<center>Right now I am staring at my Dreemport report Card for Week 6 and I am feeling so fulfilled💗</center>

## <center>I got 3 stars this week!!!</center>

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Now you're thinking... 3 stars...that's a decent effort, right? But shooting kinda low if 3 stars brings fulfillment 😆...what happens when you get all 5??? 😂

### Well I'll let you in on a little secret: feeling fulfilled isn't just about getting the gold stars... although they certainly help... it's about making longer term changes in your life, being inspired by the actions of others, and being spurred on to greater heights by the encouragement and support of the people that you choose to surround yourself with... 

# <center>It's about connection...</center>

<center>these things matter... a lot!</center>


The stars are there as a reminder that I can achieve whatever I set my mind to, I can create new behaviours and habits, if I plan appropriately, work diligently, and remain focussed... and I can definitely feel through this Dreemport Challenge, that I am improving all the time. So thank you @dreemsteem for leading and inspiring us all on this beautiful dance of commitment: contracting with ourselves to improve our lives, one day at a time - the support is always there 💗

It can be a little more challenging to tick the boxes on the report card at times, especially when one has young children because as much as you can make plans til the cows come home... all it takes is a meltdown, an ill-timed nightmare, a bedwetting incident, or week of unexpected school drama, to throw things a little off course. Add to that the see-sawing demands of a part-time job and a person could struggle.

<center>This week... was not such a week of struggle for me!!!</center>

Sure... it is year end at the company where I work and life has not been a picnic... it's been a busy week in that respect... and that has meant getting started later in the evening for me on my challenges... 

<center>BUT in the end I got really close...
and I could have stuck to it and just slid into home base... but...</center>

## I chose to indulge a bit more in some of my challenges (like reading real books ❣️) and I chose to spend more time on people... because part of a balanced life, a life filled with joy, a life where one truly feels fulfilled, is about being mindful, enjoying what is in front of you at that very moment instead of always having one eye on the next thing. And so... when I got to the 20 minute cut off for reading... I turned a blind eye to my continuous turning of the pages 😁 I was engrossed, learning, nurturing my mind and soul... why stop... because a clock tells me I'm done??? 

## And friendship? When energy is flowing and joy abounds... and moments are shared... and memories are made... I choose people... and I'll sacrifice the gold star... because sometimes all we have is the moment... and if I miss the workout... I can reschedule...but moments... once they are gone...they are gone...  


So for me... 3 stars this week was a big win 💞 I missed my activity on Tuesday and Thursday 🙄and missed my Dreemport post on Thursday 😒...but you know what? I still felt fulfilled on those two days because I did everything else on my list and I enjoyed the company of friends both on and off-chain. 

I loved the encouragement and partnering aspect of the challenge and have to say that my partner @adoore-eu was ever-present, checking in on me and making sure I was doing ok. She was fab!!! Thank you 💜

I also received support from a number of other people... a few times this week... and I thank you all for the love, but I have two people that I have to mention, other than my own partner:

@penderis has to get the biggest mention this week. He has been supporting me in so many little ways... from bringing me joy in our chats, to sending me little video clips that made me laugh, and music videos to use in my daily workouts... (which were partly hilarious and partly brilliant musically speaking ... you are a genius at finding this stuff). He shared short stories to broaden my reading repertoire😁, and even encouraged me to get sleep when I needed it❣️😴 (Yes... I need to be reminded to sleep lol) You are awesome Pen. Thank you 💙

@tengolotodo is also a stand-out for me, for going above and beyond to seek out and support lots of dreemers daily... he is amazing. He was everywhere in the comments again, encouraging, loving on people, and giving them the lift that they needed at the right time...and he was popping his head into my posts every day to check in on me and chat... so thank you Ed 💙

So for me... these 3 guys/gals were my top encouragers.

I also thoroughly enjoyed encouraging and supporting my partner and a number of other people both in the comments and in their DM's in Discord. 

# <center>And now, onwards and upwards into week 7... I can't wait to see what joy it brings.</center>



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