The Reasons Medium Has Made a Positive Impact on My Life
By: Jennifer Marie
Tags: About Me, Positivity, Community, Thankfulness, Writing

I began writing on Medium on October 18th of this year and wasn’t sure what to expect when I started. Shortly after, I was invited by Quy Ma to collaborate as Co-Editor for the About Me Stories Publication and have been involved with it since. I genuinely enjoy reading all of the incredible stories published by our writers and am so glad I was offered the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing publication.

I did not join Medium for monetary reasons, but signed up to use it as an avenue to express my thoughts and opinions through my writing. I have learned a great deal from the writers across this platform so far and am certain I made the right decision when I joined.

Not only has Medium provided me with an outlet to share my stories, but it has shown me that there are so many amazing people in this world that truly care. I have made some amazing new friends and been able to read so many amazing articles from the writers across the site.

Support in Trying Times

The genuine and thoughtful character of this community has made an incredibly positive impact on my life. Recently, I experienced a break-in at my home while I was at work and my children were at school. When I returned home I noticed one of my dogs was outdoors in the yard and thought I had somehow left the door open; however, when I got closer it was still locked.

I unlocked the door and when I stepped inside I was shocked to see my television had been knocked off of the wall and there was glass covering the floor from a large mirror that hung nearby.

As I made my way through the house, I discovered that a great deal of our possessions had been stolen. Both of my son’s video game systems, laptops, games, tablets, televisions and even all of the gifts had been stolen from under our tree. There were various other items taken as well and our living room television laid broken in the floor. They even stole our turkey and ham from the deep freezer.

There were no broken windows and both doors were clearly secured so I knew the only way someone could have gotten in was through the basement. Whoever had done this was clearly gone at this point, so I walked downstairs to find out what had been taken from that area. I was surprised that everything looked to be in place and that all of our outdoor power equipment had not been touched.

The basement door had been completely broken and I noticed tire tracks outside the door when I stepped outside. I called the local police and an officer arrived a short time later to take a report. He promised they would check all of the pawn shops in the area and do whatever they could to help in this situation. Unfortunately, so many of these cases never get resolved and so far there have been no leads.

Grateful for this Caring Community

I spent the next day cleaning up and trying to wrap my mind around what had happened. I had talked to Quy Ma about the situation the night before and I was reminded that the Medium community has made such a positive impact on my life. I am so happy that I have met such genuine and caring individuals since my journey began here.

I normally write an article called Motivational Monday each week on About Me Stories and Quy Ma was nice enough to offer to create this weeks article as well as take care of the pubication for a few days so I could focus on myself and my children.

I had no idea that he had planned to make this weeks story about the unfortunate situation we had just experienced. He took the time to set up a GoFundMe campaign to share with the article and explained what had happened. So many amazing people have shared the link, donated and offered words of support.

I am so appreciative that I will have a way to begin replacing some of the items that were taken and hopefully even re-purchase some of the gifts so my children still have something to open on Christmas morning.

Below is the link for the campaign he created, but please do not feel any pressure to donate.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/xmas-gifts-stolen-from-jens-children

The Medium community has once again shown me that there are some truly wonderful people across the platform. I am completely humbled and appreciative when it comes to the outpouring of kindness I have been shown.

Medium has not only given me a place to express my thoughts through my writing, but has shown me that there are people out there that are willing to help when you are down. I am so thankful I made the decision to join — I will definitely keep writing my stories and reading as many of yours as I can.

Thanks to all of you for being a part of my journey and showing me so much support! ❤️