I apologize if I misunderstood the objective, I realize how insignificant me and my story are, but I'm trying to take the next step: ( introduceyourself ) so please forgive and don't destroy me.

I am a disabled iraq veteran. I served in the US NAVY during operation Desert Storm on the USS Shenandoah AD-44.

I know that was a long time ago, but I have lived with chronic illness for well over 10 years now, and because of this I have gone out of my way to stay indoors and insulate myself from life in general.

One of the negative side effects of this lifestyle is that I know I've lost so many quality years to being sick.

As a veteran with no ( free or quality ) Support from the VA, there comes a point where you have to become your own Alchemist on a mission for Life, otherwise the purgatory like limbo becomes your own front row theater seat to your own slow motion decline.

And during this 10+ year period my chronic illness was only compounded by homelessness, broke my knee and had to heal it myself with no pain meds. Similarly I had severe death bed food poisoning two times as well as kidney stones 3 times. I only mention it to illustrate my overall journey back to a basic quality of life.

So I juice fruits & vegetables as often as I can afford them, make my own colloidal silver, grow my own wheat-grass, I don't drink or use tobacco or pills, and generally try to have a very optimistic vision of the future ( aside from getting kicked in the balls every morning for the last 10 years as they continually suppress the value of Silver ).

I'd like to think I'm doing my part, but it really has been a very hard struggling with my health, and just trying to survive.

The VA hospital ( Audie Murphy ) actually hurt me more ( thru a violent intestinal biopsy as a form of retribution for writing all my elected officials over their lack of care ) than when I went in there, so after 20+ visits I stopped going there, and I've spent the last 10+ years mostly hiding from society, trying to minimize my threat exposure and spare my limited resources.

• probably the worst part is over the years my self-esteem effectively dried-up as result of realizing no one really cares.

• still today this has been a real struggle in my life, holding onto any form of self-value long-term, the antithesis of what I expected or wanted for my life.

As a means of coping I've become somewhat of a recluse, a loner, and a prepper.

I am a Silver Bullion Stacker and very proud of my accomplishments in that regard.

For over 10 years ( when I had a Job ) I sacrificed all the fun things in life, restaurant food, road trips, new clothes, medical and dental attention - basically everything for Silver, in the hope of a brighter tomorrow.

Again - back when I had a job, I frequently bought 8-20 ounces on average for over a decade, and I have extensive experience buying from multiple Mints online.

I actually sold my house ( few years ago ) and bought Silver, when I got married I bought 10k more. You might say I'm all in. Only now I'm distinctly underemployed. Now wait, I mean unemployed...

I can offer any Vets my resource, where as a Vet. I get a special rate on Ag.
-( Not thru me, I don't sell, just tell you where to shop, how to get special wholesale rate ).

And in part this is why I'm SO HAPPY to finally understand enough about Steemit to become involved.

I am not involved with any other crypto-currency or Social media site.

( other than a youtube channel I ran during the 2016 election - 416 video's ).
-https://www.youtube.com/dailymojo
-I'll change it up & do something more productive with it here shortly.

So to me Steemit is very important because it represents my first-big-toe dipped into the crypto-currency pool of tomorrow, and it represents me taking action toward trusting & interacting with others again, and I HOPE this Steem will be the grease that will make this broken wheel turn again.

A little piece of my personal vision of the future:
Once Silver does a hockey stick move to the stars, only been waiting 10+ freak'en years now, I plan to buy or build my organic garden farmhouse.

If I have to build it, it will be out of 8-15 cargo containers, 3 stories, on my own land, surrounded by raised food-beds where I'll organically grow what I need to maintain my health, and contribute to those in need within my community.

• I hope you all can be kind and forgive me if stumble on here once or twice. I'm far from perfect... and my station in life is not what I visioned for my life, so no one needs to remind me how my life is Shit compared to them, I get it.

• But I can tell you honestly that I'm here for the experience & mutual benefits just like you, and maybe I don't fit-in here, I don't know, but I'm sure not here to tare anyone down, and I do appreciate the same courtesy.

What else,

I often install CCTV security camera systems for local clients to earn extra fiat $, primarily by referral, and I sold my motorcycle for Ag ( silver ), so someday I'd like to buy a new Street or Speed Triple. Not sure which at this point.

My near term goal is to buy some land in Texas or Colorado, if and when I do make it to Colorado, you can expect me to be prospecting, metal detecting & highbanking or dredging for Gold. I'll enjoy sharing that.

• I BELIEVE IN MAKING OUR COUNTRY GREAT AGAIN...

That means many things to different people,
-but being the best person we can be today, and collectively, a brilliant model of personal integrity the rest world can respect and appreciate would be a good start,

Regrettably, ( IMO ) on so many levels we have lost our pride in our country, our Constitution and what it all means.

We have to fix that for ourselves, our kids and believe it or not, for our worlds sake. And the fact I'm here now, is a living testament to the fact that this is Not the End of the Story.

I think we need more people to do what I'm trying to do, to be more self sufficient, to grow healthy communities, and to support each other locally, and I hope to share my journey of personal growth here on Steemit.

Of course for me, it's allot more of a building block process than for most people.

Usually my interests are more about self improvement in general, current events, or just whatever makes me laugh, I need to laugh allot more than you'll ever know.

One more thing that speaks to my core belief.

It should be of No Surprise given my life experience, I feel all states should have at least Medical Cannabis available to all adults, veterans or otherwise.

And considering our CREATOR endowed us with an EndoCannabinoid System, much the same as our nervous, respiratory or lymphatic system, we were intended to have Cannabis for countless conditions from pain, to depression to physically healing the body in ways not yet understood by the mainstream.

And I'll go one step further, most people don't know your body naturally produces Sodium Bicarbonate, yea Baking Soda, but did you know your body also creates cannabinoids ?

That's right...
-So... people being drawn to this diverse holistic flower is not by mistake,
-there is a spiritual, mental and physical importance to cannabis,
-I've already mentioned why, but if that's still not good enough,
-how about because our CREATOR said so thru intelligent design.

PS, I am real.
-This was me before I got sick.

Thank You for you time and Have a Blessed day...
-Roger