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Thank You to the Writers of Medium
Gratitude, giving thanks, and a quick update after my first year writing on Medium.
Every day is a chance to show gratitude. Today, I’m showing gratitude to one of my favorite communities — the writers of Medium.
Like many people, I discovered Medium through a Google search that eventually led me here. I landed on the website’s homepage and became captivated by the seemingly infinite high quality articles on display. I have never experienced the “kid in a candy store” effect, but if I did, that was probably it.
My passion for writing has always felt like this private thing that no else could know about. A special esoteric feeling that only I, and a special few close to me, quite understood. Medium has given me a world of people that can relate to the creativity and struggle of writing. A place of acceptance and belonging where it doesn’t matter what you write about it. As long as you write it.
Most importantly, it was nice to feel like I wasn’t alone in the love-hate relationship that the writer’s life entails.
My First Year Publishing Articles
In November of last year, I published my first article. I had no idea what to expect and honestly no expectations of success. I wrote it, posted on Facebook, and anxiously awaited judgement from…
