I did it! After almost 1.5 years since I created my account on Hive, I have finally published my first, introdution article here. The only question that is rumbling through my head is - why haven't I started writing here earlier? Then the answer is clear in an instant - Ernesto!
'One could think I am finally free, but... There is a donkey inside of me!'
I once wrote in my article about Freedom. I folowed up by saying:
''Seriously, I am experiencing a lot of freedom, but I must also admit that freedom is somewhat overwhelming to me. There is nobody to blame for my failures and I have to learn how to show up for myself. The rebel which I was identifying with is now against me.
- I tell the donkey to write and it wants to message a friend, then fill in a survey and click 10 other links, just to avoid writing.
- I tell the donkey to plant some flowers for sale and it wants to play with a snail in the garden and take lots of pictures.
- I tell the donkey to finish one project, but it wants to start another one instead.
- I tell the donkey to install that amazing photo editing software, but it cringes as it would require killing the internet connection for an undefined amount of minutes.
The donkey is stubborn and does what it wants. Today I told the donkey to shut up for 1 hour and 20 minutes and let me write.
Picture above are of a donkey I found in New Forest, UK
My friends reading this article picked up the donkey and one called him Ernesto. I thought that name really suits him and since then it became an inside joke that lasts. Whenever I struggle with productivity, everyone blames Ernesto for it.
Ernesto is my inner child
With time I found ways of connecting with Ernesto. He's not an evil donkey. He is a stubborn and playful one. He loves to have fun. One could say it's my inner child. Everyone has one of those and finding ways of connecting with it is very important on our healing journey. I had to grow up way too early and so my inner child is always craving to get those lost years back. Everytime I satisfy those cravings, I bond more with my inner child and I become more whole as a human being.
Life is not all about work, work and no play. When I take regular breaks to do some fun activities, Ernesto is satisfied and he doesn't stop me from being productive. I guess this is also why writing while I'm on holiday at my parents proves much easier. There is not much adulting going on, as all my needs are satisfied by my loving parents.
It wasn't always this way. My relationship with my father hasn't been easy and I will sure write about it one day here, but we managed to patch it up and so I let him spoil me when I come here as an adult. I know it makes him feel good to be the father I always wanted to have. I am all for second chances and changed behaviour is the only way I can really accept someone's apology.
But I digress. I wanted to give you a little background into who Ernesto is and where he came from, so you know who I'm talking about when I mention his name in future articles.
Apart from being stubborn and fun loving, Ernesto is also a very shy donkey. He likes his comfort zone and meeting new people or fitting into new environment makes him wanna run away and hide. He will do anything in his power to avoid such situations and that's where the adult me has to come with a helping hand and slowly ease him into a new situation until he feels more comfortable.
If only Ernesto knew how much fun we will have interacting with people of Hive and what an amazing welcome we will receive here, he would not kick off so badly at every thought of writing our introduction here. There is no exaggeration in that statement either. I have been blown away by the warmest welcome I have received here and I am amazed by how much I actually enjoy the complexity of this platform. Yes, there is a lot to learn, but there are endless opportunities to grow and expand my crypto knowledge here, while enjoying a meaningful interaction with so many interesting people.
There is a perfect timing for everything
This leads me to my next point. There is always a perfect timing for everything and that time usually comes when we are ready for it. By now many of my fellow writers friends have already made themselves at home here in Hive ecosystem. 
The human way is to learn by doing things wrong at first, but I am not stubborn enough to learn this way anymore. I am humble enough to receive all the help in a form of advice from people who learned the hard way. I'm sure I will still stumble across a few logs on my journey here, cause I'm just creative like this ;)
The other reason why I think the timing is perfect now is the fact that I spent the past year learning about cryptocurrencies, NFTs and improving the standards of my content. The vast Hive universe doesn't overwhelm me as much as it did when I first created my account here. I understand much more and I am excited to learn even more.
Helpers wanted!
That said, if you're still reading it until here, please do not hesitate to share your best mistakes during your first days/weeks/months on Hive in the comment section. I would love to have a little laugh while reading about your funny stories. If you see something I'm doing wrong or could do better, please don't hesitate to let me know in the comments.
How my first week is going
Finally I get to what my title is about - my first week here. I really love the meaningful interaction I have already experienced in my first few days on Hive. I didn't rush into bombarding my small audience with daily articles. I am however also not idle by any means. Every single day I smile at new notifications and rush to reply to all the comments. Thanks to the generousity of a few kind souls (especially 
I apologise if I haven't been reading all the posts of the people I followed, but I am taking this time to learn, mainly by reading many tutorials and things to do and not do while taking my first steps here. In time I promise I will read more articles.
My first post I created using Hive interface and today I am trying Ecency. I find formatting here much much easier. Next time I will try another one and another one and then I will decide which one agrees with me best. There is so many possibilities and I am planning to explore them all.
I love the fact that I can see the amount of words and aproximate time of reading my article as I write in Ecency. I'm already past 1.k words and 9mins read, so I better stop talking now, casue nobody will want to read this monster!
Until next time 💙