For today, I have a simple biography about a member of the #berserkers. It’s not something I normally would write, but I appreciate the effort that @valorforfreedom and @hopehuggs have taken to encourage building a tightly-knit community that is focused on non-stop improvement. They have a monthly rewards task that encourages us towards this goal. This month, it is about writing about someone else in the community, and I’ve taken the opportunity to learn more about a fellow berserker, @dawnsheree.

Background

Dawn is really the perfect name, as you can see the optimism and general cheerfulness radiate from her posts, as well as interactions on the discord.

For some background, there were links to her non-Steemit blog so I plucked some examples of the cheery optimism.

For example, her motto is “Hakuna Matata”

🎵It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free... phil-o-sophy...
Hakuna Matata!🎵

In case you forgot the lyrics. You are welcome in getting it stuck in your brain again (if you’ve seen the Lion King, but who hasn’t seen that?).

She also mentions

It can’t be helped that I have bad days but I just don’t want that to be the highlight of my day.
There are other things that you should be thankful for.

Very much agreed. If we can help it, spread that contagious positive energy. And even when you’re down, good to have someone just to listen.

Selected Posts

Dawn is interested in food, travel, and life, and is a recurring theme in her posts. I plucked a few in the past week that you might be interested in.

• Loving food - A post about some comfort food. Delicious fried goodness.
• Loving travel - A post about an untouched island and tips for travel there. Beautiful Sand bars! The only thing missing is alcohol.
• Loving life - A post about Christmas in the Phillipines. Recognizing some bad news, but still with optimism.

And the topics can vary beyond these, like one about Bitcoin. Spreading happiness around Steemit.

Q and A

Here I asked some random questions that popped into my head.

First, I asked how she came to join the Berserkers. She met @valorforfreedom in a different discord community and he invited her to join. She lurked awhile in our channel and had some fun interactions, and hopped onboard after being inspired by the growth of the group. After hopping around various communities she never really interacted with much of them except for us. In her words, she realized that "the Berserkers mean business.”

Since she likes food and travel, I asked what her favorite food is. And it is… chicken and pasta. Can’t complain about that, sounds great!

Since she’s so positive, I wanted a bit of contrast and asked her about something she dislikes or fears. She fears dogs. Not Opal, I should hope! But no, barking dogs. Still possibly Opal on occasion. Mad dogs. Barking mad dogs. Scary barking dogs. I thought it was possibly about strays, but it also includes Guard dogs. Once or twice she was chased by dogs and had to climb a gate. Maybe she’d still get along with Opal though. Opal is cute and friendly.

But anyway, @dawnsheree Dawn’s here-e! A pleasure to meet you. (I know, that was pretty terrible, but I couldn’t help it.)

Welcome!

Together, we hope to grow into a always-improving community, and welcome anyone to join us at the #berserkers on discord (link). Actually, not just anyone-- there are a bit of rules that are aimed for working hard towards Steemit growth and personal growth. But you shall be richly rewarded if you can fit the bill to become a Berserker!