Steem Silver Gold

First off, if you are a member of Steem Silver Gold, you might be interested in reading THIS post by @silverstackeruk. He has announced his decision to step down as a mod from the Steem Silver Gold Community. SSUK informed a few of us of his decision yesterday.

Many things in life are uncertain, but change is always guaranteed. I know it often causes worry and insecurity... but I am feeling positive about SSG and our group’s continued success. I feel this is a GOOD change.

@raybrockman and I have spoken a little bit today and will chat more about next steps tonight when we are both off the work clock. ☺️ Needless to say SSUK’s departure changes the logistics of who does what for our group. We will get a plan in place and let everyone know the details ASAP.

^{SSG is a big crazy clan of opinionated, fun loving people. We are all united by our love of stacking but don’t necessarily all love one another. That is Ok and expected in such a diverse group of individuals. Everyone has a right to share their opinions. Opinions create good and bad repercussions. True in life. True on Steemit.}

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Personal Things

This morning I heard some sad family news. My parents let me know that my Aunt’s brother died overnight. This is my dad’s, brother’s, wife’s brother. So not my immediate family, but a man I met on several occasions. He was always kind and warm. A funny guy who was deeply religious but I think his life challenged his religious upbringing. Maybe made it hard for him to balance the conservative indoctrination of his youth with the reality he lived. He was divorced. His daughter loves girls. He struggled with substance abuse.

Over the past few years he moved from place to place a lot. During this time he spent several Christmases with me and my extended family. He had been in Seattle trying to stay sober. He left here in 2015 or 2016 and sobriety didn’t last. His death was from alcohol poisoning.

I am not sad for myself personally. I am sad for my aunt having lost her brother. I am sad for my cousins who have lost their uncle. I am sad at the futility of dying in such a preventable way. I feel like a lot of times in life we create our own obstacles. Making things harder for ourselves only because we don’t put our own health and happiness first.

My final thoughts for you today my friends... Take care of yourselves and love your people (friends, family) fully, openly and without regret.

❤️ dfinney

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