Happy steemit birthday @canadian-coconut! I'm so glad to be a part of this journey with you :) I like how you phrased it that you're "unschooling yourself" :) I definitely feel that a similar process is occurring in my life thanks to steemit. I feel that I went from researching topics that I cared about 24/7 to finding out about steemit and finally being able to voice my research, which branched out into more autonomy, mastery and purpose, as you put it. Haha, so I'm seeing a lot of similarities here :) I really enjoyed hearing more about your story and how you came to be a part of steemit as well. Thanks for sharing this with us and steem on!