Hi @xcountrytravelers, as you may know @itravelarts featured you in this week's @pifc's Pay It Forward contest. Please take a look, it's a great iniative to give support and exposure to others on the platform
Very nice write up and amazing pictures. I very rarely see pictures with stars come out so amazing. I've been through that area a few times, but it's been a while. Most of my visits through Texas have been the panhandle and that doesn't leave you with much desire to see anything else, even though I know as you move further south the terrain changes dramatically. Keep up the great postings.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I am so blown away by the kindness here.
I just love Texas and am missing it so much.
Ren
You're very welcome. You had a second person feature you this week too @buckaroo. You have to major things that a lot of us look at. You're engaging, as much as you want feedback, commenters want to know you appreciate them too. You're posting is enjoyable and personable. Most importantly it's original. We're suckers for that! As you'll see there are so many (however getting to be less) that work so hard at being lazy.
Then.... you have had some amazing things happen community wise you should be proud of. You got a @curie curation, that is the biggest compliment. Then @mirrors' project featured you and then you caught the attention of 2 pifc members.
The community in general is extremely helpful and so many groups to help and support in so many different areas. As you can see payouts like you're seeing with this post is not a norm in the begining. Just sit back and enjoy it. I have feeling you're going to do very well :)
We never received anything like this type of welcoming acceptance on YouTube. We were ignored and have not been thought about in three years. Here we feel we are adding to a community that seems to care and want to know more. We want to share our story so badly with those who will never get to travel farther than their home county. There is so much wonderfulness out there and we just can't keep quiet about it. Our motto is "Get out, live life outside your box" and we try very, very hard to live what we say. There is nothing more thrilling than to hear of another person's success of doing something they never thought they would be able to do.
I am still trying to figure all this out here on this forum so we do the right things and enhance the community. I have been searching for information on the Pay It Forward program and others, but I must not be putting in the right search words to locate it all. I have been moved by all of this kindness and just want to do for others what is happening for us because of people like @buckaroo, @mirrors', @curie, @itravelarts, and so many more of you wonderful people. The question going through my mind is "How can I help their cause?" "How can we make a difference?"
Anyway, your words encourage me and make me want to sit down and write another post before I head to bed, but I am exhausted. Thank you again for the encouragement and kindness.
Ren
Thanks, I really enjoed this. You really articulated your point. Great job.
Thank you so much. It is nice hearing that I wasn't just being emotional.
Ren