We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill

Well now thanks to blockchain technology and tokenized environments we could also make a living by giving. It's a paradigm shift, and there are completely new ways to raise funds, create value, empower social projects and also reward donators.

'Dreams of the Ocean' will try to become one of the first show cases in that context.

The feedback received on my 'Dreams of the Ocean' video presented at Steemfest was absolutely overwhelming. It really seems that the idea has captured the spirit of our new world and has the potential for growth.

After Steemfest I'm even more convinced that we (steemians) can make a difference in this world!

@surfermarly presenting @dreamsoftheocean at Steemfest [picture kindly provided by @exploretraveler - thanks for the eternalizing that special moment for me!!]

The best is yet to come!

Thanks to the conversations I had with other steemians in Lisbon, now I have uncountable new ideas on how to bring 'Dreams of the Ocean' to the next level.

@immarojas mentioned that she might be interested in installing a 'Dreams of the Ocean' at one of her spots on the Philippines. What a brilliant idea! Also @brian-rhodes had the idea to equip the kids in need on my island with multimedia devices and like that help them to onboard steemit and participate in our network. Awesome!

Furthermore, I was pretty inspired by the Steemfest presentation from @sndbox - @hansikhouse and @voronoi and our following conversation about their "incubator mission":

Sndbox is a Steemit incubator that empowers impactful and creative projects worldwide. Our goal is to create a supportive environment where an artist, architect, musician, curator, educator, entrepreneur, non-profit, or community organizer can explore, innovate and play all while being rewarded for sharing their craft. - Source

Bundling all these ideas (and a lot more that evolved during the conference), there might be a chance to see 'Dreams of the Ocean' as a pilot project or show case for other future charity projects backed by Steem.

Even Steemit Inc's Co-Founder and CEO Ned Scott @ned brought up the tokenization of charity in his Twitter feed a couple of hours ago:

It's a win win: thanks to the tokenization of charity projects and donation processes, there will be a way to reward donators and even 'compensate' them for their contribution.

What a groundbreaking chance!

That's one more reason why I'd love to push the idea on the Steem blockchain and get as much people as possible involved.

Thanks to SMTs, we may be able to become pioneers in that context: the first tokenized and worldwide established network of charity projects.

Maybe one of the most interesting questions or challenges in that context will be the following: how may we be able to raise funds and give them away without weakening the eco-system of Steem.

As long as we have to sell Steem in order to feed the cause, we won't be actually contribute to the overall growth of the network.

During my presentation I mentioned that I had to power down 1,500 Steem in order to finance the first three charity surf events under the umbrella of 'Dreams of the Ocean'. Obviously that's not the scenario we're pretending to have in the future.

One of the primary goals we might follow, should be having ALL participants in the game being part of the tokenized network.

Smart Media Tokens may become a key role here.

So that is why @ned's idea might be the true game changer: if you received a token as receipt for your contribution, you wouldn't actually 'lose value'. You would exchange one token for another and re-establish the balance within the eco-system.

Talking about donators... Last but definitely not least I'd like to thank the fellow steemians who sent donations to the wallet of @dreamsoftheocean during the past days.

1. Thank you @uwelang for raising funds in your #charityweekly's article
2. Thank you @stephen-somers, @bitrocker2020 and @cassidyandfranks for your generous donations
3. Thank you @anonymous.donor for your incredible donation of 500 Steem - wow!!!

Only two weeks after setting up the account @dreamsoftheocean it is already worth $700 - wow! That's value created thanks to you!

During the next days I will carefully set up a roadmap for the next months. I guess it might be a good idea saving money and promoting the idea during the winter months and then implement new activities on beginnings of 2018.

There is one thing I can definitely promise you: THE BEST IS YET TO COME.

Closing thought: Our social activities backed by Steem may be always implemented as a promotion tool in order to acquire new investors, partners and ambassadors:
'Do good and talk about it.'

Having steemit.com as THE communication channel based on the Steem blockchain, we're able to easily spread the word. So let's make some noise!!!

Thanks for your ongoing and amazing support!

Marly for @dreamsoftheocean

PS: 100% of the payout for this article will be transfered to @dreamsoftheocean!

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