OCD's support is expanding!

Hello everyone! This is the 2174th compilation post of OCD's latest curation efforts. It has been known that OCD has been supporting leading niche communities under its Community Incubation Program. However, there are still a lot of other niche communities not supported by OCD. This curation initiative will help in supporting those communities.

This newest curation effort aims to encourage authors to post in appropriate communities even if those communities are not under the incubation program. This will also encourage users to explore more into the different communities in Hive.

OCD curators and community leaders will find posts from other niche communities and recommend them for an upvote. Unlike those communities in the incubation program where curation is focused, this curation initiative is spread out. This will help find undervalued posts from smaller communities that deserve support.

This will highlight both the author and the community where the post is located. This way, smaller niche communities can focus on growing their subscribers and increasing the engagements within their respective communities. A small boost goes a long way.

Speaking of boost, here are the curated posts for this batch:

In particular, I had been finding that for a while, being too committed to my work, I was missing out on many aspects of myself. If I wanted to achieve success, I had to be willing to sacrifice having a home, hobbies, and anything in my life unrelated to work.

Sometimes we over-dramatize our lives and believe that if we want what we desire, we have to sacrifice even the most precious things. However, as someone who isn't afraid to acknowledge my mistakes in order to correct them, even after attempting these sacrifices, I realized that I was losing myself. For example, when I tried to discard my need for closeness, friendship, rest, and leisure, believing in the fairness and nobility of my decision, I would ultimately have very little to offer.

With this question, I don't want to guide you towards the colour we use to dress or the one that conveys a strong emotion. Rather, it is a look at that psychological part that we don't see at the moment.

When we start a blog, most of the time, we are filled with uncertainties about the moment and the path we are about to embark on.

We hear many voices and pieces of advice. Some are useful, others only serve to confuse us further, and a few (thankfully, very few) discourage us and dampen our desire to embark on this wonderful and special adventure.

To begin with, we must always ask ourselves (even if it seems silly to say so) if we really love what we are doing or about to do. Nothing is more important and motivating than love for what we are about to undertake. This is essential when starting anything new, and writing is no exception.

Sometimes life tests you in the strangest ways. Just a few months ago, I was dealing with recovering from a broken left foot, a limitation that is a major blow to any musician's morale, but in my case, it ended up being the prelude to something that I still find difficult to fully process.

We live immersed in constant change, and sometimes we don't even realize it. The daily whirlwind that binds us in some way often makes us lose the ability to reflect and remember. Nowadays, various technologies fulfill that function, and sometimes you stumble upon visual memories that were almost forgotten. As the years go by, you become a little more aware of those moments and begin to enjoy them more. But since not everything is rosy, those obstacles that the universe placed in your path to teach you sometimes return, and in my particular case, I'm grateful for that. Those vicissitudes came to teach you something, and who you are today is the result of what you learned, or didn't learn. Reading some posts, I see a common thread, and I agree to some extent, that true happiness lies in simplicity. Thinking more deeply, I believe we've been conditioned to think this way. I think we must break with these patterns and realize that moments of opulence also create beautiful memories. Simplicity, humility, or humility don't always create unforgettable moments. Although I must admit that in most cases they do.

Mornings in Maracaibo are quite busy, and on this occasion I went to visit this square, which has recently been restored and is now a very beautiful space. I absolutely loved the fact that it is very well maintained and has a different feel to it. This is a fairly commercial area of the city of Maracaibo, as it is considered the northern part of the city where the wealthier people live and have greater economic opportunities. However, there are also humble people who live here. I visited this place over a year ago, but it was not as beautiful then, and with this excellent maintenance, it is the ideal place to take photographs.

I hope everyone is doing well. The beautiful movement of animals in this wonderful ethel land is truly mesmerizing. The first picture shows my younger sister. She is having such a wonderful and joyful time with the goat animals. But I also have a daughter who loves baby goats. Let's spend an interesting time with the animals in a rural environment.

Once cooked, they'll double in weight and be enough for several loaves, but we'll probably only make one, and the rest will end up as hummus (chickpea dip) or simply as stew. A complete meal, more than just a dish, but not recommended in hot weather.

Popular tradition says that finding a cat in the street, or having one cross your path, has spiritual consequences, almost always a bad omen, especially if it is black. I understand and respect that popular wisdom, but in my case it has been different: finding a cat is always a cause for joy, because it almost always ends up in a photograph... and that makes me more than happy.

This old abandoned plant is a place that I have frequented many times. To explore, do photoshoots and for light painting. This time it was because of a person who commented on my YouTube video of exploring a storm drain under the building. He explained that he had worked in the building while it was active and told me there are dry tunnels under it, accessible from the inside.

This concludes this batch's curation report. We would like to congratulate those who are featured and supported. Keep up the good work and continue to explore Hive Communities.