Love might happen at first sight without any explainable reason but it doesn't sustain for long without some reasons. The stronger are the reasons, the stronger is the love. With time, my love for Hive has increased. The more I got closer to it, the more of its positive features grasped me in its charisma; and I felt me compelled to love it more than before each passing day.

I have a whole lot of experiences and feelings (each having its unique worth and value) to share for justifying my love for Hive. Nevertheless, I would try to sum up those reasons into five as to answer the contest's question.

Hive provided me the best environment for Nurturing the Blogger in Me. A seed always has the potential to grow, however, it doesn't produce everywhere. It needs an apt environment for its nurturance. Without the availability of suitable soil, a seed never grows into a big plant. Even if it sprouts for a short while, it doesn't reaches to its bloom, and fades quickly. Same is the case with me and Hive.

I was like a seed with its potential to grow, but I was reluctant to show my abilities. I kept me in my shell and had a lot of fears that restrained me from expressing myself. Infected by my trait of perfectionism, I often found it difficult to write on several topics. Writing, despite being my passion, felt like a burden to me when it was supposed to publish as a blog post.

When I joined Hive and gradually explored it, I started coming out of my self-imposed chains. I realized everything is worthy of writing, and I didn't need to be this much hard on me for selecting a topic.

The community system, where communities are run by diligent, supportive and active people, is something that makes Hive more productive a place. Everyone can find a niche in which one fits, and then the process of grooming and blooming begins, as the seed gets its apt environment ☺.

I also found the communities of my interest that pull me out of my shell and blogging no longer remained a tiring task for me but became a fun and stress-reliving activity. I would like to name some communities here:
#dcooperation, #ladiesofhive, #proofofbrain, #theweekend, #Wednesdaywalk, #thoughtfuldailypost, #wearealivetribe and #freewriters,

Hive made me see Special in the Ordinary. I am stay-at-home mother and a house wife who doesn't have much life to experience outside her home. It always felt like an ordinary life with ordinary experiences, but since I have fallen in love with Hive, I see so much special in my surroundings. It is like Hive has given me a new lens to see the world. The ordinary happenings of home chores and day to day routine have now become more meaningful to me, as I now look at those happenings a topic to write on.

Hive has made me more insightful. As I stated above, my day to day normal happenings have become more meaningful to me because I strive to look for a topic to write in it. But it's not all. When I take an incident or happening as a topic for writing, I have to think deeply about it. I have to attach the feelings with it. It provokes the critical thinker in me. As @peckypeace stated in his post Hive has impacted my life in many ways!

Do you know what, I have discovered something here, Hive would make you a critical thinker and solving of people's problem through your content.

Critical thinking and insightfulness is not productive with respect to content creation , but is of immense importance in my everyday life.

Besides being thoughtful about my life, I come across content of other people on Hive. I peek into their lives, experiences, thoughts and ideas. It gives me deeper understanding of life across the globe. It makes me more knowledgeable and considerate.

Hive helped me groom my personality. It is not only the blogger or content creator in me that has groomed but Hive has contributed to groom and polish my overall personality in several ways.
⭐It has given me some genuine friends who have helped me disentangling the knots of inner self. I am now in a better relationship with myself and my surroundings.

⭐The financial autonomy brought to me by Hive has relieved me some stressors. My self-esteem is boosted. I feel more confident.

⭐Recently, I joined the Dreemport 6 weeks challenge because of which I have started doing the activities I had been procrastinating on for long.

⭐Because of several contests running on Hive in various communities, I always have something to write. It is not just about having a topic to write, it's about having a perspective to think about. This conscious thinking result in deeper understanding of my own self. Every time I think about a question or topic, I reveal a hidden part of me to myself. The result is a more mature Amber.

Hive gave me the courage for Crypto Trading. I am someone who is afraid of trying new things of technology. If I had not been on Hive, I don't think I would gather the courage to trade crypto. The ease provided by Hive Engine and Hive wallet encouraged me to try some trading. I sold Hive for HBD when Hive was High, then I bought Hive against HBD when Hive had the dip. It brought me a profit of only a few dollars. At least I tried and it matters the most. Every long journey starts with a small steps, doesn't it?

Final Words

I love Hive for the positivity and pluses it has brought to my life. The presence of Hive is a blessing which I don't dare to take for granted. I am grateful to God for bringing Hive to my life.