>if you upvote your post that is generally fine, if you upvote your own comment, sorry I am one of those that will not upvote a comment the commenter self voted.

I agree with this, although I chose not to vote on my last post either. I am still feeling my way here as to my contributions posting as the first posts I made, many were things I could have made money on self publishing and they were met with crickets here. I am to vain to post memes or just idle cheerleader crap that you see so many posting. 

I had to step back as well, as I found myself voting on so many posts and replies to my comments that my voting power was dipping down to 50% and under. I finally got it back to 100% over the last weekend, at the expense of ignoring some posts I normally may have weighed in upon.

I am looking forward to the day that my vote can reward another monetarily though. I know how it has made me feel, and how some who are not as blessed as myself feel. When I first got here, I came across a post from someone from Nigeria I think. He was talking how Steem had blessed him. He showed his old shoes he used to wear, and the new pair he was able to purchase with Steem. He also had pictures of him and his friends eating in a restaurant. Something he was unaccustomed to doing. His post really touched me, and put my life into perspective.

Thanks for sharing. It is through these type of interactions I am shaping my expectations of my Steemit experience.