Thanks for the thoughtful comment @riverflows!

Personally speaking, I find the spiritual life meaningful; I find writing meaningful... I find this type of writing meaningful — it's a major part of what I have been doing for better than 20 years, now.

The way I include a Hive statement at the end of the post is reflective of something I am experimenting with for 90 days... it was created for a substantial number of "articles" I am writing/will write that are primarily "for external consumption;" that is, they were not written for a Hive audience, but for a larger group of followers and connections. As you might notice, the footer make no mention of blockchain, cryptocurrency, rewards or anything like that... it's aimed at social bloggers, not investors or money seekers. We'll see how it pans out...