"Hey, you write so well, would you mind joining a decentralized blockchain calledHive?"
That was a message that popped up on my personal blogspot one morning from an anonymous reader.
What is Hive and how does it work? These were questions I had.
Honestly, I have always loved to write right from my childhood days, I even joined a Literary and Debate Club popularly known as Press Club while in Secondary school, most of my write-ups were featured on our school's notice board, so writing was just a part of my hobby which was why I decided to have a personal blog post where I share my thoughts, views and my lifestyle.
I would flood my WhatsApp statuses with short stories, poems, and fashion tips until I moved to my blog spot.
I made some research about Hive and then I started to feel inadequate to be here, simply because I felt this space was majorly for Professional writers.
But something triggered me!!
#WhatYouWannaLetOffYourChestSpace on Twitter.
I usually enjoy this space every Wednesday night on Twitter, where people come to share their worries, fears and just rant about anything bothering them when the host made mention of something...
"Fear will only limit you, you miss out 100% on shots we do not take, and it's better to try and fail than not to try at all, do not limit yourselves, unless potential, and aim for greatness."
I quickly hurried to the message from the anonymous reader which I never responded to some weeks back, but this time I got no response๐ช๐ช.
After some weeks, I got an email from this person, she/he didn't say much, I just saw the link to sign up and I was told to drop my introductory on #OCD and that was how I was left the middle of nowhere.
Being a determined lady, I dropped my post that same day I signed up and hope to find a person who'll help me navigate around here.
My Expectations!!
At first, I never knew I could make friends here, because I felt it was solely a business hub, nobody cares about you, just write, and get paid kinda thing!!
I thought Hive was so easy to navigate, I was lost by the dozens of communities and hashtags to use.
I thought I could write as much as I can the very first time I joined until I realized I needed Resource credit for that, What da heck is resource credit? I lamented one day on the #OCD after waiting for almost 5-6 days for it to be fully recharged, then people came to my rescue, some delegated Hive Power to me, and one delegated RC to me.
But of course, I had expectations to be heard by others and share my thoughts here even if I felt inadequate, I was waiting to get bashed like I see people do on other social media (bullies)for airing my thoughts and feelings.
My Experience So Far...
Growth!!
Within 11 months, my writing skills have improved tremendously, why not? When we have a lot of communities with prompts or contests helping you to bring in your best!!
Overwhelming Love
My God, I've never seen a platform like Hive in my entire life, (maybe there is, but I've not seen it.)
The rate at which I was welcomed was so encouraging, people were so thoughtful with their comments, and people are always willing to support you and help you, thanks to all of you ๐๐๐but special thanks to 
And before you know it, I started to make friends too, I follow people who share similar interests, joined communities that I found interesting, and started to engage in people's posts, and then I made a whole lot of friends.
If earning money was the sole reason for being here, I must have given up by now because most of the time I didn't get pretty upvotes, but, the love for writing, meeting new people, learning, and growth has kept me consistent here and I am not relenting now.
Hard work and Discipline
Hive is no quick-making money machine platform, it requires a lot of hard work and discipline.
Discipline to be the best you can be and dish out great content without plagiarising, discipline to meet up the deadline for the contest (if you care to participate) and Hive is for sharing, we do not hoard knowledge here, share what you know and I share what I know and in the end, we both learn and grow together.
Hive is for spreading love and is for all, you don't need to be a professional writer to be here, you learn while at it with great people beside you correcting you with love and patience. That's why there are lots of communities, just find your niche and excel.
Hive is a safe space to share your feelings, rants, or achievement, and nobody gets judged for it.
Hive is for the adventurous minds, the willingness to go farther than your imagination and try new things, through Hive I learned how to make podcasts.
Lastly, Hive is a reflection of who you are. To have a friend, you also must be a friend, which means to be heard and seen, you too must hear others and see them, by engaging genuinely with others.
I am super excited that I cross paths with great friends like 
I have loved Hive so much that, I forget to write in my personal blog and diary like I used to which led me here in the first place..hehehe๐ ๐ ๐ #Hive swept me off my feet and I am loving it every day.
Cheers to many more happy times here on the blockchain.
DREEM TEEM #JARB.
One Teem, One Dreem.
Cheers teemmates!!
This is in response to one of the tasks given to us on the #HHYM-Newbie Marathon challenge on 
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