Greetings Steemian's,

The idea to run this giveaway briefly came to me earlier, but I was going to wait until later to post it. I decided against waiting, due to some high test coffee I just ingested.

I was reading comments while listening to meditation music, and felt my anxiety begin to rise. The feeling was akin to my past experience(s) with Facebook. The fact that I was listening to meditation music, and feeling increased anxiety should spell quite clearly the context of most of these comments.

They weren't as volatile as Facebook, but they were bothersome to me. I don't have the required skillset to "save the blockchain" , in technical ways, but I would like to believe I have the mindset to assist in productive ways, as a community member.

Let me share briefly, with the community what Steem has done for me, to put into perspective just how strongly I feel that it has value, beyond that of the financial aspect.

I'm an alcoholic, and a cocaine addict.

For ten years I was was a fall down drunk. I lost count of how many times I hit my head on concrete from blackout collapse. It is nothing short of a miracle that I did not incur brain damage, between the drugs, and traumatic blows to the head.

In January, I will have a full 2 years in sobriety.

I've been on the Steem blockchain since December of last year.

Over the course of the ten years I was in turmoil, I relapsed so many times trying to get sober, that I honestly lost count. It became a hopeless endeavor.

This last time I gave sobriety a go, I realized that I needed to change something drastically in order for success to become a possible reality, and I began some serious soul searching over the first year, while successfully maintaining sobriety.

I started projects with Raspberry Pi's, Server applications, Virtual machines, and busted my hump working as a roofer for the extra income I needed to maintain a marijuana dosing, which acts undoubtedly, as a medication for me. That year was helpful in maintaining sobriety, but let me say this: It was not enough.

I still felt as though I was missing something in my life, and decided my Raspberry Pi was only going to carry me so far.

I was a starting to get more serious about crypto at this time, and also thought blogging was something that would give me purpose.

The idea of working on a centralized blogging platform, while competing with already established bloggers with a much higher skill set, was not appealing at all, so I composed a google search, and started looking for an alternative method.

Steemit popped out at me like a slap in the face. Crypto + Blogging? Was this a dream come true?

Yes, it really was, and the hardest part of this process, was containing myself while waiting for Steemit to approve my sign up. I knew somehow, that this was what I was looking for, in every way, shape, and form. I just felt it.

The sign up was approved after a few days of waiting, and the transformation quickly started happening. I became obsessed with this platform, and I still am for the most part. It's a healthy obsession, so no worries here.

I met people who changed my life for the better. Philosophical minds who helped me through some extreme struggles. Struggles that I am now starting to free myself of. The light is not only visible at the end of the tunnel, I have one foot through the threshold.

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I couldn't have done it without this community. The hardest part about this bear market for me, has been the exodus, and stress I see around here. I think we have an opportunity right now, and I choose to view this as an opportunity.

I feel, that we might be heading in the wrong direction by adopting negativity. So I thought of a way to spread positive feelings.

I love Steem so much, I'm going to give away 20 Steem,

RIGHT NOW!

Because I see it to be a positive way to keep people's morale high. Do you agree? Well of course you do. 😎

I am sure by now you are just itching to hear the rules, and how this is going to work. We all know futuremind likes to keep things simple and easy for everyone, so let's get to it.

• The first 10 comments win!

• Comments must be at least 10 words.

• You can say whatever you want, and will be rewarded 2 Steem for your comment (by way of direct transfer from my account). I only hope that you will keep it positive and within context of community, and/or positive thoughts for the community, but you can literally say whatever you want.

• If you have multiple accounts, please maintain integrity and do not claim more than once. This behavior takes from others.

That is it!
Let's stay positive!
Good day to you all Steemian's!



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