Note: I will do #myhivegoals tomorrow night as I've been in a rush all weekend with work. But I have a heart felt story to share instead...
It's time to address the elephant in the room that you may or may not have been paying attention to 'My LEO Journey' over the past few years.
I was a ride or die for the platform. I believed in it, so much. And I wasn't alone. One of the greatest aspects of this chain, and that includes the LEO community was just that...The people I have met.
Obviously, things really took a turn for the worse over the past few months there. And I was 'kindly' shown the door, after years of dedicating my time and effort to the project.
Like the popular saying goes...Go where you are celebrated, not tolerated. So my time in LEO ended months ago, but the relationships I built with members there obviously continued.
One guy I met over the years and built a great relationship with was 
We share similar passions in the crypto space and always supported each other throughout the years. This guys was the salt of the earth kind of guy, just a real good family dude that loved crypto and loved the community.
LEO really hurt him, and he decided it was time to cash out and throw in the towel with the platform and sadly, I feel like he may be done with Hive as a whole. And I get it, I really doo.
There are some of us that have been here for so long and gone through so much, that that last straw from LEO or LEO Strategy or whoever or whatever is running the show was enough to break the camels back.
It really sucks when you put so much effort and energy into something just to see it explode in your face. So seeing my friend depart, sucks but completely understandable.
What I wasn't ready for was a comment he left me earlier last week...
I immediately responded with a question....Is everything ok?
I wasn't sure what was going on and then I did some digging. He decided it was time to go. And he ended up sending me....
1000 plus Hive.
What????
I was absolutely blown away. More so that he sent it to me, of all people, but also that he was calling it quits. This was such a bitter sweet moment, because I really hope he doesn't leave the chain for good.
But what generosity!
So I have the Hive liquid in my account right now and will be powering up the bulk of it, because I want to keep curating people here on chain. And the more Hive Power I have, the more of a difference I feel like I can make.
But I'll also end up sending HSBI shares to people who engage with me, and now I have a small bank of funds to do that with.
I'm so grateful!
But at what cost.....
I truly hope
Snapie
Liketu
Ecency
Hive Grove
3Speak
BBHO
There are so many amazing things here...And as long as we don't forget the people, we will be ok.
I'm beyond grateful and thankful for my friend. Your gift will be treasured and used appropriately!
