Starting off with a HUGE drumroll, and a standing ovation, for EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO STEPPED UP - donated, entered, resteemed, sponsored or whatever. Steem community thinking beyond themselves and the next juicy upvote? Yes. Just yes. New paradigm thinking, driven by more than just personal need or greed. People coming together and understanding that 1+1 can, and frequently does, =3 ....and that there can be a juicy upvote too. Which makes it 5. That's a very happy place to be!
The Happiness Challenge.
It started on quiet Monday morning, in my heart, here in Northern Thailand. 
I sent the weeny little bit of steem I had liquid to their breakfast-food-security program, and then felt out-of-sorts and disgruntled all morning because the little I had given didn't feel like enough. And so, over an organic fresh coffee in my Northern Thai kitchen, I resolved to do what I COULD do. And the result is the Happiness Challenge.
I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE that
In a spirit of complete transparency, the entries we received are as follows:
16/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@walkerland/love-love-love-love-a-happy-place-nestled-deep-in-my-heart-love-love-love-love
17/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@trucklife-family/all-about-my-happy-place-the-happiness-steem-challenge
17/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@riverflows/happiness-is-hanging-out-with-you
17/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@porters/freedom-tribe-happiness-challenge-my-happy-place
18/05
https://steempeak.com/ecotrain/@sagescrub/my-happy-place-and-how-i-get-out-of-an-emotional-hole
18/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@minismallholding/retreating-to-my-happy-place-sfldpnk9
19/05
https://steempeak.com/family/@carlgnash/my-happy-places-freedomtribe-happiness-challenge-entry
19/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@nainaztengra/my-happy-place-the-happiness-steem-challenge-by-freedomtribe
19/05
https://steempeak.com/ecotrain/@eco-alex/my-happy-places-freedomtribe-happiness-challenge-entry
19/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@vibesforlife/the-happiest-place-in-the-whole-world
19/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@chireerocks/my-happy-place-poetry-piece-happiness-steem-challenge-5d3189fe050a1
20/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@plantstoplanks/happiness-in-the-kitchen-freedomtribe-happiness-steem-challenge
21/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@steemflow/what-could-be-a-happy-place-8e0ef5078aaad
21/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@lopzdaniel/my-happy-place-w9nkz9tv
22/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@rem-steem/spread-happiness-my-happy-place
22/05
https://steempeak.com/ecotrain/@daniscib/myhappyplaces-thehappinesssteemchallenge-8cp6d6b3ln
22/05
entry fee generously contributed but no actual entry
24/05
https://steempeak.com/spreadthelove/@bewithbreath/my-happy-place-response-to-the-happiness-steem-challenge-by-freedomtribe
24/05
https://partiko.app/@ichki/freedomtribe-happiness-challenge-10year-old-s-view
24/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@richardcrill/freedom-tribe-happiness-challenge
24/05
entry fee generously contributed but no actual entry
26/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@whatamidoing/the-place-i-m-happiest
27/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@in2itiveart/the-happiness-challenge-from-freedomtribe-on-steempeak
27/05
https://steempeak.com/freedomtribe/@metametheus/happiness-is
27/05
https://steempeak.com/naturalmedicine/@riverflows/medicine-pottering-relaxing-in-a-happy-place
28/05
https://steempeak.com/happinesschallenge/@nateonsteemit/this-is-my-happy-place-ya1fkg6i
29/05
https://steempeak.com/life/@priyanarc/i-choose-to-be-happy
That gave us a PRIZE POOL of 50 steem!! Woooo Hooooo!
Take a bow, everybody!!
WE ALSO had several people giving over and above the 2.00 steem entry fee, so we raised and ADDITIONAL 11.50 steem and 8.0 SBD in direct donations.
Soooo.... from our 50 steem prize pool, 25 steem goes to
- 12.50 steem goes to the first prize winner
- 7.50 steem goes to the second prize winner
- 5.00 steem goes to third place winner
Our Happiness Challenge was judged by 
Without further ado:
FIRST PRIZE goes to #vibesfor life for her post The Happiest Place In The Whole World
SECOND PRIZE goes to 
THIRD PLACE goes to 
Winners: check your wallets n the next 48 hours!
The first 20 entries (see list above) - basically 
If you WANT to, you're welcome to forward that 1.0 steem to
10 of you also, have already received 0.5 steem from our other sponsor, 
The resteeming and spreading the word MATTERS and contributed to our collective success - so thank you to each of you, and to
Who are the biggest winners today?? WE ARE. All of us. Cos in focusing on, and inviting, more happiness into our thoughts, we are literally making more Happiness in the world. Every Single Day.
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