by Joan Inong

Created on: April 10, 2009

I began to feel the full experience of Helium when I really got into the spirit of writing Helium articles. There has never been a website that has interested me more, that I have participated in so much, that I have enjoyed so thoroughly, than Helium. Needless to say, I share this spirit with so many others, and I value the sense of community that Helium has instilled in me.

Because I go to college, I do not have as much time for Helium as I would like. However, because I have more free time, generally, on Fridays, that day has come to mean for me a "Helium day." I spend most of my time writing articles, whether online or offline, with all the article titles that I have bothered to take down and remember. I eat my breakfast, then I get in front of my computer and start focusing my mind to prepare it for the journey ahead.

I rightly call article-writing a "journey" because to me, it is not really a task. I have come to enjoy writing articles because it allows me to share my thoughts, ideas, opinions, knowledge, and sometimes my experiences. It is in this way that I have felt the spirit of Helium: it was when I began to write articles because I felt that I had to, or there was this itching feeling in the back of my mind which would tell me, "Why haven't you contributed to the online community today?"

I think of Helium at random times in my daily life. I think of new topics and article titles that may be of use to others. I feel that I am more aware now of my environment: questions about my relationships to other people, the products that I use, and especially how I can help others-all of these influence me on a daily basis and it has truly been with Helium that this influence was highlighted. This is, most importantly, one of the ways in which Helium has really enriched my life. I think about ways to help others, and it has become a new way of expressing myself at the same time that I am able to give advice to others. Helping others has become a truly indescribable experience that I have been exposed to because of Helium.

The Helium spirit can be instilled in new members or in older ones. I cannot say during what time I found it, but the Helium spirit exists in every form on the Helium website. Whether you are trying to constructively rate others' articles or you are writing one of your own high quality articles, these are times when you can experience the Helium spirit being instilled into you. It has been a remarkable experience.

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