Your leadership is evident in your writing and response to comments. I have been writing on Medium for a while. Consistency is an issue. I consistently put a draft in my draft box. My first story was actually terrible, lol. I was gun shy, so I sat down to write. On the fly re-visions. I hit publish. Your encouragement is awesome.

In this moment I realize I am withholding emotion. In fear of judging. It happened to me. Publicly. Writing helps me get to something inside. Sharing it again without fear is my goal. Admitting it here makes me…Makes me breathe easier.

I was scared. Fear was my co-pilot. I am pushing it out with no parachute. Writing is a personal exercise. The past was controlling me until this moment. This is why I love Medium. I get to read others writing experiences in a more personal way than any other platform. The respect level is tremendous as well. In a world of trolls saying horrible things cloaking themselves in anonymity. Medium has a great community of people supporting others. Even now I realize my responses get recommends because I respond from the heart.

At first I had no idea they became stories. I thought it was a conversation between two people.

I constantly have break through due to the emotions I get from others’ writing. Like right now.

My responses are genuine, not that my articles are not, but they are different. I can see a difference now. Your encouragement is awesome. I may not be seasoned but I am getting there. I have published some bombs just to force myself to get it out.

Writing is a process. Thank you for creating an atmosphere of encouragement. It is leaders like you, people that care just because they do, that make Medium a great platform. I’ll be back with a link soon. Until then keep doing what you do. I appreciate it. By the looks of it a lot of people do. Thank you.