Well... we had over 20 entries for this week's Wisdom Challenge; and challenging it was — to read, and to choose who to reward with prizes.

There were, expectedly, many touching and beautiful stories of self-healing and rebirth. One thing everyone agreed on was that death is a normal part of life. And most people made the distinction between 'good health' being the catalyst for living a fulfilling life, and staying alive as long as possible to live a mediocre life.

Special mention should be made of a couple of posts which were included, but not part of the contest.

Why it Matters: Living a Healthy Life by Hive account@riverflows was an emotive and heartfelt piece. It certainly helped frame the Wisdom Challenge, and to why these conversations are important.

What is Medicine/Health Really All About?, the NM guest editorial by Hive account@metametheus also framed the contest in terms of policies and choices.

Without further ado, here are the winning entries...

20 Steem goes too...

Do we live healthy lives to avoid or postpone death? by Hive account@owasco

This was a particularly moving piece about how sometimes those who make the effort to live in good health seem to have their lives cut short.
Congratulations Hive account@owasco, you will soo be receiving your prize courtesy of Hive account@naturalmedicine... keep an eye on your wallet!

The two runners up receiving 5 Steem each go too...

• Do We Live Healthy Lives to Avoid or Postpone Death? by Hive account@vibesforelife

Hive account@metametheus chose this piece for his 5 Steem prize donation because he felt it also tackled the the idea of the 'fear of death' which appears to motivate modern medicine.

• The Next Door, Face Life or Death by Hive account@anngreklestari

Hive account@riverflows chose this piece for her 5 Steem prize donation because she felt it resonated with her own journey with health, life, and death

Congratulations to both of you, expect to see your prize in your wallet courtesy of these two folk.

And three runner-runner-ups will receive an SBI prize...

• Living In Connection with Death by Hive account@mountainjewel
• A LIfe With No Regrets by Hive account@hopehuggs
• Do We Live Healthy Lives to Avoid or Postpone Death? by Hive account@trucklife-family

These three entries also had something different to add to the conversation, and so it was decided that they should receive a special prize of a SBI shares.

A HUGE thank-you to all entrants into this week's Wisdom Challenge!

We should also mention all the entries... we invite you to go read them and upvote them, because they all deserve to be acknowledged and loved.
 

• Let Food be Thy Medicine by Hive account@walkerland
• Poetry response by Hive account@chireerocks
• "Do We Live Healthy Lives to Avoid or Postpone Death?" - My Response by Hive account@kennyskitchen
• Heath is Wealth: Death is Inevitable by Hive account@steemflow
• "Do We Live Healthy Lives to Avoid or Postpone Death?" - My Entry by Hive account@naineztengra
• Do I live A Healthy Life to Avoid or Postpone Death.... by Hive account@in2itiveart
• Thinking about death reminds me that I have a life by Hive account@byronmushrooms
• Do We Live Healthy Lives to Avoid or Postpone Death? by Hive account@bewithbreath
• Do we have healthy lives to avoid or postpone death ? by Hive account@lavan
• Do We Live Healthy Lives to Avoid or postpone Death? by Hive account@freyafri
• Why Do I Lead a Healthy Life? by Hive account@fitinfunfood
• Why Live Healthy, When We're All Going to Die Anyway? by Hive account@minismallholding
• Healthy Life to Avoid or Postpone Death? by Hive account@fruityexplorer
• A Response for Natural Medicines Wisdom Challenge... by Hive account@porters
• Do we live healthy lives to avoid and postpone death? by Hive account@bearone
• Do We Live Healthy Lives to Avoid or Postpone Death? by Hive account@enjoyinglife
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AND NOW FOR THE NATURAL MEDICINE CUP!

Well, it's a mug, but a 'cup' sounds kinda competitive, doesn't it? We've offered this for the last two competitions, but only decided to award it if we hit 20 entries. In the interests of fairness, we put in TWO entries if you were a NM delegator and active in the Natural Medicine Discord channel. It was done on an online random name picker, and Hive account@riverflows has recorded the draw as a gif, which she'll put in the NM Discord as proof (for some reason it won't load here today).

Hive account@hopehuggs is a long time Steemian and a recent 250SP delegator to Natural Medicine. She has a heart of gold and we're really excited to award her with one of Hive account@frejafri's mugs. Congratulations, Hive account@hopehuggs - please get in touch with Hive account@riverflows with your address so she can organise shipping of this to your address. It's also courtesy of Hive account@nateonsteemit, Hive account@porters and Hive account@mountainjewel who contributed 5 Steem each to this challenge. Gosh, we're proud of this community! Hive account@hopehuggs, check out the designs here and let us know which one you've selected! So exciting!

We have a favour to ask....

To keep running these competitions and to support the community to the extent we do, we'd really appreciate your support. Steem donations to Hive account@naturalmedicine or delegation really goes a long way. We work really hard to bring you curations, interviews, a great Discord channel, competitions, spot prizes, group meditations, engagement and a whole lot more. If you can give a little, we can grow together. We spend a lot of time thinking about how we can bring reward to everyone posting on, and exploring, natural medicines and healing.

With all our love and gratitude, Hive account@riverflows, Hive account@walkerland, Hive account@metametheus, Hive account@nateonsteemit, Hive account@bewithbreath, Hive account@tryskele and the whole Natural Medicine Team.

Plus, many, many thanks to the support of Hive account@kennyskitchen via Tribe SteemUp, and the gorgeous Hive account@canadiancoconut, plus our delegators Hive account@walkerland, Hive account@nateonsteemit, Hive account@digitaldan, Hive account@realself, Hive account@sagescrub, Hive account@riverflows, Hive account@metametheus, Hive account@alchemage, Hive account@hopehuggs, Hive account@porters, Hive account@bewithbreath, Hive account@angreklestari, Hive account@eftnow, Hive account@digitaldan, Hive account@porters, Hive account@croseille, Hive account@vikingventures, Hive account@tryskele, Hive account@cambridgeport90, Hive account@claudiaz, Hive account@allyinspirit, Hive account@samstonehill, Hive account@crescendoofpeace, Hive account@quochuy, Hive account@amyama, Hive account@bengiles, Hive account@simplymike, Hive account@organicgardener, Hive account@cannacurate, Hive account@binkyprod, Hive account@rebeccacabe, Hive account@frejafri, Hive account@kimmysomelove42, Hive account@quochuy, Hive account@sn0n, Hive account@bala41288, Hive account@thistlerock, Hive account@squishysquid, Hive account@belleamie, Hive account@ligayagardner, Hive account@amyama, Hive account@ligayagardener. We are so proud of what we have achieved together. Thanks for being part of it!

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