Hey, there Hive account@meister! I loved your post and the self-reflection you shared. I was looking for an original quality post to nominate for Pay It Forward Curation Contest. I would like to nominate your post but I have a small concern about the image you used. You used an image without a permission or a contribution to its author.
You can check here for images under CC0 Creative Commons which you can use freely.

I will be really happy if you replace the image so that I can share your post and it gets more visibility and appreciation.

P.S. You wrote that you appreciate constructive criticism. I hope you find my feedback helpful :)

Cheers!