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### It's often difficult to wrap one's head around concepts from other cultures. 'Adiwa' first came to our attention through the South American community, the word originating from an indigenous tribe there. Through their curation project, @adiwathrive, we've got a better sense of what 'adiwa' means - and I think we all can appreciate the *sense* of it - community, generosity, balance, joy, love, bliss, connection, flow - all of these concepts rolled up into one!
@naineztengra offered this explanation of what ADIWA meant to her in [this post](https://peakd.com/hive-120078/@nainaztengra/what-does-adiwa-mean-to-me-naturalmedicine-challenge): ***Adiwa personally for me means A way of Life; living harmoniously internally and externally; which also means one's attitude towards life. In short a Wholeheartedness approach towards self and others....*** In [this post](https://peakd.com/hive-120078/@porters/adiwa-everything-right-in-the-universe-there-is-a-flow) @porters wrote that ADIWA is *felt* for her in the natural landscape, a kind of communion with all that is: **if I sit quietly and watch the rising sun and experience the world awakening and that feeling that everything is alright in the universe comes upon me.**
I know that sensation - it's that sense of *connectedness* with all things. Thanks for your beautiful photos, @porters! @auelitairene said that ADIWA presented itself for her in [this way](https://peakd.com/@auelitairene/ancestral-medicine-part-3-my-adiwa-experience-or-or-eng-esp): ***Adiwa was going my life after opening my eyes to the wonderful world of magic, the fall of the structures was immediate, my vibration changed and my environment with it. How tasty it is to accept and recognize yourself, the tranquility comes later when you realize that you are not striving to be someone who fits in, you like to look inside and you are not uncomfortable with what you see outside. Fullness is felt with every decision you make, it is as if you have been locked up all your life in a magic lamp that takes away your powers.***
**The shaman and his family - part of @auelitairene's ADIWA experience** @josevas217 wrote in [this post](https://hive.blog/hive-120078/@josevas217/this-is-my-participation-in-the-naturalmedicine-contest) about what wellness means in terms of ADIWA: **Only by being unhindered personally we can have fluidity in our actions and achieve that harmony that we are looking for, bring with it that feeling of well being, which will allow us to forgive and overcome what makes us heavy in our minds, with full awareness that health will accompany us, without the need for more medicine than that provided by our own body.** @franyeligonzalez wrote about forgiveness and other concepts in her post. ***(ADIWA) not only represents discipline, it also represents LOVE an excellent word, a feeling that unites us all, that makes us better people, that gives us strength every day to move forward, and I am not only talking about love for other people but love for ourselves, which I think is the most important, first we must love and accept ourselves as we are and then think that loving someone else.***
In [this post](https://peakd.com/hive-120078/@kyleana/challenge-adiwa) @kyleana wrote that animals and nature give her a sense of ADIWA, and that ultimately: ***It means the magic of thanking, living in the present, thanking every day and every opportunity, forgiving mistakes and understanding that each of us are individual with successes and mistakes. We live only a moment of time that we must value and leave our mark on the world that gave us the opportunity to live. We return to the little things, which fill the soul and the spirit, just as they lived thousands of years ago. The best way to transmit ADIWA, if you could say it, is by example, vibrating positive energy so that it is contagious in this world, the higher the energy, the greater its diffusion*** Her post was peppered with original photos and sunflowers too - a lovely post to read. # Thanks so much to everyone who entered. It means a lot - not only did you share your thoughts, but you joyfully participated as part of a community, and that helps our tribe grow. Unfortunately we didn't get ten entries or more so we can't give away the entire 100 HIVE, but part of it! That's why it's important everyone joins in - when we all participate, everyone benefits just that little bit more. #### The most *stunning post* was @aurelitairene's - it was part of a trilogy of experiences, written in dual language and peppered with beautiful original photos. It told an original story as well as responded to the prompts, and the length was also perfect - a bit longer and something to get involved in. Happy to reward her with first prize of 25 HIVE. ### Three runners up recieve 5 HIVE each - @kyleana (love your sunflowers so much!), @porters (stunning original photographs!) Also awarding @porters (loved your photographs and joy in nature), @franyeligonzalez (original photos and passion appreciated) and @josevas217 (a well written response from someone who ought to write more about other topics - appreciate your perspective as a doctor and a nurse!) with 5 HIVE each, as well as @nainaztengra, whose compassionate and soul felt posts are always appreciated. Thankyou! Thanks ever so much for particpating - you are ABSOLUTELY appreciated. Please join in again for a chance to win! Remember, we do favour personal stories and photographs, as well as research or science if relevant to the challenge.
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