Winners for the February Love Challenge!

in Natural Medicine3 years ago
Aw, what a month of love. From puppies to perfect love matches, mouth watering food to self care, our feeds have been filled with LOVE - much needed in the world right now! I hope you all had fun.

Here were the entries. If yours was missed, check if you put the link under this post as outlined in the guidelines from last week. I'm only human so it's super hard to keep up with all your brilliance. Thanks to @phoenixwren for her help with the challenge this month - I've set you a little beneficiary on this post as a big thankyou! Beneficiaries also go to @blackberryskunk for making me drool with her tiramisu post and @karmadorje and @miriannalis for your heart chakra posts. Damn, why can't I reward everyone? Next time!

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Devotion as an Expression of Love by @phoenixwren
Life Lessons All We Need is Love by @pavanjr
Vegan Aphrodesiac, Made with Love by @blackberryskunk
Loneliness Love and Mental Health by @phoenixwren
Physical and Psychological Aspects to Admire About Yourself by @danielapevs
First Date by @danielapevs
The Power of Caresses by @miriannalis
The Heart Chakra Anahata by @karmadorje
It's Not Just Roses It's an Elixir for Life by @rafabvr
A Story of Self Love and Perseverance and Courage by @isabelpena
Love for Health by @phoenixwren
February of Love by @angelica7
7 Day Love Challenge by @soyunasantacruz
Breakfast with the Love of My Life by @soyunasantacruz
Feb Love Challenge by @aguilaazul7777
Love Shouldn't Be a Prison by @blackberryskunk
The Energy of Love and How it Transforms Us by @soyunasantacruz
Lessons of Life is Freedom by @pavanjr
What Valentines Day Means to Me by @soyunasantacruz
Self Care Routine by @soyunasantacruz
Love is a Choice by @blackberryskunk
Its All About the Love by @trucklife-family
Compassion: An Aspect of the Heart Chakra by @miriannalis
Love in A Wrong Time & Place by @olivia808
Langauges of Love by @lizelle

It's always super hard to judge these entries as I love the energy that goes into all of them and think you are all wonderful. Of course, I have to look at whether you've adhered to the rules, but I'm also looking for the quality and thoughtfulness that you put into it, and whether you've won recently or not (although if your post is amazing I'll discount that!). I'm often looking for something really interesting or that 'wows' me or moves me - yes, it's SO subjective, even though I try my hardest to be balanced!

Whilst damn, I really wanted to reward the tiramisu post for finding a way to ~~my heart ~~ my stomach heart, it was ultimately these posts that moved me, and many of the curators, the most.

@olivia08's heartbroken post about longing and being lied to in a recent online courtship was a deeply personal story, and she's so brave for sharing. It's a reminder that love isn't always warm and fuzzy, but can be difficult, embarrassing and something to feel shame over. We hope that this little boost of LOVE from our community will help her feel how special she is. Thanks for sharing, Nanay.

@phoenixwren's post on loneliness and mental health came at a timely moment around Valentines Day. It's not easy to see everyone's declarations of love when they don't feel it themselves. This post, her post on devotion as an expression of love, and her engagement with the community and the love she shares through service made her a clear winner too. Thankyou for being so compassionate and warm, @phoenixwren. Your sense of social justice is such an expression of true love that I am humbled before it.

@isabelpena's post about her brother and how he worked hard to lose weight is a testament to the power of self love and love of family.

Each of you will find 35 HIVE in your wallet - thanks so much for entering.

For the rest of you, I hope that you don't feel unloved - each of your posts was precious and special, and we hope you'll enter for the next challenge, finding reward in the community and with the little gestures we can extend to you. Each of your posts are always considered for upvotes, reblogs, tweets and tips, and even @ocd and @curangel nominations!

Until next time, @riverflows.


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Thank you @riverflow and @naturalmedicine. Congratulations to @phoenixwren and @olivia08.

Thank you so much.

Thank you for the win. :) But ...you again misgendered me repeatedly. And you still credited me for a third post I didn't write. Please fix? Thanks.

Congratulations to the winners and a huge thank you for this awesome challenge, made me focus on what's good and really counts in this world of ours! Much needed now especially.

 3 years ago  

Congratulations to the winners! It was a nice experience to read good posts here, I hope we keep making good content for everyone. I look forward to this type of initiative. I am happy about the number of people participating. A hug to everyone. :)

 3 years ago  

@phoenixwren You were my favorite. You deserve it. :3

Awww, thank you! <3

It is so much more rhan expected. I shared the story to inform everyone. I know there are so many women became the victim of love. I heard some news about a 65 years old being scammed because of just loving a liar online.
Thank you so much.

 3 years ago  

Thank you very much for your appreciation and for taking me into consideration. Congratulations to all the authors, who every day with their publications add growth to the Community. I think we close this month with a very good participation.
Blessings

Congratulations to the winners! This was an amazing and lovely challenge! There was many great entries ❤️

 3 years ago  

Wow! So many entries in this challenge. I think it was a booming success, and I can feel the love in this community.


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