Congrats Ash! That is the milestone I've had on my radar forever, lol. I have been picking up and vesting STEEM throughout the bear market, but only little pieces as I'm pretty wiped out from the crypto winter.

I've bought Sooooo much above $2... hell, I picked up plenty of $4 STEEM. And yeah, for a long time I just wiped crypto out of my mind, partitioned it off, as it were, for my own peace.

You mentioned in another comment you wish for more returnees to the community. I do, too. The poetry side of things has always been small in comparison to crypto-related content, and it feels a bit like a ghost town around these parts much of the time.

But, I've made the decision to view whatever I have or don't have in STEEM as "extra".... that is, not to think of it as income but in terms of a gift economy. Actually, I'm not entirely sure that's smart, since I've tended to continuously give away votes, my time, and energy and then get into a position where I can't pay food/rent.

There's being selfless... and then there's being stupid. At the same time, we can't take anything monetary out of this world with us. What's important is experiences, relationships, growth. Anywho, I may be digressing. But congrats again and glad there's people like you who have stuck it out. Cheers.