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| AI prompt inspired by "VeVe Memorial" ~ VVV |
Now that taxes are out of the way, let’s talk about another heavy topic so we can be free and clear of them for the rest of the year!
Because what I want to talk about is that irreplaceable, non-transferable one-of-one mint that resides at the top of every collection on the VeVe app and other collectible apps as well.
That’s right, I’m talking about the collectors! Because without us, collections are meaningless.
As many of you already know, we have recently lost several one-of-ones in our community. Every time we lose someone, I find myself not only thinking about the recent ones, but about everyone else the VeVe community has lost over the years. Even for those of us who didn’t know them outside of internet chats or Spaces, it’s still a reminder that we are all more than just another name behind a screen.
Fortunately, there is something quite simple that all of us can do to preserve that memory: it is by taking care of our own one-of-ones. By respecting our own lives a bit more, we can show respect for those we care about as well as those we’ve lost.
I admit to being kind of lousy at taking care of myself. I’ll get on the right track for a while, then life circumstances will come along and derail my efforts time and again.
Still… it’s not really about the grandiose efforts, is it? It’s not about “aping in” to a gym membership that you regret less than four weeks later, or trying to give up a bad habit cold-turkey only to return to it the moment we’re under stress.
I think it’s probably more effective to make little investments in ourselves. Just like we might dollar-cost-average into crypto or comic book collections, we could make small changes every day in hopes of them adding up over time. It may be as simple as choosing to eat blueberries instead of cereal for breakfast, or walking to a nearby park to take a collectible snapshot instead of a showroom. It could be using a large mint number as an exercise goal, or hitting that waitlist and auto button to get a good night’s sleep for a change.
You could even double up on goals, by getting your health up to a point you can do a walk-a-thon for cancer research, mental health, or another good cause. It really doesn’t matter what we choose to do as long as it’s intentional. It’s not a selfish endeavor to take care of oneself, because it also affects everyone we’re connected to. It’s a type of paying it forward; one that often gets overlooked.
So, the next time you think of our fallen friends, I encourage you to use it to make a positive change in your life.
Let’s not forget that every collection starts with a one-of-one.