I'm GRATEFUL for the HIVE community! You are all amazing! Thank you so much.

14 hours ago(edited)

Wow, this community is amazing, in so many ways. It's been a week and I'm sitting down for the first time to assess where I am, what resources I have (left) and where to go from here.

Recap of what happened

I should recap quickly for anyone who is unaware: my @ironshield and my wife's @lturner accounts were compromised and the user changed the keys, locking me out of both accounts. My recovery for @ironshield was @lturner and vice-versa creating a catch-22 that prevented me from recovery either account.

I'm not going to preach on "good practices" concerning keys, there are many posts on this subject. Of course, I advise anyone to use caution with your master key. I still don't know for certain how this happened (I wish I did), but I believe it may have to do with to very serious errors:

I likely entered my master key in a website back in the steemit days
I never changed my key on HIVE, but kept the old mpass.

I'm also not going to discuss or consider the financial loss or what I once had. It's gone and that's that. I'm far beyond feeling sorry for myself, regretting, bla bla. It happened and it cannot unhappen.

Instead, I am grateful for so much, because there is so much to be grateful for.

The HIVE Community is So Great

I was floored by the generosity that I have received from fellow Hivians: I want to shout out:

@valued-customer
@bitcoinman
@thebighigg
@bulliontools
@benthomaswwd
@heartbeatonhive
@lasseehlers
@achim03
@fjworld
@cardboard (for helping with reward.app)
@cryptocompany
@powerpaul
@rainbowdash4l
@kenny-crane

Also those who communicated with me on discord, offering condolences and looking for a way to get back the locked accounts. @alohaed @apanamamama @hunter @summertooth @zaxan @captaincryptic @trumpman @stickupboys @buggedout @hafiz34 @cardboard @sircork @bitcoinman @theguruasia @nastyforce @ecoinstant @satoshi @bala and @neoxian (Mr. Dragon) and @silversaver888

I hope I didn't miss anyone! Also thank you for all the generous upvotes to my post from 8 days ago: I haven't made a post that well supported since my STEEMIT days! Thank you whales / orcas / dolphins / minnows who supported that post. Wow!

I want to especially call out @canadian-coconut and @familyprotection who have been supporting my blog for a long time. Thank you so much, it really means a lot to me.

One of the Biggest Surprises!

The most shocking thing of all, after assessing my account today, is that even my thief showed me some mercy and returned a few of my 2nd layer assets:

I don't know what motivated the return of these specific tokens, but they are valued and appreciated. I was especially relieved to see LHP returned, which gives me a HP delegation to help build things back. And my ALIVE/ALIVEM tokens (!!!) which I am very grateful to have back again!

I'm grateful that even the thief showed some mercy to me, by returning some of my hard-earned assets.

So... thank you too.

Do You Forgive Him?

My daughter asked me something interesting soon after the incident, during diner conversations as I was recounting (not complaining) how God had allowed my crypto to be stolen...

(btw, quick side-note, for the record, I'm not absolving myself of responsibility for this loss, as I must have not been diligent in protecting my keys. In the natural, I am fully responsible for my own keys. Like when a house burns down because you left the iron on, or car was stolen because it was left unlocked, the owner must take responsibility. In the super-natural however, I see numerous indications that this was divinely sanctioned. Bless the Most High!)

...my oldest daughter looked at me straight into my eyes and asked me "dad, do you forgive him?" I paused for a moment and asked myself that question. I can't just say "Sure, daughter, of course". I had to honestly answer that question for myself first and then speak truthfully to my daughter.

Do I forgive whoever it is who took almost 8 years of careful investing / blogging / curating / game playing? Am I bitter? Do I desire retribution? Of course I desire justice, but do I hate this person? Do I curse this person? Do I desire harm to this person? No. So I answered my daughter truthfully:

"Yes, I forgive him." She said "good".

After I answered, was reminded of the verse:

"But if you do not forgive others their sins, neither will your Father forgive your sins." (Matthew 6:15)

And the verse:

"If you forgive anyone's sins, their sins are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven." (John 20:23)

God does not desire any to perish and neither do I. I have been forgiven many sins, the least that I can do is forgive the sins of others. So I answered my daughter honestly.

Yes, I forgive him.

Another Fingerprint

Looking at the time-stamp of when (some of) the assets were returned, it was about the same time that my daughter asked me that question and I gave my answer. I believe this is yet another fingerprint of the divine, bless His Holy Name.

It is very comforting to me, that everything that happens (both good and bad) enhances my relationship with the Creator and His Son and will be a genuine positive learning experience for my family.

If my daughter learns to forgive without reservation, then she would have an example to imitate when she is an adult. Forgive.

Still Grateful Everyday!

Even though I haven't been posting the past week, I have been grateful each one of those days and I look forward to recounting those blessings and expressing that gratefulness.

But first priority is to express gratefulness for everyone who has been helping me get back on my feet again, motivate me to continue investing / blogging / curating / game playing.

I probably will not have the same time allocated as I used to, because IRL job and family life will demand 99% of my attention - but this is an opportunity for me to streamline, optimize and simplify my HIVE investments and optimize my time.

And because the community has contributed so much, I am able to establish myself again and rebuild - not what I had before, but something even BETTER! Checklist:

New Footer
New sponsors
Better engagement
Better time-allocation
More generous rewards to the community!

It'll take some time to make this a reality, for a while my posts may be a little basic. I hope you will bear with me.

THANK YOU!!!

All of these many words to say: Thank you Hive community. You're amazing! See you on my next post.

Bless the Most High!

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33 comments

@ecoinstant76

8 hours ago

I guess I am happy to have learned something, even if in the end we were unable to help, I think the way you handled it was with grace and everything happens because God wills it.

Thanks for being you.

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@gratefuleveryday60

7 hours ago

We're always learning, whether about blockchain features or character. Kindness, generosity and gratefulness really does help during times of distress. And God receives the glory. !BBH

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@tydynrain70

13 hours ago

Benjamin, I was deeply shocked and saddened when I heard about what happened to your account. I've honestly been processing what happened, still in partial shock, which is part of why I'm so late in contacting you. I keep thinking, '*what if this happened to me? *', to lose everything that I've diligently worked to build, grow, and save over the past 3.25 years on this glorious Blockchain. And you have significantly more time here than I do. Just ouch.

You've been in my mind, which is why I'm here today. I've always appreciated you so much, and for a great many reasons, and I want to help in you in some way to rebuild, even though I don't yet know exactly how. I'm very grateful that so many incredible people in this dear Hive community have already offered you their assistance. I'm also very thankful that this blow did not so dishearten you that you decided to leave the Blockchain. I'm very happy to hear that. So good. I know it's not much, but I'm going to add this account to my auto-votes. I wish you indomitable success in creating something even better than before! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

!ALIVE
!BBH
!HOPE
!INDEED

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@gratefuleveryday60

13 hours ago

Thank you Tydyn, it's been a shock to me too but I decided the very moment it happened (I was online at the time) that I would do my best to skip over all the stages of grief and just to to acceptance. That doesn't mean I didn't explore my options, but once it became clear it was over, I made my peace.

If I'm honest with myself, I'll admit it's disheartening and painful, but it's been a great encouragement, all the support and help I've gotten. And time away for a week also helped me sort things out. Lots going on IRL and the timing of this is not a small thing. I can't really think about loosing all the assets, but rather think about all there is to be thankful for. That's what I mostly blog about anyway!

Rather than just being "alive", it's time to be GRATEFUL. Appreciate the auto-votes, I have to build back my following! :-)

!BBH

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@tydynrain70

1 hour ago

Of course, Benjamin, you're deeply welcome. That's a very good way to face it I'd say, and you flowed with it better than I likely would have. Excellent indeed.

Yeah, I know that it hit hard, but I'm really happy to see the community is offering you so much support, and your attitude of gratitude is incredible, which I know helps a lot. I appreciate that about you so much!

Indeed, gratitude in everything. Certainly, it's the least that I could do! I wish you indomitable success as you rebuild and grow this account! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

!ALIVE
!BBH
!HOPE
!INDEED

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@ijelady67

1 hour ago

Honestly, it's really shocking, what God will give him now will be more than the first one. Be strong @greatfuleveryday

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@tydynrain70

5 minutes ago

I believe that's true, @ijelady. Benjamin is a wonderful fellow, and I know that he will come through this even better than the first time around. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

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@silversaver88880

6 hours ago

The phrase "Omnia en Bonum" is Latin and translates to "All for Good" or "Everything for the Good." It reflects a belief or philosophy that everything that happens, whether good or bad, ultimately contributes to a greater good or has a positive outcome.
You have a positive outlook! And the acceptance of all events, trusting that they will lead to beneficial results in the grand scheme of things.
You found meaning and optimism in this experience.
Way to go, @gratefuleveryday

!BBH
!LADY
!LUV

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6 hours ago

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41 minutes ago

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5 hours ago

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2 hours ago

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@buggedout76

11 hours ago

You are a good man, sir and I am glad to see you are still alive and thriving. Even forgiving the thief is more than I could do myself. I hope you have good times ahead.

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@gratefuleveryday60

10 hours ago

I've had good times behind, good time right now and many more good times coming up ahead! !BBH

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@lecia8957

2 hours ago

I have been wondering why I haven't seen your post for some days, I kept checking but no post from you, this morning I read a post from @tydynrain that was how I got to know what happened. I was shocked and pained, because I can only but imagine how you and your family felt when it happened.

After reading your post now, I have learnt alot. You are strong and brave , for you to forgive this easily tells how kindhearted and God fearing you are. I believe you will recover ten times more than has been stolen. Please stay strong, God bless you and your family

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@treasure.hoard43

14 hours ago

You are a treasure. God Bless you.

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@gratefuleveryday60

14 hours ago

I appreciate it. I believe this was a blessing in disguise. Bless the Most High!

!BBH

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@ijelady67

1 hour ago

Amen

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@cryptocompany69

14 hours ago

[@PowerPaul:]

I am very happy to read these lines! And I am very thankful for all the Hivians which support(ed) you.

Thanks to you for not giving up & thanks to all supporters!

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@gratefuleveryday60

14 hours ago

I am genuinely grateful and glad to get back in the saddle, so to speak. Thank you!
(because !BBH was returned to me, I can still TIP!)

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@bleujay71

12 hours ago

Greetings @gratefuleveryday ,

Hope you do not mind my query...Are you going to come back to the Frigate?

The Keptin says you will retain your rank.

Kind Regards,

Bleujay

!BBH

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@stickupboys74

13 hours ago

Well good on the hive community and I hope you are well bro as it must all be a bit of a nightmare, odd they sent you some tokens though....

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@gratefuleveryday60

13 hours ago

I'm really amazed by the community and generosity. I don't know what motivates a person, either in stealing or returning. It's out of my hands.

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@heartbeatonhive66

13 hours ago

Glad you was able to recover some losses funny the thief would do that. Great you had much support from the community wishing you and your family a blessed and prosperous week.
@gratefuleveryday
!ALIVE
!BBH
I will be including this content on the @heartbeatonhive curation collection
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@gratefuleveryday60

13 hours ago

It's funny that some of my favorites were returned. Thanks for curating! !BBH

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@nastyforce50

13 hours ago

Your welcome. I look forward to your future posts. Have a good day.

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@gratefuleveryday60

13 hours ago

Thank you! !BBH

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@rainbowdash4l62

13 hours ago

Great to hear from you!
Your strenght and positivity in such a messed up event is so admirable!

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@gratefuleveryday60

13 hours ago

Thanks. I have to exorcise my gratefulness muscle. My blogging endurance! !BBH

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@savvyplayer63

7 hours ago

I know you mean "exercise" instead of exorcise! 🤗

Here's some !BBH with !LUV for you! 😁 !DIY

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@diyhub75

7 hours ago

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@chinito70

13 hours ago

wow, truly inspiring! :) yes, we must be grateful and forgive those who we need to forgive. I was hacked a while ago and do feel ur pain in that too. but looking back on it,.. it does better u in terms of security and operations so I wish u all the success u are so deserving of. ☺️😎👊

Aloha!

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@gratefuleveryday60

13 hours ago

Yup it hurts, but wounds heal and someday I'll look back on this and laugh. It seemed such a big deal at the time. !BBH

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@fjworld58

12 hours ago

An amazing share and very happy to know you have not left this unique community. I am just getting to know some of the characters in my game. Including you. !LUV !LOLZ

Awesome pic BTW I can feel the happiness.

This is the most amount of synchronicity I have seen in a long time. Especially the part where the thief returns some of your belongings.

I had a little chuckle when I read the following.

I'm grateful that even the thief showed some mercy to me, by returning some of my hard-earned assets.

Being someone that is positively bias, I figure he enhanced your Hive experience.

On the forgiveness part I lean to a different perspective. Whereas, I don't really entertain the thought of giving forgiveness to a thief. I have no anger within so its just a matter of moving on from a bad experience. I live to serve core values like, don't lie, don't cheat and don't steal. I expect others to respect the same but life has a way of serving us differently so why we create protection systems for everyone. I am learning that you are biased to being of God whereas I accept being In God. My spiritual upbringing started as Roman Catholic and after much learning over the years I am more biased to mindfulness. I suppose we have different pathway when connecting to the super-natural.

This part made me think a little deeper.

almost 8 years of careful investing / blogging / curating / game playing?

The thief did not take what you learned and earned. In this case, I don't think of the earn part being monetary. I have already gone from rags to riches and so the next cycle should be easier. It's true that you can come up with a measure of a loss expressed in some form of currency but a better feeling is accepting your in a game and lucky for you, resources are available to play another round.

I had to honestly answer that question for myself first and then speak truthfully to my daughter

I can relate. Sometimes we have to use a little white lie tactic. It reminded me of confession where my mother would suggest something I could say to the priest because she believed I needed admit to sins. It was a bit challenging at first but you do what you have to do to avoid escalating a situation.

but this is an opportunity for me to streamline, optimize and simplify my HIVE investments and optimize my time.

Good for you. You never know, you may be wise yet. lol

Oh My God! I am focusing on sharing some thoughts and I get interrupted by a phone call. It's an automated voice looking for money for the Arthritis Society. I cope with chronic arthritis and I am thinking, you suppose it is wrong for me to say no. A #TooFuckeh moment indeed. It was a good AI experience. Not my first time. I like to try different phrases to measure the effectiveness of the response. I should get rewarded for helping to train their AI.

It'll take some time to make this a reality,

We all create our own realities. I sense your a good character and open to learning new things. Like building a stronger foundation so the next hack is not as destructive to your current game. All the best in building a new game plan. And as a reward, I offer 1,000 TooFuckeh tokens but you can't have them until I achieve my 2025 resolution. That being, seeing our problem solving token trading higher than a #LEO token. We all need to be visionary sometimes.

Once again, I am glad to see you back on Hive. Looking forward to seeing your progress. You have a lot to offer and I love learning something new.

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@luvshares58

12 hours ago

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@lolzbot71

12 hours ago

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@gratefuleveryday60

12 hours ago

Thank you for your very thoughtful comment, wow. I'm grateful that you read my entire post and very intentionally gave your thoughts, like a dialog.

An amazing share and very happy to know you have not left this unique community.

My wife encouraged me to continue posting and growing. I intended to continue, but after a week of changed habits (from posting everyday) it was surprisingly tricky to get started up again and it seemed easier to just walk away and let the chips lay there. But I would be missing so much!

I see this as a "mouth is" moment. I've said for years that if financial gain was the only reason to be here, I would have left long ago. "Came for the crypto, stayed for the community." I'd say. But what does a person do if the crypto is gone? Stay for the community! (and keep earning more crypto!)

The thief did not take what you learned and earned.

Nobody can take away the experience, it's much more valuable than any crypto. Except TooFuckeh tokens, I hope you achieve your 2025 resolution 'cuz I want those tokens. :=)

!BBH

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@fjworld58

11 hours ago

My wife encouraged me to continue posting and growing.

Your wife is wise. !LOLZ

it was surprisingly tricky to get started

That reminds me of how I got started here. It was easy at first, got some hand holding and one day shit hit the fan and I went through many hours of reconsidering my stay in the community. I'm obviously glad I stayed and knew I have to go through some growing pain in a community I knew very little about. But, I visualized a problem solving opportunity so I created a token use case. Now earnings from this token is funding #veridiPASS project and the goal is to fund many process improvement initiatives for the betterment of our Hive community.

I know a lot more today and I see you sharing your experience as most valuable for the whole community. Well, at least to the ones that make time to read. When you have a good game plan you find the skills needed to execute the plan.

, I hope you achieve your 2025 resolution 'cuz I want those tokens. :=)

Awesome! This is motivation and fuel for creating more synergy.

May Positive pepEntropy be with you.

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@thebighigg73

12 hours ago

I'm you're back and doing well. I was glad we were able to get you some DUO back anyway, and Hive is a very generous place. I'm glad so many others were there to help! Take care of your family and I'm glad this jerk didn't dampen your heard!

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@gratefuleveryday60

10 hours ago

YES! Thank you for the DUO, it's very encouraging. And 600 DUO was my goal and now suddenly I'm there, in the most unexpected way possible. !BBH

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@oasiskp266

12 hours ago

So, so touching to hear about this misapp on your accounts. So sorry about that. Above all, I am happy that you have the heart of gold, no wonder you are able to forgive in short a while. The good God who sees your heart will replenish you in a hundred fold.
!ALIVE
!LOLZ
!CTP
!HBIT
!INDEED

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@lolzbot71

12 hours ago

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@gratefuleveryday60

10 hours ago

The good God who sees your heart will replenish you in a hundred fold.

Thank you for the blessing. Even this event is a blessing in disguise, I believe. Don't quite understand it yet - but someday! !BBH

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@logen9f69

10 hours ago

Sorry about your loss, I can't imagine what it must be like. You have a big heart to forgive the thief.
!GIFU
!BBH
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@gratefuleveryday60

10 hours ago

One who has been forgiven much, forgives much. I've been forgiven very much. !BBH

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@gwajnberg73

12 hours ago

I don't know what motivated the return of these specific tokens, but they are valued and appreciated. I was especially relieved to see LHP returned, which gives me a HP delegation to help build things back. And my ALIVE/ALIVEM tokens (!!!) which I am very grateful to have back again!

that was unexpected, but I heard some stories back in my country when robbers has some compassion. Well at least he has some humanity left... but I am glad that you are walking again forward and always.!

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@gratefuleveryday60

10 hours ago

at least he has some humanity left

I give credit where credit is due - he did return some of the diamonds. !BBH

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@tsnaks67

12 hours ago

You are supper amazing yourself, you deserve all the best!
!BBH

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@gratefuleveryday60

10 hours ago

I appreciate the compliment! Bless the Most High! !BBH

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@zaxan66

11 hours ago

It's good to know that you are moving forward in spite of all these adversities Benjamin. Thank you for sharing this information with us and I am happy that you have found a way to stay in the community despite all the bad stuff. There is a very good phrase that says “the best is what happens”.

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@gratefuleveryday60

10 hours ago

Bad stuff happens sometimes, just have to adjust and make the best of it. Glad to be back!

“the best is what happens”

I wonder if the counter to that is "the worst is what doesn't happen." Another reason to be thankful. !BBH

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@duo-curator65

9 hours ago

It was the whole DUO team including @thebighigg and @bulliontools , we wish you the best with this new account

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@gratefuleveryday60

9 hours ago

Thank you so much! !BBH

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@atemuz2454

9 hours ago

Wow,@gratefuleveryday,your post is so powerful and inspiring.I'm so sorry to hear about your account compromise,but I'm incredibly impressed by your resilience and positive attitude.It's amazing to see how the Hive community has rallied around you,and your story is a testament to the strength and kindness of this space.Your daughter's question,"Do you forgive him?",is a profound one,and your answer is truly inspiring.It takes incredible strength and grace to forgive someone who has wronged you,especially when it involves such a significant loss.Your faith and your willingness to forgive are truly remarkable.I'm also inspired by your commitment to rebuilding and making things even better than before.Your checklist is a great plan,and I have no doubt that you will achieve your goals.

Thank you for sharing your story and for reminding us all about the importance of forgiveness, gratitude,and the power of community.I'm looking forward to seeing what you build next!

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@gratefuleveryday60

9 hours ago

Thank you for your kind and encouraging words. It'll be fun getting back into the daily blogging routine and looking for ways to improve. !BBH

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@atemuz2454

9 hours ago

@gratefuleveryday,you're most welcome!I'm so glad to hear that you're looking forward to getting back into the swing of things.I'm sure your blog will be even better than before.Keep up the great work!

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@furstlight43

11 hours ago

!BBH

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@gratefuleveryday60

10 hours ago

Thank you! !BBH

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@hapyoung65

7 hours ago

I am glad you were able to retrieve your account. It is such a heartbreaking experience to have all of the things have worked so hard for be gone in an instant but your experience only testifies how God is so good and merciful.

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@gratefuleveryday60

7 hours ago

God is good and He is merciful. However (in His goodness and mercy) He hasn't allowed me to retrieve my account, except for some tokens the thief has sent back to me. I'm grateful for anything and everything. !BBH

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@holovision72

6 hours ago

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6 hours ago

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@gratefuleveryday60

6 hours ago

I miss my !LOLZ oh well. My thief is now enjoying daily dividends - until he liquidates for whatever. Neither here nor their, it's out of my hands. !BBH

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@holovision72

2 hours ago

Sorry to hear about that. Hopefully somebody will read your post and take steps to prevent that from happening to them someday.

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@hivebuzz74

14 hours ago

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@pizzabot58

10 hours ago

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@ayen000146

5 hours ago

Hive Community is just so amazing!
Your perspective on forgiveness is inspiring and the verses you shared are powerful reminders of the importance of letting go of resentment and anger.

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@kerrislravenhill73

4 hours ago

This post made my day!
Feels like a new beginning @gratefuleveryday

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@foxkat57

3 hours ago

It's great to see you are doing well mentally after such a hard loss, you deserve all of the support you are getting and it's surprising, but very great you got some of your hive-engine tokens back.

In the end what matters the most is that you are a great father to your kids!

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@nicolebanilad58

3 hours ago

Truly, all things work together for good to those who are called for His purpose. I am glad they turned out well. Praises to Him!

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@ijelady67

2 hours ago

This is really touching as I read each word. The username you choosed is fitting to your honest reply to yourself and your daughter. It also showed that you are not on hive for money but to build and to encourage. You have strengthened my heart with this post. I almost lost my courage to continue but with this I must be strong.
I am greatful to God with you