BONSAI!
Yes! I did it. I finally completed one of my big goals in the last few months here on steemit, finally breaking 1600 SP (it took a loooong time to get from 1500 to 1600). To commemorate this achievement, I designed this awesome new split banner in photoshop.
Thank you to the many #cartoon artists (#steem-cartoon #teammalaysia) on the blockchain for inspiring the style of this art I made. I am a big fan of cartoon art posts by 
The Three Pillars of Steem
- Quality
- Patience
- Gratitude
These three things (I'm making The Three Pillars my official motto now), without them, remember you cannot achieve anything of value on this platform. Develop a persistent attitude of being kind, generous, and intense in your genuine talents, and nothing can stop you from hitting the moon! This is the advice we teach one another from day one, and it still holds true for achieving slow, gradual success.
Wisdom and Fortune
These two trees grow on either side of my banner representing the fruits of my labors here on Steemit.
Wisdom, represented by the apple tree on the left, like the tree from the garden of Eden, shall represent my Curation Earnings. By being a good steward to others, I can retain the ability to reap what I sow in the greater world of steemit. If Johnny Appleseed can share free gifts across the land to create a future forest of free fruits, then so can I.
Fortune, on the right side is the grapevine, and it shall represent my Author Rewards. Through diligence, repetition, and honing my talents to the finest level, I can reap the benefits of developing higher quality fruit. Grapes are the ideal fruit for making wine. Did you know that wine is actually the same word origin as vine? With every passing day, the wine ages and enhance the flavor. A new post has no value, until time is passed. Friends select their favorite posts, and the best ones are shared with more friends. In future years, we can go back and find excellent posts, my favorite vintage wines that continue to hold their value beyond their appraised worth.
Cool Trick
Click on your steemit portrait logo on the upper right.
Look for Toggle Night Mode, and click it to change the backdrop and text color.
You can look at the trees in this image as they grow in the day or night. It's optimized for either style, though I am more particular for the night mode.
BONSAI!
Thursday, June 7, 2018
| Account Value: $3,764.52 | Votes Given/Received: 2671 / 3773 |
| SP: 1,601.429 | Posts/Comments: 193 / 1225 |
| STEEM/SBD: 0.592 / $6.175 | Delegated In/Out: 0 / 0 |
| REP: 62.414 | Followers: 1,441 / 157 following |
| Curation Rewards: 1.347 SP | Author Rewards SP/S/SBD: 2.427 / 0.011 / 0.291 |
| STEEM In/Ex = 2.346 / 2.36155 | BTC /ETH/LTC = 7705 / 608 / 121.5 |
| SBD = 1.73993 | Gold/Silver oz. = 1,297.60 / 16.71 |
Value of Currencies in USD $ on this Day
Do you like it or not?
I'm seriously considering adding this as my historical statistical tag on the bottom of every future post. That way I can look back on each post to view my progress. Today I'm at 1600 SP. Let's hope I can break 2000 SP before the end of the year.
Image Licence
If you want to snag my banner for your own use, potentially helping you to earn revenue, all I say is please ask me first, especially if you plan to edit it and slap your own name into the center. As long as I do not find objectionable material on your blog or website that I do not want associated with me, it should be fine.
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Failure to follow these instructions may result in deserved flags on your posts.
Do something creative today.
Indulge the inner Artist.
It doesn't have to be perfect. Just do it.
Do what you wish!
