I really want to tell the tale of my military struggles as they were the best and worst times of my life, but I am compelled to fast forward to more recent events, my introduction to the NFT community, in order to really touch on what matters to me .... my awakening. Picture this, it was the year 2021, I had just undergone a spinal fusion due to significant degradation of my spine, which left me in constant pain. I was approaching the end of my military career and contemplating what to do with the rest of my life. I mentioned my (now grown) sons in a previous post, but I also have a 6 year old son, David. Big gap, you say? Yes it is! His is a story for another day! To some end, retirement offers the chance for me to finally be a full-time mom and fulfill a 20 year old dream, but David also just started school so how would I spend my day? Could we afford it? Transition from the military is not easy for many people; I am unable to articulate the various challenges military members face assimilating back into a civilian existence, even in the home. After my surgery, I spent most my days watching YouTube videos about cryptocurrencies. Over some time, I had meagerly invested in a handful of different coins, anywhere from long term holds, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, to more risky "lottery tickets" such as SHIB, in hopes to build a portfolio that I can pass on to my kids, finally manifesting the concept of generational wealth. When I joined the military, I broke out of the socioeconomic class in which my family had been trapped for generations, but I want to break even more barriers as a part of my legacy. I want my children to be able to explore their interests without the burden of economic constraints which prevent many people from doing anything outside of surviving. We get so caught up in paying to live every day, that we are unable to truly LIVE every day. One particular content creator I watched began talking more and more about NFTs as the next BIG thing that would change the way people navigate the world, especially in gaming and in art. I began reflecting on my creative days when poetry simply manifested whenever I put a pen to paper, and I thought, hey, maybe there is a way to create a means for financing my future AND that of my children, by writing poetry and selling my creations as NFTs. Long story short, like Alice in Wonderland, I went down the rabbit hole and ultimately landed in Twitter. What I experienced next shattered my every notion about social media and allowed me to connect with like-minded people on a deeper level than I had ever connected with anyone in real life. Suddenly, my focus shifted from what I could get from selling NFTs to far more valuable concepts: compassion, collaboration, connection .... true community.
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