OCD's support is expanding!

Hello everyone! This is the 1800th 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:

Hello Hive Open Mic friends! I'm happy to greet you all again and participate in week 295 of Hive Open Mic. This time, I want to share with you a selection of songs from different artists, a short medley of tracks that were groundbreaking in their time and continue to resonate today.

For this week number 295, with the theme of "Different World," it is a pleasure to share with you a simple interpretation of the song Imagine by John Lennon. This song is one of those pieces that has been etched into humanity's musical history, a song that advocates for freedom, equality, and human rights—in short, a different world. What this song most passionately calls for is world peace, an end to armed conflicts, and, above all, a planet free from hopelessness. Today more than ever, it is a theme that resonates in every corner of the world due to the current situation of misunderstanding between countries and social sectors, which even today still fail to resolve their differences, though there is always hope that one day they may be resolved through peaceful means.

Hello dear friends, I hope you are all doing well. It's already December, so the Christmas creations are sure to continue. I haven't yet felt inspired to make anything with a Christmas theme, but I hope to soon. However, yesterday and today I've been working with wood, making a very small piece that I want to share with you. I've made a keychain whose central figure is the famous shoe of Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time. It's the Air Jordan 1, the model that started a new era in the NBA and in sports in general. Considered a classic today, available in every color, it wasn't always like that. Jordan had to pay a fine to play in them because the shoes didn't meet the official colors. The fine was covered by Nike, who believed in Jordan and what he represented, and they were right. Well, I made this piece from a piece of wood, doing a very small but detailed carving, and then I painted it the classic color. Next, I will briefly describe the process; I hope you enjoy it.

I hope you are all well. Today I want to talk to you about one of my favourite horror films, which I saw many years ago and watch again from time to time. It should be noted that it is more of a horror comedy and social satire that is very funny in a "certain sense." Although there are no jokes as such, the way everything unfolds makes you laugh, even with all the blood, because yes, it is a very bloody film. This film is called: Wedding Nightmare.

The Christmas carol "Campana sobre Campana" (Bell over Bell) is one of the most popular and traditional Christmas melodies in the Spanish-speaking world. Unlike many other carols that come from Nordic or Anglo-Saxon traditions, this song has its roots in the folklore of the Andalusia region in southern Spain, although the exact identity of its author is generally unknown, as it has been passed down orally for generations. The song is very descriptive and focuses on the joy and announcement of the birth of Jesus, using the image of the ringing of church bells and the figure of the shepherd running to Bethlehem. The lyrics, with their refrain "Campana sobre campana, y sobre campana una, asomate a esa ventana, verás al Niño en la cuna" (Bell over bell, and over bell another, look out that window, you'll see the Child in the cradle), have a simplicity that makes them ideal for children's choirs and celebrations. Its melody is catchy and its rhythm is lively and festive, making it an essential and nostalgic element of Christmas celebrations in Spain and much of Latin America.

The music I produce is released with healing intention , for meditation, relaxation, contemplation. may all beings be free from suffering, may all beings be at peace, may all beings be happy In the Hive Open Mic community, every week is an inspiring musical journey. Here, talented musicians bring their gifts to the virtual stage, reaching around the world. Listeners gain human connection on levels of heart and mind, including people of various cultures and languages. This is the harmonising power of music.

Sorry for the really big delay, life just happens. My last post was 5 months ago, and I was training hard for the marathon and I felt very confident at that moment, but life takes unexpected turns.

That night was the last day of the year. On the streets, the lights of cars reflected in the eyes of starving dogs, sheltering in makeshift hideouts made of cardboard to keep out the cold. On the sidewalks, people wore wool and leather coats, walking quickly, their heels clicking on the concrete, their hands laden with bags from stores and supermarkets. They walked quickly, intent on getting home early.

I've already shared a couple of blogs about this spontaneous trip of us. And this blog is for the continuation of it. I hope you will have time to read it until the end of it.

Today I return with the second part of this journey of a mother through grief, to continue capturing my thoughts on this experience, turning it into a life purpose, to honor the memory of my daughter Valentina and not give up over time.

I am sharing these excerpts from my book Walking With Valentina: A Mother's Journey Through Grief, to help me in this process and to help others who are going through a similar loss...

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.