What a fabulous time for the HIVE price to rise - just as the Balance challenge finishes for March and I'm awarding 100 juicy HIVE tokens for the fabulous entries we received. May you all be finding some kind of balance in your lives, whatever that may look like for you!

We'll be taking a break over Easter, but we'll be back towards the end of April.

If you didn't win this week, there's plenty of other challenges going on! Join in the Lotus Chat for chance to win HIVE monthly, or join in the Plant Based challenge that's on EVERY week, hosted by @justinparke! @lotusindonesia is also hosting a challenge for Indonesians to enter (thanks @moex-photografy!) There's always something fun going on - keep an eye on @lotusshares and @naturalmedicine, as well as our account on Twitter (lotus.medicine) and Instagram for more chances to win!

Entries Week 1

The Importance of Mental Health and How to Achieve Balance by @pavanjr
Providing for Our Life and Body Balance in the Herbal Way by @stellify
On Balance by @riverflows
Keep Me in Balance with Solidarity and Treatment of Others by @pavanjr
Balance is In Nature by @danielapevs
Balancing the Unbalanced Behaviour by @olivia08
Wonderful place 🗺️ Cultus Lake (Clilliwack) BC Canada by @missdeli
The End of the Balance is The Intangible by @alejandramonzon
A Food Imbalance That Ended Very Badly by @isabelpena
Finding Balance in the Midst of Chaos by @moonyoga
The March Equinox Challenge by @tali72

Entries Week 2

Energy Flows Where Attention Goes by @nainaztengra
Creating Peace and Harmony in Our Lives by @cindycam
Balance and a Search for Truth and Change by @phoenixwren
Striking Balance by @iyiyoga
How We Might Maintain a Work Life Balance by @nathylieth
Balancing Time in Cyberspace and The Natural World by @porters
The Balance Challenge by @mau189gg
The Right Balance or Mindfulness by @pavanjr
Unbalanced - Life In Suriname 2 Years And Still Unable To Adapt by @justinparke
Take a Breath by @mirrianalis

You know, in all this time creating these challenges, I've never awarded a curator - it seems like favouritism and like it's 'rigged'. Still, the beautiful Lotus Curators at Natural Medicine write posts because they want to encourage others to do it too. They do it from the goodness of their hearts, and because they enjoy interacting and engaging on HIVE.

But today, this old @riverflows is feeling a bit rebellious, and is awarding two Lotus Curators with HIVE @justinparke for posting about his struggle to find balance in Suriname, and his dreams of Albania, and @pavanjr because he always posts not ONE, but two, and sometimes even three entries - that's some LOTUS dedication right there! I'm sure you will agree they're well deserved.

The remaining 60 HIVE? Phew, at current prices that is A LOT, and if HIVE stays as high as it does, this might be the last time we give away so much in one go! I have to tell you, I'm totally biased with STORIES. Advice is okay, but give me a personal story AND advice and a few good photos and I'm reaching for the HIVE wallet.

So the next winner is @cindycam, because not only did she give us advice and some good photographs about her personal exercise regime, but also her personal story about losing someone during these tricky times. @isabelpena's story of her brother's dietary choices and the tragic outcome also makes her a winner.

I also like posts that make me think, so @phoenixwren's intelligent response is also a winner. And wow - @moonyoga's black and white photos were also lovely, and her post was well written too. Make note - this girl likes posts a little longer than 300 words for a challenge entry, so a short post just won't win!

Six winners mean 16 HIVE each - congratulations, all.

To those who didn't win, there's always next month! Thanks for joining in the fun and supporting your favourite natural health community on HIVE! We Lotus Love you!

Love, @riverflows

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