Hello everyone, and a happy new month to all of us. This is my first time in this lovely community, and I instantly admire the idea behind its creation, which is "helping newbies find their feet."
What one thing have I learned about hive?
As far as I can tell, the hive is a place where learning never stops. From the very first time you are trying to write your introduction post to knowing how to publish it, learning about the tags, learning about various communities, finding those communities that align with your interests, and then keeping up with the ever-growing blockchain. From the very day I became a Hiver till this moment, there has always been something new to learn for me, and that's the beauty of this platform.
You opened your app, read someone's photography, nonfiction, or reflective post, and then it struck a creative spark in you. Suddenly you remember a skill or some thought that might have been buried deep inside of you. Right there you realize that your stories matter and it's worth sharing with everyone.
As A Newbie
When I just got here, I remembered being a person with so much thought in her head, many unwritten recipes, and so many stories to share, but I never thought they were worth sharing until I became a Hiver. Then from my introduction post of just a few words, I turned into someone who has enjoyed talking about things she loves doing and sometimes talking about the favorite people in her life. Every post I made and every story I shared is like my therapy, a medicine to my heart.
Aside from Hive helping in shaping my blogging skills, being on Hive has led me to dig up a skill I learned many years back, dust it off, polish it, and turn it into a side hustle. And I noticed a lot of my fellow Hivers doing the same, because this place made it easy for us to want to learn more about the things we are passionate about; it makes it easy to share the simple things that make us happy. Hive would make you want to start paying more attention to those movies you enjoyed watching because when you write an interesting review about them, someone is going to appreciate your effort and, in the best case, reward you for it. And that photography skill you might not realize you got, Hive will make you discover it, and make you enjoy sharing every shot you took.
Creating an enabling environment for creativity
Among many things I have learned about Hive is that this platform provides an enabling environment to be creative; it encourages one to be better because, unlike other places, you feel seen, feel heard, and feel appreciated and accepted—the real you without any need to fake who you are—and I think these are the things we all crave as humans.
Our Ideal world
Hive is what we want the real world to be; it creates our ideal world where everyone is working not just for themselves to succeed but to see others succeed as well because a win for one is a win for all, and a win for all is a win for everyone. Yes, Hive may not be perfect, but it's the closest thing it can be to what our ideal world should be like. Working together, in harmony, for the collective good of all. Where greed and selfishness can not thrive because the hive is better when everyone wins.
You see so many people embracing newbies and trying to help them learn how the platform works, guiding them and making sure they find their feet. This is why this space feels like home; when I'm not here, I'm always missing the goodness of the platform. This and many more are what I admire very much about Hive.
Thank you very much for your time and support. I wish you an awesome week ahead.
This is my entry into this initiative by hivereachout; you are very welcome to join.
All images are mine. 
