Thank you for this great article, it hit home with me in several ways. I honestly don't know if you are following me, I rarely check but I do follow you because I appreciate what you write. I'm afraid my blog appears disjointed, but that is who I am. I have many interests and so my writing tends to reflect that. I actually wrote an article a few weeks back about just writing what I enjoy and not worrying about pleasing anyone. Ironically enough, that article earned more SD than most of my other posts that I put even more thought and research into. Such is the way of life. If someone upvotes my post, I appreciate their consideration and am glad that I was able to reach someone. If they comment, that is wonderful too. But I don't typically strive to gain the big bucks on here, its not likely but it could happen. I actually wake up in the morning thinking about what I would like to write about that day. Sometimes nothing comes to me and I write nothing. Every day is different. Keep doing what you do, happiness can only come from within!