Merry Christmas to you and your portfolio

Christmas has always been my favourite holiday. It's the season for cheerful giving, lots of food and all that fun shit.

The main reason I like Christmas is because of the food. Everybody gets serious about cooking and does their best to ensure there's sexy food.

Christmas presents, I've not received so much. It's not really part of the culture here but as kids, our parents buy us nice clothes specifically for Christmas.

I carried on the tradition and got myself some nice clothes as well. Unfortunately, the tailor finished too late, so they're at the drycleaner now and I'll not be able to wear any of them today.

Christmas is a special crypto day for me

I've often talked about my crypto journey and how it started with a simple introduction post four years ago.

I wrote my introduction post on the 17th of December 2017. I published it late in the evening, so payout came through at about that time of the day, on the 24th of December of that same year.

My first payout turned out to be a Christmas miracle for me because it's timing was nothing short of miraculous.

At the time, I was low on cash, low on confidence and low on means to get cash. Then came this crypto blogging platform that held huge promise.

My first payout wasn't huge but it was enough to get by that week. It felt like a dream for me back then and it set the tone for my experience on hive.

I was really down bad that year and my post payout picked me up. It was an eye opener for me and despite how small the money was, it was enough to motivate me to continue being consistent and steadfast around here.

These days, there are so many new faces around here and things have gotten better I must say. The votes are being distributed more generously than they ever were, content discovery is much improved because of communities and it's much easier to make friends.

I like where we are today, compared to where we used to be when I joined the platform. I guess it is because we overcame adversity together but the community seems closer than ever.

In the past, there were unnecessary flag wars and beefs between people. Nowadays, those sort of issues have somewhat reduced. Yeah there are quarrels from time to time but that's only because of post reward disagreements.

I wish for a healthier community

My only wish for Hive as we go into the new year is that we can create a healthier and more welcoming community for everyone.

We need to ensure we keep the momentum strong and consolidate on our position by getting better.

We need to improve our networks, bring in more value and continue to spread the positive crypto message that we always do.

Hive has the potential to be a trailblazer in the wider crypto community. Unlike many other platforms, we have wallet addresses that feel like real people, and we interact with each other from time to time.

We make friends, meet love and have families that are living and surviving off our platform.

Hive has grown beyond just a crypto project. It's a community, a family and collection of a variety of individuals from different parts of the world trying to achieve something glorious.

All I have is gratitude for being given the opportunity to be a part of this place. I'm grateful for all the friends I've made here and I truly appreciate l the support throughout the years.

I could not have been the person I am today without this community and it all started on that faithful Christmas day, four years ago.

So merry Christmas to the entire hive family. You're all amazing people. Thank you for everything and I wish you the very best life has to offer.

Contact & Support

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