To Steemfest or not to Steemfest? To Steemfest! - by @mariandavp

I've been thinking about it and re-thinking about it, and I've counted and re-counted my money, and I still have to pay about 1000 euro each month for the next four months to Greek tax authorities, and a deal to close by year end, and two paintings to deliver by next month, and a wedding to go to and this fantastic BMW red electric car (for kids) to buy for my niece's first birthday, and an excellent magnetic rowing machine to shed this extra 4% body fat I’ve gained since I met Steemit, and a dozen of other things that I have to do and count in favor of the NO-GO option.

Also, there is another thing; I don’t know anybody. What if I go through another traumatic experience like the one I went through when I was a student at MIT and felt like the GREATEST admission mistake in the history of the higher circles of brilliant people?

On the other hand, being the greatest mismatch is the only greatest something I’ve ever been and in general I always seem to thrive when I make illogical decisions. That’s how I’ve won my first gold medal in long distance running. I run a 20km run race in 1 hour and 53minutes. You are thinking “This is not fast!”. Of course it’s not. People are winning marathons in about the same time… BUT sane (Greek) women don’t get up on a Sunday morning to run a race by the sea when it snows. Lucky me, none of them showed up. Yay!

Looking back at my greatest successes and then comparing it vis-à-vis the logical counter-arguments, the answer to my quest “To Steemfest or not to Steemfest” became obvious. I booked my tickets, I booked my hotel and I am about to purchase our two Steemfest tickets. My cousin is coming with (that’s what I call hedging for mismatch). She signed up on Steemit about a month ago following hours of related propaganda by me but… she can’t find her key to log in. Lol! On the contrary my mother @sofi-m is having a blast at Steemit and she is constantly thinking of what her next post will be. Crazy family. That’s us last Sunday by the way (me, my gorgeous cuz, my aunt and my mom).

Despite the fact that it will be my 10th or 11th time in the Netherlands, I am pretty excited about this weekend. I find this to be a unique opportunity to support something I really believe in. What might have been someone else’s dream or investment choice has also become an important part of my own inner and artistic expression. I don’t care if STEEM currency is low or high at this moment. It’s only a moment.

Running has taught me one thing; no matter how cheap or how noble a motive behind a goal is, strong desire to succeed brings the strength you need to accomplish it.

If you don’t believe me, ask Sia!