life lives on in how I am living my life today and I am truly blessed. I don't know how I got to be so lucky with meeting this person and when I think back on it, I get such a warm feeling in my heart.
It's helpful to know some tips about Steemit, because to tell you the truth, I really have no idea about anything on this platform and i'll read the links you sent me. Much appreciated.
With regards to those two users, I agree they are both acting in a negative fashion and it's very sad and unnecessary. I see one user as taking pleasure in making others feel bad and the other user as someone who does not take pleasure in upsetting people, but gave in to being antagonized and that brought out the worst in her, I can see that.
I have a special place in my heart for the Indigenous people, since I completed courses in university on these people. I learned the atrocities that were carried out against them and it was very shocking and many Indigenous are traumatized today and greatly affected by the horrendous abuse they suffered.
As a person who WAS filled with anger myself, I can relate to these people and I see their anger and hate as crying out for love. They need healing. As we go through life, we hopefully improve how we live our lives and make better choices. Sometimes, we need someone to show us out of the darkness because we have a hard time getting there on our own.
I have reached out to this user and I have not gotten a response, so I will have to gauge how things unfold between our interaction together. If I feel that she is being negative or hateful, I will not allow that type of treatment and I will cut off communication. I will pray for both these people to look into their hearts and stop acting in cruel and hateful ways.
It's nice to hear from you and I appreciate your sincere comments.
J