Good afternoon guys and hope you're all doing good today. I'm so happy being among the participants of this contest. I so much love.
I have really come a long way from the day I joined steem to this very day. It wasn't easy for me though.. Guy would've been doing well on the platform but things happened that made me not being able to keep up, but I'm happy to be back again after a very long time.

Immediately I saw this contest, it took me back to my good old days on steemit.com. This is something we all love seeing.

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Mehnnnn!!!!! That was two years ago, 2021, when I was madly participating on the platform. I had much time then and I was happy to be participate, and to also talk to people about steemit.
Also, I could vividly remember when I got upvoted by steemcurator01 on a day that I needed money to buy my food stuff in school. What I needed that day was just N15,000 (that's about $30), but luckily for me, #SteemFoods supported my post and listed my contest as among the best for that day. Omo!!!! It was a big thing for me ooo. When I saw it, and my payout would drop in few days, I just relax my mind and never had to worry again, because of what??? Because steemit gat my back🫂🤝

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Yess ooo...... The content I posted on #SteemFoods was the biggest honestly. That day ehhh, I was very happy. I felt happy when steemcurator01 supported my post and that alone made me feel like the boss for some weeks.

It was a post on the recipes for cooking rice and stew. Honestly, being rewarded on this platform is beautiful. I was very happy then.

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I had to continue if I really want the support. The motivation was from within. Yeah it came from within after seeing some people getting upvotes in the platform for their persistence. I logged in steemit.com some months ago and thought to myself; "See people still writing and participating in this platform, why won't I continue?". Since then, I have been trying my best in making sure I put my writings together, get myself composed and make sure I participate fully in the platform.

I'm also very happy that I am back. Now, I have been getting some good amount of support and it's beautiful. I love this platform. I love steemit.com

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Just keep writing. Keep posting and be unique and original in all your contents.
There was a time I had no hope of coming back to steemit.com, lots of discouragements, but I forgot about those discouragements and put my head straight and focused, trying to bounce back. I came back recently and I'm happy to see how the platform is going.

Honestly you'll feel bad when you write and your contents isn't getting better rewards, but just keep doing what you love doing on steemit.com. This platform is unpredictable, so you just have to keep writing and keep publishing, upgrading your writing skills and staying positive towards it.

Don't feel discouraged because you're not getting anything. That was same thing that happened to me at some point and I left for almost a year and half. Now I'm regretting because it was even my fault. I only had to better my writings and concentrate mainly on giving quality and original contents, but I didn't.

So my advice to anyone who's struggling to get support is for them to keep pushing and keep doing better. Support always come to those who endured and stayed til the last minute. Keep writing!!!

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Thanks very much sir @simonnwigwe for such a beautiful contest topic. I had fun with myself going through my old posts and seeing how good I was before. Things could've changed if I had waited and never left. Thanks for this and I hope for more contest to come. Thank you all for reading my post till the very end.