RE: I Am #AliveAndThriving Today! || #IAmAliveChallenge || Daily Off-Grid Jungle Journal Entry: Day #1262 - The 'We Are Alive Tribe' Momentum Is Building! - GaiaYoga Gardens, Lower Puna, Far East Big Island, Hawai'i - Saturday, January 10, 2026

Warm greetings, my friend. Yes, you did, and I super appreciate it, thank you very much. The MMB part is referring to Maximum Mutual Benefit, and it's a term I coined for what I'm always working to build on Hive, or anywhere else for that matter, dynamics and systems that are inherently mutually supportive and mutually beneficial. It's also a project, the MMB Project, that I run with @borniet, who is also one of the other core members of the We Are Alive Tribe.

I really appreciate that, and I'm grateful for your visit. I won't write anything if I have nothing useful to say, so yes, I always read what people write, as I hope that they do for me too. I originally started following you because I really like to get to know the people who run the projects in which I invest, or might invest, not only for me, but for the We Are Alive Tribe too, since I manage all the assets. I'm always looking for other committed, dedicated, consistent, and trustworthy people and projects to support, and with which to collaborate.

We have a pretty solid solar electrical system, which works well most of the time, and a backup propane generator for densely cloudy days. For internet, we have a custom structure build out on the lava, the Dog House, that houses a dual-band mobile broadband router, that connects to mobile networks, it's on T-Mobile at the moment. That is transferred via ethernet cables in conduit to the rest of the property, with the signal being repeated by various switches and routers. It's a very custom jungle system, which I mostly set up and maintain. We have weekly town runs, to restock supplies, and I wish that we traded with surrounding communities more than we do. There are several local farmers markets as well, for both buying and selling. It's always been very challenging to live here, where and how I do, but I've also always been deeply grateful for it, because I've been able to carve out a life here that mostly works, and where I can live on my own terms, which is priceless.

I'm glad that you appreciate my photos, brother. There's so much beauty here, and I love capturing and sharing it. Do you know the taste of Juicy Fruit gum? The original flavor of that comes from jackfruit. It's only really similar to other related fruit, like chempadek, pedalai, and assorted tropical Asian fruit like it. It's in the Moraceae family, which includes mulberries. Thanks a lot for the visit, and your excellent comment. 😁🙏💚✨🤙

!ALIVE
!BBH
!LADY
!PIZZA