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I have accepted a mission: to explore strange new blogs, to seek out new posts and new minnows, to boldly go where no Steemian has gone before! *yes, I'm a geek...*

# <center>The Mission</center>
<br>I will be trawling through this very platform hunting out those hidden gems, the undiscovered countries of newly arrived promising authors, freshly spawned minnows if you like. I wish to put a spotlight on those I think are deserving of a much wider audience and this mission starts NOW.

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Today's picks start with @swelker101 - his latest offering made me well up as he told a touching tale about one of his physiotherapy patients. 

* https://steemit.com/blog/@swelker101/tales-from-healthcare-reflections-on-patients-that-have-had-an-impact-on-me

Beautiful writing that deserves to be spread far and wide. Coincidentally he also happens to be the husband of one of yesterday's mentions, @isaria.

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Next up is @arbitrarykitten - in the following post she reveals the realities of an often hidden aspect of society that many of us are fortunate enough to have not gone through, homelessness. 

* https://steemit.com/story/@arbitrarykitten/10-things-i-learned-from-being-homeless

It certainly made me think on the plight of the homeless and I am thankful for the life I have: things could always be so much worse.

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@judym is my next mention. I ran across her post describing a journey to nearby Pemberton in British Columbia. She tells a great tale interlaced with beautiful photographs of the stunning scenery, of her lunch destination - an eatery called Mile One - and of the awesome artwork to be found in the area.

* https://steemit.com/photography/@judym/pure-beauty-at-pemberton-bc-and-incredible-potatoes

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A self described 'Hip-Hop Psychonaut, @rondonson had me contemplating the meaning of love, metaphysics and quantum entanglement.

* https://steemit.com/challenge30days/@rondonson/metaphysics-and-marijuana-are-soul-mates-real-quantum-entanglement-explains-twin-flames

I love to be challenged to think and to ponder upon the meaning of life and of the self. Thank you @rondonson for this well written piece.

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@bdmomuae is a South African lady called Belinda, living in the United Arab Emirates. Her philosophical piece about the formula to finding truth was extremely well researched and written.

* https://steemit.com/philosophy/@bdmomuae/the-formula-to-finding-truth

Touching on the meaning of words, linguistic analysis and logical symbolism it is a very informative and interesting read.

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My final pick for today is @fatpandadesign. His posts have painted a dark picture of his former life as a drug addict struggling with suicide.

* https://steemit.com/steemit/@fatpandadesign/dark-painful-honest-memories-by-panda-life-as-an-addict-in-vancouver-part-1

His last post on the subject was particularly disturbing while also being inspirational: he has successfully kicked the drug habits and turned his life around. He is even celebrating being 6 months free from heroin by doing a skydive. See [here](https://steemit.com/steemit/@fatpandadesign/help-me-break-a-huge-fear-support-my-first-skydive-and-i-ll-build-a-website-for-an-aspiring-entrepreneur) for details. The stories of his life are difficult to read, but are also fantastically well written.
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**Please check out their blogs and, if you agree with me, give them a follow. I am sure they will appreciate it and your feed will be filled with more great work in the future.**

# Do you know of any undiscovered gems worthy of sharing? An artist, writer, blogger or singer/performer who could benefit from appearing in these regular posts? Drop me a message in Steemit chat with a link to their work and I will consider them for future inclusion.

# I have also begun a #steemgig where I will pay you 5 SBD for every post submitted by you that I feature on these posts. 
# See below for details.

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# <center>Special Mention </center>

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