Yeah. I agree with you. Home isn't really a building. It is a feeling you can surely takebaround with you. 

I'm happy to read this experiences here. 
I'm newbie on the platform. I left before and I'm back. 

Happy to be here. And I must say that you have dished out great wisdom. 

Sometimes, risk is actually risky but in the real sense,its really not very risky.

As humans, if your wings are down, its either u give up on flying again or think of how to regain new wings. 


This is surely a helpful post my friend. Thanks for sharing

Interesting story @ericvancewalton,
Achieving success requires great sacrifice,
As the saying goes "failure is a delayed success"

You have a lot of self -confidence, you are far away from the person!

Should I get to share my own story too?

Lol.

Let me not bore @eric and other followers with too much to read.

I agree with you my friend. Steemit is a complete package.
And I'm truly happy I met a beautiful soul like you. 

>Mahatma Ghandi said, “Success is a series of glorious defeats.” Never be afraid to stumble, failure lays the foundation of both humility and compassion. If you think you’re tough, if you feel you’re strong, like you have all of the confidence in the world and don’t need anyone’s help then I would venture a guess that you haven’t even began to test your limits

We've all faced defeats.
Let me throw back a little. When I was in highschool, I thought if I could make good grades, all my problems would be over. 

Entrance exams into the University, I prayed to pass. That if God should answer just this one, I won't bore him with any other request ever. Many Times, many challenges, many promises. 

We weren't broken, even if we did fail we didn't stop. We tried harder in exams and life so it was victory in the end. 

This article is really an encouraging one my friend and I appreciate you for sharing

My dad would say "you don't know how strong you are until being strong is the only option left"

Sometimes we are faced with challenges that could seem like the end of the world, and somehow, the world really didn't end.

Sometimes, we are faced with risks, options, choices that we aren't sure if the outcome wouldn't kill or destroy us. But fast forward, we are still alive. 

A couple of times, we have made mistakes, and from those mistakes, we have learnt. A couple if times, we did the right things, and from the right things, we are happy we took the bold step. 

Nothing good comes easy.

This is a beautiful piece my friend. I love it

>Taking the chance with Steemit led to too many blessings to count. The most valuable blessings of them all are the wonderful people we've met.


Personally, I'll love to share a personal experience.

I'm a fashion designer. And lets say surfing the net is one of my hobbies. And for quite a while I've given several internet money making platforms a shot. Some rewarding, and some fruitless. 

Though I joined the platform this year. From the little spare time I have, I've been able to engage and can confidently say that this platform is one of the best I've seen. 

It has helped my business tremendously (serving as a side income by helping with the challenges of start up)

Engagement, I've been able to make good and beautiful friends and you are one of them @eric.

Knowledge bank, a lot of authors has been so helpful. From the crypto tutorials to a more deeper knowledge (perfect pause, meditation and a lot others), you guys have really helped my knowledge bank. To mention a few, @dougkarr, I'm grateful. @eric, you've been super awesome.

Financially, this platform has been helpful. 
Though not easy, but it has surely helped in refurbishing my little business outfit. 

For the upvotes, I'm really grateful. And then a couple of times I get to see a 100% upvote, I feel the happiest. I'm really grateful for that. 

Very soon, I hope to do a proper appreciation text. 

To today's highlights, sometimes its risky not to take a risk.  If the outcome favours you, you have won. If it doesn't, you have learnt.

There's always something at the back of every risk. Positive, negative, its always beautiful.

It is great reading this entry. I feel inspired knowing that one day my investment in Steemit will pay off. Thanks for the support you've given writers like me so far. 

Regards.

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thanks that

Wow your story seems amazing, I mean you could have ended up not being here, I mean we all have that friend steemit experience story,  really glad you're here

a wonderful experience

Cryptocurrencies are the future and thank goodness that we are part of it..good post

Wowww. your story is amazing,You have to trust yourself..
I wish you every success aess,god bless you.my dear friend

Glad things are going well.

>If I had to choose the one bit of advice gleaned from my forty-seven years on Earth it would be to take as many chances as you can.

Love that. The answer is already no if we don’t ask, so why not ask or take the chance? 

Enjoying these traveling tidbits as you rack up those frequent flyer miles! :)

@ericvancewalton, That's really impressive to read your past history when you started steemit journey. Steem blockchain will be more awesome than other social media currently. I got massive knowledge from your contents. Your writing style fascinating to me and mmmm....others. You found steem blockchain using better discovered. It's great work. 

> *Taking the chance with Steemit led to too many blessings to count. The most valuable blessings of them all are the wonderful people we've met.*

That's a point. We earn lot more things from steemit. But most important thing also met greatest steemians (friends) around the world to me. I learned most of cultures, traditions, attitudes, traveling tips etc.... via steemit. So I recommend steem blockchain brilliant platform than other medias. Another thing is you started meditation process already i feel like much better to me. Thanks for wrote best memorable story. It's inspiring me lot. Triple gem bless you.

You're right Steemit has changed the lives of many of us by reading messages, I often see very good posts with thanks Steemit. My life has changed for the better, and I think all the best in front.

thank you for sharing a post about your life, which is so good and I really like to hear about your post, good luck always @ericvancewalton.

very Informative post.

A very good story, and can inspire people in living this life. Your story is very impressed for me. I really salute you, because you have a journey of life like that, and you can be successful in Steemit, until now you have been standing alone. Everyone in this world has a life in the past, but the past is just a memory that will be a motivation to welcome the future. thank you

I'm really enjoying your life stories, they help us - as your readers - get to know you and the corners of your life. Like for instance, that you and Raymi met online - I was completely surprised. Why that surprises me I don't know since I know so many people who have had the same online successes, but the point is that these loose life stories offer up  little peaks at the details that don't always fit into highly focused stories. Have a great 2 weeks working on Hardfork!

wow. first of all, you really deserve some accolades. unconsciously, each time i'm at work, and theres a post by you, i show them to my friends and i'm like take a look at this. 

They aren't on steemit but they always get to ask me "any new stuff from @eric?" And the meditation article got all of them swept off their feet.

thats why i'll lend my voices to the available ones to urge you to write more often..

And to todays topic

>During the past few years I’ve often thought about how different the trajectory of my life would be now if I would’ve stayed in Ohio. As with every decision we make in life, there’ve been both good and bad aspects. Leaving everything that was familiar forced me out of my comfort zone. Who knows? If I hadn't taken that chance I likely would have been satisfied getting small pieces published in local papers and may have retired from The Limited.

i really praise your courage my friend. a lot of us are too scared to take risk. Maybe not just in business but even our daily lives, they just think about all of the negatives that would happen and end up not taking actions.

your story is a source of motivation
Bravo

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Wow!. We carry home with us everywhere we go. You stepped out of your comfort zone, you moved on the unstirred water, you dared the impossible. When we do what we have never done before, we get to experience things we have never experienced before. This story is inspiring and I am glad to read this sir. I need to document how I got here on Steemit too. That should be my entry two. 

Thanks a lot sir...for all you do. 

Beautiful story from your memories . Your all stories are very well written . Mahatama Gandhi is a correct name .

Enjoying all you write about your life; flying everywhere sounds very exciting.  

Keep letting us know what is next; is that heavy equipment bag camera gear?

🌀 one more question .. you guys live right in the city?

For that period you sure are lucky.I ado agree with the quote of Mahatma Ghandi it is indeed actually true and have occyred in my life too .

While we just have to go on and believe in our self.

Very nice post @ericvancewalton, I really like to read your post, because a lot of new information and new science that I can get from every you post. A very touching story, after I read through the contents of your story, it can be a great motivation for all of us. I think, everyone who lives in this world, all have stories in his life, and everyone has a past in his life.

In this life, sometimes it happens not like what we want, there when we are happy, and there when we are hard, that is what is said with life. Because to be successful requires a great deal of struggle, therefore we must fight, and never give up despite having many challenges, it is important to stay focused on one goal, I am sure, that way, whatever we are doing will get satisfactory result. As the saying goes "If we have the will, there will be a way".

Like your story in joining first time in Steemit, because you've worked hard, so you can succeed in Steemit until now, so people will not wonder why you can succeed at Steemit. Thanks for sharing @ericvancewalton, and hopefully you will be more successful for the future... :)

You have to trust yourself and you have to solve all problems rationally
I wish you every success and happiness, my dear friend

Awesome story from your memories . I think you feel better on steemit more than facebook . Mahatama gandhi quote on success is very true .