I was told to try steemit and so I registered. But it took me almost 6 months to finally start my journey on this platform. For the past three months, has become my greatest motivator. Upon reading
's #mycuriestory, I did not hesitate to also tell my story of how grateful I am to
and to the people behind the community.
A Minnow Got An Upvote
My third Post was upvoted by
and it boosts my motivation to continue steeming. I remember being awakened by the nonstop notifications on my Facebook messenger as I was mentioned in three group chats. When I opened the messages, I read the congratulatory greetings of my co-steemians. I dunno what's going on so I scroll up the messages to read the previous messages where I saw the screenshot of my post's upvote sent by
. Seeing $140 upvote, I immediately switched the window and opened my steemit account and to my surprise, it was real! I got a very big upvote! I was very happy and I cannot hide it. My housemates were awakened by my voice. LOL.
told me that
upvoted my post and I have no idea who
was. She explained to me that
is not a person but a community account where they only upvote exceptional content and they have certain guidelines to follow to enable to qualify. Upon knowing that, I was so thrilled that my blog qualified
's strict guidelines. From then on, I got very motivated to continue writing blogs.
Skeptic of Not Getting Another Upvote
Another post I did was again upvoted by
. The amount was less than 80 SBD which is lower than my first upvote, however, the thought of getting
's upvote twice is truly remarkable, unexplainable feeling of contentment and greatness. Knowing
's guidelines, I am skeptic already to receive another upvote from
as I know it will be so hard to reach their standard. Hence, here I am, blessed with another upvote from
that keeps me inspiring to continue writing.
Remarkable Third Upvote
Four days ago, I got my third upvote from
. My post was a short video of three buskers performing at the park. The post gained $4 SBD but the amount did not bother me because again, my post has been appreciated and reached the guidelines of
. Nothing will ever defeat the feeling of being appreciated in this platform. And it was again a great addion of motivation for me as a receiver.
Thank You 
I have read one of the comments of
to one of the #mycuriestory posts and he said that
have guidelines to follow, however, it is not the law. They can bend the guidelines if your content is truly exceptional. Personally, having gotten
's upvote thrice is an inspiration and surely made me feel so great.
To
and to the people behind this generous community, thank you very much for your effort in boosting the confidence of every minnow you have and you will upvote. Getting
's upvote thrice is one of the biggest things that ever happened to me on this platform. You have been a great motivation to me and I will never stop to support your cause. Thank you for making a minnow like me, feels like a whale because of your inspiration.