Hello fellow Hivians!

Hey everyone! Today I wanted to talk about something that is unfortunately a now integral part of my life and that is Mental Awareness Month. In the US at least May is designated as a month to bring up difficult topics like mental health and discuss. There are a lot of stigmas related to those with mental health issues and quite frankly they stop a lot of people from getting help that otherwise would.

Of course this isn't an end all solution but its a start. Like myself I'm sure many of you have also either known someone directly struggling or are struggling yourself. First off, it is okay. Life is about going through your journey and that includes both the good and the bad. Just know you aren't alone and that it is okay to reach out to those around you for help seek out help from your community.

With COVID, the upcoming global recession, the crazy back and forth news cycle, and of course the war going on in Ukraine, we are all exposed to a lot. This topped with demanding work life has resulted in recent polls showing that in the US, 1/3 of corporate workers are experiencing some form of extreme stress or anxiety. That is a ton and goes to show we have a long way to go as a community.

A lot of us here in the Hive community are gamers and for me personally that helps me to escape from certain realities. That said it isn't always enough and you could be communicating with someone that seems otherwise happy but is struggling and one snap away. Always try and be conscious of what the other human you interact with is going through.

Anyways, I'm rambling at this point so I'll close with this: I'm a bit of a ska fan and after losing someone close to me this year one of my favorite songs has been memorialized in my mind and I wanted to share it. Enjoy Streetlight Manifesto's - A Better Place, A Better Time.

All right so enough about that, on to the giveaway.

Giveaway Prize

Winner's Choice from the below cards.

BONUS
If we can meet a designated number of upvotes I'll instead replace the winner's choice with one of the Chaos Legion Rare reward cards.

We will be shooting for 75 votes this week.

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1. Leave a comment including the Splinterlands name the reward should be sent to and your response to the below prompt.
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I will be using Hive Picker to select a winner which will be announced in my next giveaway post.

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