<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>hive-124452 community on Hive</title><description>RSS feed for the hive-124452 community on the Hive blockchain</description><link>https://hiverss.com/</link><atom:link href="https://hiverss.com/community/hive-124452.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><image><url>https://hiverss.com/hive_logo.png</url><title>hive-124452 community on Hive</title><link>https://hiverss.com/</link></image><item><title>What my wife taught me about strength. </title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@daviduman/what-my-wife-taught-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@daviduman/what-my-wife-taught-me</guid><description>Before now I used to think that strength was about muscles, about how loud a man can shout or about who wins the argument every time.And one moment change everything later on when my wife taught me that I was wrong totally. Sometimes, last year was hard for us when we relocated to a new environment…</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:23:48 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Before now I used to think that strength was about muscles, about how loud a man can shout or about who wins the argument every time.&lt;br /&gt;And one moment change everything later on when my wife taught me that I was wrong totally.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Sometimes, last year was hard for us when we relocated to a new environment and estate in Enugu. My business was slow, school fees was coming, rent was coming, and I was carrying all the frustration in my face. I would come home and keep quiet. I thought I was being strong by not complaining.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One evening, I snapped. I shouted over small food matter. She did not shout back.&lt;br /&gt;She just looked at me, went to the kitchen, brought my food, and said, David my love, eat your food first and be satisfied, take your bath and we will talk after.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I exclaimed in a low tone, chai and I was completely ashamed of myself.&lt;br /&gt;That night she told me, you are not a bad man, you are just tired. But if you break down, we all break down. So let me carry this small one for you.&lt;br /&gt;That was when I understood what strength means for a woman at home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My wife&apos;s strength is not loud or muscular but it is very deep.&lt;br /&gt;She can be hurt and still cook with a smiling face.&lt;br /&gt;She can be tired and still bathe the children and do the remaining house chores.&lt;br /&gt;She can be offended and still say good morning first so peace can return to our home.&lt;br /&gt;She can cry in the bathroom and come out smiling so the house will not be heavy for everyone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Many men do not see it. We think because she did not shout, she did not feel it. But she felt everything but just chose restoration over reaction.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The second lesson she taught me was that forgiveness is not weakness, but it is power.&lt;br /&gt;We had a big quarrel that left the house quiet for days. The kind of quiet where children don&apos;t play loudly. I was waiting for her to come and apologize, because in my mind, I was right.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She came on the second night, held my hand and said, I am sorry for how I spoke to you. I was hurt, but I should have spoken better. Let us not sleep like enemies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She was not even the one who started it. But she ended it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since then, I learned that the strongest person in the house is not the one who wins the fight, but the one who brings peace back to the house.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I am a man, but I am writing this in Ladies of Hive because I want to celebrate women properly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you have a woman at home who forgives quickly, who restores peace, who is strong even when she is soft please and please, do not take her for granted. Thank her always and help her when needs be.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My wife taught me that a real woman does not destroy her home to prove a point. She builds it with forgiveness, with patience, with prayers whispered when everyone is sleeping.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That is strength and I am still learning it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To every ladies reading this, tell us what is that one moment you had to be the strong one for your home, even when you were tired yourself?&lt;br /&gt;I want to read and celebrate you in the comments.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><dc:creator>daviduman</dc:creator><category>hive-124452</category></item><item><title>Why I’m Dropping Spanish and Going All-In on French</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@pauliinasoilu/why-i-m-dropping-spanish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@pauliinasoilu/why-i-m-dropping-spanish</guid><description>I recently watched a fascinating YouTube video where two people competed to see who could learn more French in a single week. One person used only Duolingo, while the other relied entirely on ChatGPT. At the end of the experiment, they tested their skills on the ESL language test website. Both ended…</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:39:27 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;I recently watched a fascinating YouTube video where two people competed to see who could learn more French in a single week. One person used only Duolingo, while the other relied entirely on ChatGPT. At the end of the experiment, they tested their skills on the ESL language test website. Both ended up with very similar scores, though one edged ahead by just a couple of points.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspired by their experiment, I decided to test my own levels.&lt;br /&gt;First up was French. To my surprise, I scored an A2. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I understood most of the questions without issue—my main bottleneck as a beginner is just that I haven&apos;t studied the formal grammar rules yet to know which specific option is the correct answer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Next, I decided to test my Spanish. I’ve lived in Spain for 13 years now, so you’d expect a solid score. The result? B1—just two points higher than my French!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;That difference is mind-boggling on paper, but it makes sense given how I learn. I’ve picked up all my Spanish purely by listening to people around me. I’ve never taken formal classes or drilled grammar because that style of learning just doesn&apos;t work for me—I&apos;m an intuitive listener.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While my passive listening in Spanish is around a C1 level (I can understand fluent spoken Spanish in daily life), my active output lags behind at B1 because I never studied the rules. But more than that, testing my levels highlighted a deeper truth: I simply do not like the Spanish language.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Spanish does something that reminds me a lot of Finnish: it frequently drops explicit subject pronouns. You don&apos;t get a clear &quot;you,&quot; &quot;me,&quot; &quot;they,&quot; or &quot;them&quot; sitting at the start of the clause. Instead, the pronoun is dropped completely, forcing you to decipher the tail end of the verb just to figure out who is doing what. To me, that feels like unnecessary mental gymnastics, and I find processing it exhausting rather than enjoyable.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;French, on the other hand, is a breath of fresh air. It always explicitly tells you who is talking right at the beginning of the phrase. Beyond that, the massive shared vocabulary with English makes it wonderfully easy to follow.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There’s also something incredibly charming about decoding French. Take the little accent circumflex (the &quot;funny hat&quot;) on words like fête. That accent acts as a historical marker showing that an S used to be there in the old form—feste.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The moment you see that, you can instantly trace it back to words like festival or festivity and know it has to do with celebrations. Decoding those built-in linguistic clues is deeply satisfying.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I have no desire to torture myself trying to perfect a language I don&apos;t enjoy and don&apos;t strictly need, even while living here.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So, I’m making a choice: I’m going all-in on French.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m genuinely excited to see how quickly my active French skills surpass my Spanish. There is something endlessly charming about French, and life is too short to force yourself through mental gymnastics for a language that doesn&apos;t spark joy.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><dc:creator>pauliinasoilu</dc:creator><category>hive-124452</category></item><item><title>When Your Own Mind Becomes Your Critic | LOH #308</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@zoe01/when-your-own-mind-becomes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@zoe01/when-your-own-mind-becomes</guid><description>Everyone has a internal critic and yes, I do have an internal critic as well. It is always nagging at the back of my head. Sometimes it takes a break. Then all of a sudden it decides to appear when I am doing something important, hehe. Sometimes I wish it would just take a day off. Its favorite…</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:37:24 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/zoe01/242hRz5R8iwHb1JBWMzSUdzsqqQMfjEUj4WqqWpJMW9e7pd1FHfCgapRkKdmhThm7bVZ3.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Everyone has a internal critic and yes, I do have an internal critic as well. It is always nagging at the back of my head. Sometimes it takes a break. Then all of a sudden it decides to appear when I am doing something important, hehe. Sometimes I wish it would just take a day off.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Its favorite saying is most likely something along the lines of, &quot;What if you are not giving your best?&quot; It asks me that question way too often whenever I try to do something so if I make a mistake it feels like it is attacking me. It makes me think of all the bad things that could happen. Like everything could be going right but it seems to find some way to ruin it. It feels like I am my own enemy and I don&apos;t need someone else to ruin my peace for me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My internal critic talks the most when I have to make an important decision. It also talks more when I am being judgmental of other people. Social media manipluates me sometimes when I see what others are doing and then start to wonder if I am falling behind. I know that others only put out a certain image but my mind fails to remember that, hehe.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It pops up most when I have to make a speech or say something in front of someone. Before I say something important I think of all the reactions people might have. I become afraid that I will sound weird or that I will say the wrong thing or stupid and end up offending someone. But to be honest no one really cares what I say, lol. My mind just likes to overthink about the conclusions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If my internal critic was a person I would imagine him to be a serious individual. He would be wearing black  clothings. He would have no soul if you look through his eyes and he would never smile. I would imagine that he would find mistake in everything I did or will do or even if I made none. I hear him asking me again, &quot;Shouldn&apos;t you think twice?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His personality would most likely be cautious like caring too much about what I did. Maybe I would call him a mean person. I believe that he would actually try to protect me from embarrassment but problem is that he over does everything and he pressurizes a lot. He thinks that by being so cautious all the time that it will help.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I know I shouldn&apos;t believe everything that my internal critic says. I think thoroughly and then I listen to its advice. Other times I ignore it but trust me it&apos;s not easy to ignore. I understand that I will make mistakes and that&apos;s how it is supposed to be. I can have bad days and there&apos;s nothing wrong in it. That does not mean that I am failing in life. It just means that I am a human being, hehe.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;​Hay cosas que no solo forman parte de nuestra rutina, sino de nuestra identidad, y si hay un ícono indiscutible de la frescura en Cuba, esa es la Cerveza Cristal. Conocida con orgullo como &quot;La Clásica&quot;, esta cerveza no es solo una bebida; es el acompañante perfecto para nuestras mejores historias, las tardes entre amigos y las reuniones en familia.&lt;br /&gt;​Desde el primer momento en que la ves, su botella o lata verde promete exactamente lo que el cuerpo pide bajo el calor del trópico: un alivio helado, dorado e inigualable. La Cristal es una cerveza tipo lager clara, caracterizada por un color brillante y una espuma ligera que te invita a dar ese primer trago reparador. Su sabor balanceado, con un toque suave de lúpulo y una graduación alcohólica equilibrada, la convierte en una opción fácil de disfrutar, suave al paladar y sumamente refrescante.&lt;br /&gt;​Pero lo que realmente hace especial a la Cristal no es solo su receta, sino todo lo que ocurre a su alrededor. Es la excusa perfecta para sentarse a conversar en el portal, el toque infaltable en una dominó bien jugada, o el brindis espontáneo cuando nos reencontramos con alguien querido. Destapar una Cristal bien vestida de novia —con esa capa fina de hielo al sacarla del frío— es un pequeño placer cotidiano que todos sabemos apreciar.&lt;br /&gt;​Ya sea para acompañar un buen plato criollo, disfrutar de un atardecer o simplemente hacer una pausa reconfortante al final del día, la Cerveza Cristal sigue demostrando por qué se ha ganado un lugar privilegiado en la preferencia de nuestra gente. Es tradición, es frescura y es, sin lugar a dudas, el auténtico sabor de Cuba servido en un vaso bien frío.&lt;br /&gt;​¿Y tú, prefieres la Cristal en lata o en botella? ¡Salud por los buenos momentos!&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><dc:creator>diazktty</dc:creator><category>hive-124452</category></item><item><title>Cuan cierto es el amor 💘 </title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@andrealove/cuan-cierto-es-el-amor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@andrealove/cuan-cierto-es-el-amor</guid><description>Alguna vez has sentido un peso de cansancio casi instantáneo y una calma profunda al acostarte al lado de la persona que amas? Esa sensación donde los pensamientos que antes iban a mil por hora simplemente se disipan, dando paso a un sueño pesado y reparador. Muchas personas bromean diciendo que su…</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:51:24 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Alguna vez has sentido un peso de cansancio casi instantáneo y una calma profunda al acostarte al lado de la persona que amas? Esa sensación donde los pensamientos que antes iban a mil por hora simplemente se disipan, dando paso a un sueño pesado y reparador. Muchas personas bromean diciendo que su pareja es un “somnífero humano”, pero detrás de esta experiencia cotidiana hay una fascinante red de respuestas neuroquímicas, evolutivas y fisiológicas.&lt;br /&gt;​Para las comunidades ladies of hive  donde nos enfocamos en el bienestar integral, la salud emocional y la conexión mente-cuerpo, este fenómeno es un ejemplo perfecto de cómo las relaciones afectivas moldean directamente nuestra biología.&lt;br /&gt;​La química del abrazo: ¿Por qué nos da sueño estar cerca de quien amamos?&lt;br /&gt;​El cuerpo humano está gobernado por el sistema nervioso central, el cual evalúa constantemente si el entorno es seguro o peligroso. Cuando estamos solos, estresados o preocupados, el sistema nervioso simpático se activa, liberando cortisol y adrenalina para mantenernos en estado de alerta. En este estado, conciliar el sueño es difícil porque el organismo interpreta que debe permanecer vigilante.&lt;br /&gt;​Sin embargo, el contacto físico, la cercanía o incluso el simple olor de una persona por la que sentimos un amor profundo provoca un giro drástico en nuestra neuroquímica:&lt;br /&gt;​Lluvia de oxitocina: Conocida como la &quot;hormona del apego&quot; o del amor, la oxitocina se libera masivamente mediante el contacto piel con piel, los abrazos o las caricias. Esta sustancia frena de golpe la producción de cortisol (la hormona del estrés), enviando una señal clara al cerebro de que estamos a salvo.&lt;br /&gt;​Estimulación del sistema parasimpático: Al caer el cortisol y aumentar la oxitocina, se activa el sistema nervioso parasimpático, encargado del descanso, la digestión y la regeneración celular. La frecuencia cardíaca disminuye y la presión arterial se estabiliza.&lt;br /&gt;​Aumento de serotonina y dopamina: El amor saludable equilibra los neurotransmisores del bienestar. La serotonina es un precursor directo de la melatonina, la hormona reguladora del ciclo del sueño.&lt;br /&gt;​El efecto del olor (feromonas y co-regulación): El aroma de la pareja actúa como un ancla sensorial de seguridad. Estudios han demostrado que oler la prenda de vestir de la persona amada reduce notablemente los niveles de estrés y mejora la calidad del sueño, incluso si esa persona no está presente en la habitación.&lt;br /&gt;​En términos sencillos: la presencia de quien amas actúa como un anestésico natural para el estrés, apagando las alarmas de tu cerebro y abriendo la puerta al descanso profundo.&lt;br /&gt;​¿Qué tan cierto es esto según la ciencia?&lt;br /&gt;​A diferencia de otros Mitos Populares sobre la psicología del amor, este principio cuenta con una base sólida en la literatura científica moderna.&lt;br /&gt;​1. El fenómeno de la &quot;Co-regulación Afectiva&quot;&lt;br /&gt;En la neurobiología interpersonal se estudia la co-regulación: la capacidad de dos sistemas nerviosos para calibrarse mutuamente. Cuando dos personas mantienen un vínculo afectivo seguro, la presencia de una ayuda a regular el estado de activación de la otra. Si tu pareja está tranquila y relajada, tu propio cuerpo tiende a sincronizarse con su ritmo respiratorio y cardíaco.&lt;br /&gt;​2. Estudios de calidad del sueño en parejas&lt;br /&gt;Investigaciones publicadas en revistas como Frontiers in Psychiatry y el Journal of Sleep Research han analizado la arquitectura del sueño en parejas que duermen juntas. Los hallazgos principales revelan que:&lt;br /&gt;​Las personas en relaciones estables y con apego seguro experimentan fases de sueño REM más largas y menos interrupciones nocturnas que cuando duermen solas.&lt;br /&gt;​El sueño REM es fundamental para la regulación emocional, la memoria y la salud mental.&lt;br /&gt;​3. El matiz: No es una regla universal&lt;br /&gt;Aunque la respuesta biológica tiende al descanso, los científicos enfatizan que este efecto varía ampliamente según la dinámica de la pareja y factores físicos:&lt;br /&gt;​Roncadores y movimientos: Si la persona amada ronca, padece insomnio o se mueve constantemente, el beneficio neuroquímico de la oxitocina puede verse cancelado por la interrupción física del sueño.&lt;br /&gt;​El tipo de apego: Si la relación es conflictiva, ansiosa o genera inseguridad, la cercanía física puede activar las respuestas de alerta en lugar de apagar de ellas.&lt;br /&gt;​Un refugio seguro para el alma y el cuerpo&lt;br /&gt;​En la búsqueda constante de herramientas para sanar, meditar y encontrar equilibrio interior, tendemos a olvidar que el amor saludable es una de las medicinas holísticas más potentes que existen.&lt;br /&gt;​Dormir plácidamente junto a alguien no es solo una coincidencia romántica; es la prueba biológica de que has encontrado un espacio donde tu sistema nervioso finalmente puede bajar la guardia. La próxima vez que sientas esa pesadez cálida y reconfortante al abrazar a tu persona especial, agradécele a tu cerebro: te está diciendo que estás exactamente en el lugar correcto.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><dc:creator>andrealove</dc:creator><category>hive-124452</category></item><item><title>Friday and Saturday Are Mine - LOH#308</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@novamind/friday-and-saturday-are-mine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@novamind/friday-and-saturday-are-mine</guid><description>For me, true rest is something I don&apos;t get very often but i cherish whenever i get to experience it. My rest days are basically Friday and Saturday, because those are the only two days when I can genuinely switch off without that little voice at the back of my head reminding me that there is work…</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:22:57 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;img src=&quot;https://i.ecency.com/DQmWHHcuVz8AgdvkN67ms1tRLfB3xJSxc8CePsSdxt4Nqxo/cozy_weekend_rest_friday_and_saturday.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;For me, true rest is something I don&apos;t get very often but i cherish whenever i get to experience it. My rest days are basically Friday and Saturday, because those are the only two days when I can genuinely switch off without that little voice at the back of my head reminding me that there is work tomorrow. During the week, even when I am technically doing nothing, I don&apos;t really feel like I am resting. There is always something I need to do, something that could pop up, something I have to finish or something waiting for me the next morning. So if I sit down and try to relax on a random Tuesday evening, I somehow end up feeling guilty about it, because i know their is work im leaving undone. I might still be watching something, but half of my brain is thinking about the things I haven&apos;t done yet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is why I have come to treat Friday and Saturday differently. I try to get everything I need to do out of the way before the weekend. Work, errands, little responsibilities, things I have been postponing throughout the week I try to clear as much of them as possible. It is almost like I have to earn the weekend first and once Friday comes, I just stop. I usually just stay by myself, put something on Netflix and chill. Sometimes I will spend hours watching movies or a series. Other times I might just scroll through the internet, go on Hive or Ecency, or simply lie down and do absolutely nothing productive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is no pressure to wake up early the next morning and immediately get back into work mode. There is no feeling that I should be preparing for something. I know I have those two days to myself, so I can actually enjoy them. It reminds me of something I have noticed about rest, sometimes the hardest part isn&apos;t even physically stopping. It is mentally giving yourself permission to stop. I can sit on a couch for three hours, but if I am constantly thinking about work, then I haven&apos;t really rested. True downtime, for me is when I don&apos;t have to think about what comes next.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also think that is why I appreciate doing things alone during my downtime. There is something very peaceful about being able to decide exactly what I want to watch, what I want to eat, when I want to sleep and when I want to do absolutely nothing. There is no schedule to coordinate and no expectation to meet. That doesn&apos;t mean I don&apos;t enjoy spending time with family or other people. I do but there is a particular kind of peace that comes from having some completely unstructured time to yourself. If youve never stayed alone, i highly recommend it, it is blissful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I suppose that is my version of downtime, just knowing that for two whole days, nobody is waiting for me to be productive. The funny thing is that I used to think resting was something you did when you had finished everything, but you never really finish everything do you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes I still feel a little guilty, that feeling doesn&apos;t magically disappear just because it is Friday but I am learning that resting isn&apos;t wasting time. Sometimes watching Netflix for several hours is exactly what I need, my escape from the world and it is the raining season so everywhere is so cozy.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>novamind</dc:creator><category>hive-124452</category></item><item><title>Vote for LADY OF THE WEEK #307</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@silversaver888/lady-of-the-week-307</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@silversaver888/lady-of-the-week-307</guid><description>LADY OF THE WEEK These are the nominees for week #307: @estelacha with A Saturday of Reunions @avataraang1 with Nobody Has It Figured Out @goldenproject with The Mathematics of One More Person @lianny with Learning to Cook as I Go @ijebest with Investing Daily Into Our Lives, Makes Us Leaders Be…</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:40:48 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/silversaver888/23ynQD9695HSuuv7inXQWb3V1EcQdQkprSYQvuqg7uxHmPnYfnHumBWbV45Px2h2b5mnb.png&quot; alt=&quot;image.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;center&gt;LADY OF THE WEEK&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;These are the nominees for week #307:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@estelacha&lt;/strong&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@estelacha/eng-esp-loh-307-sabado&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Saturday of Reunions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@avataraang1&lt;/strong&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@avataraang1/nobody-has-it-figured-out&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nobody Has It Figured Out&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@goldenproject&lt;/strong&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@goldenproject/the-mathematics-of-one-more&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Mathematics of One More Person&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@lianny&lt;/strong&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@lianny/ladies-of-hive-community-contest-76bbfd12b72fb&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learning to Cook as I Go&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;@ijebest&lt;/strong&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@ijebest/loh-307-investing-daily-into&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Investing Daily Into Our Lives, Makes Us Leaders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;&lt;center&gt;Be sure to check out their articles before voting!&lt;/center&gt; &lt;center&gt;The poll is located at the bottom of this article.&lt;/center&gt; &lt;center&gt;Please indicate in the comments if you have voted for a nominee.&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/silversaver888/Eoc5d5a6pcVykRmtpUUQnxRxxGVMoHJgb6twsFDAust283fVygDonEF7gZgvtD8zsJz.png&quot; alt=&quot;image.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;RESULTS OF POLL #306&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/silversaver888/23u6YyrukG3rzfNrTiWG4fj1PULprqajVbMhutWCgxEXmkknaLtfE3L2rpTHHpB3ySCTa.png&quot; alt=&quot;image.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/silversaver888/Ep1cEhhsceMhoXdbpSNU4MiCHjBH11wT8ftELLzkEwNMkyJfHnrMv1REv4YtpkmfHr7.png&quot; alt=&quot;image.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;CONGRATULATIONS to @sacra97 . She was last week&apos;s winner of Lady of the Week #306 for her article &lt;a href=&quot;https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@sacra97/el-ejercicio-es-vida-exercise-is-life-306-eng-esp&quot;&gt;Exercise is Life&lt;/a&gt;. She will receive 60% Benefactor Reward generated from &lt;u&gt;THIS&lt;/u&gt; article, 5 HBD from @tattoodjay, and 5 HBD from @silversaver888.&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/silversaver888/Eoc5d5a6pcVykRmtpUUQnxRxxGVMoHJgb6twsFDAust283fVygDonEF7gZgvtD8zsJz.png&quot;&gt;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/silversaver888/Eoc5d5a6pcVykRmtpUUQnxRxxGVMoHJgb6twsFDAust283fVygDonEF7gZgvtD8zsJz.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;The winner from week-before-last&apos;s Lady of the Week #305 was @legacywurld. She receive&lt;u&gt;d&lt;/u&gt; the 60% Benefactor Reward, 5 HBD from @tattoodjay, and 5 HBD from @silversaver888.&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;Benefactor Reward of 107,352.407856 VESTS&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/silversaver888/23viPAcNEPMbPtAfRZNuaxJ656Q32aB1UBPWcSL3d9J2WS1HAZe6tMBxMpEXNqCthHeem.png&quot; alt=&quot;image.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;10 HBD&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/silversaver888/23tRtg2cajn5HFD47k3y5awGQ7ZLDD9KCRpVDqEutMKjkWDraWEBpAK3dJKz7hNkeqyQk.png&quot; alt=&quot;image.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/silversaver888/23tmmJohyaHBcuC8AusKRtv3mUoZsDveMFvvQtayhRiKLrYcnQ4p5XgpFX9sqraB542ZV.png&quot; alt=&quot;image.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://discord.gg/P4nqcj6&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://images.hive.blog/DQmPEVyUVhi9WdR3rRcYbcmGqoWGd3C1qoQJyQZzfqoqAAR/LadiesOfHive-01.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;center&gt;We encourage everyone to UPVOTE THIS article.&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;center&gt;**Proceeds will be as follows:**&lt;/center&gt; &lt;center&gt;60% - Lady of the Week&lt;/center&gt; &lt;center&gt;20% - Ladies of Hive&lt;/center&gt; &lt;center&gt;20% - Hive-124452&lt;/center&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you to our supporters:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;@peak.open, @trafalgar, @appreciator, @c0ff33a, @tattoodjay, @canadian-coconut, @bozz, @solominer, @familyprotection, @canadian-coconut, @florian-glechner, @kvinna, @sbi4, @irenenavarroart, @quochuy, @nainaztengra, @davedickeyyall, @justclickindiva, @zirochka, @danielsaori, @theterminal, @kerrislravenhill, @thesocalhive, @scooter77, @mrchef111, @nkemakonam89, @trucklife-family, @foodiesbeehive, @ibbtammy, @bdmillergallery, @ecotrain, @sagarkothari88, @joanstewart, @davedickeyyall, @jerrybanfield, @buggedout, @priyanarc, @josehany, @littlebee4, @omra-sky, @innerblocks, @derekrichardson, @idea-make-rich, @cautiva-30, @sirenahippie, @hjrrodriguez, @gratefuleveryday, @jlufer, @ladyaryastark, @welshstacker, @silverd510, @elenasteem, @elizabethbit, @silvertop, @elviguitarra, @amberkashif, @alaqrab, @underground, @valentin86, @urun, @tigrace, @tesmoforia, @ydm6669, @marivic10, @ghazanfar.ali, @les90, @sacra97, @neuropoeta, @wanderell, @yris89, @esecholo, @storygoddess, @amatorrs, @jorgebgt, @itsrheaa, @marpasifico, @zuliquijada22, @miprimerconcurso, @afrikens, @stokjockey, @hooiyewlim, @cagolistic, @joanm897, @ferod23, @almajandra, @hopefulsoul, @fun2learn, @thebighigg, @saffisara, @fat-elvis, @jamerussell, @wesphilbin, @thekittygirl, and @silversaver888.&lt;/p&gt;
</content:encoded><dc:creator>silversaver888</dc:creator><category>hive-124452</category></item><item><title>Ladies of Hive Community Contest #308</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@ladiesofhive/ladies-of-hive-community-contest-308</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@ladiesofhive/ladies-of-hive-community-contest-308</guid><description>W E L C O M E TO THE 308th EDITION of the LADIES OF HIVE COMMUNITY CONTEST This is a contest from our community to you, women empowering each other both on the blockchain and in Discord! A place we love and where Hive is alive. If you haven&apos;t joined our discord yet, an invite can be found by…</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:21:51 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/ladiesofhive/23zS1P7qB6NAUxUXVa7uHF6NSRsx9mJXq3rdCxwUxdBW7PcbuW1Dzu4R7CgFnb9iRMQjr.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;b&gt;W E L C O M E &lt;br /&gt;TO THE 308&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; EDITION of the &lt;br /&gt;LADIES OF HIVE COMMUNITY CONTEST&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://images.hive.blog/DQmW9YowVJzzJr1obqtTTcHLvdWZHm6CCkKfyFAGbJxkP3J/LadiesOfHive-Divider.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a contest from our community to you, women empowering each other both on the blockchain and in Discord! A place we love and where Hive is alive. If you haven&apos;t joined our discord yet, an invite can be found by clicking on the first banner under this post!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;¡Este es un concurso de nuestra comunidad para ustedes, mujeres que se empoderan unas a otras tanto en blockchain como en Discord! Un lugar que amamos y donde Hive está presente. Si aún no se ha unido a nuestra discordia, puede encontrar una invitación haciendo clic en el primer aviso publicitario debajo de esta publicación.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note that although this community was created for women and with women in mind, we welcome contest entries (and other posts) from gentlemen who are sensitive towards the rights and issues of women.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tenga en cuenta que, aunque esta comunidad fue creada para mujeres y pensando en ellas, también son bienvenidas las entradas al concurso (y otras publicaciones) de caballeros que sean sensibles a los derechos y problemas de las mujeres.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://images.hive.blog/DQmW9YowVJzzJr1obqtTTcHLvdWZHm6CCkKfyFAGbJxkP3J/LadiesOfHive-Divider.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;We are grateful to all our sponsors!&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for your generosity! 💜&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;our weekly sponsors include:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;@tattoodjay • &lt;a href=&quot;https://hivesuite.app&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;HiveSuite.app&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; • @melinda010100&lt;br /&gt;@bambukah • @crrdlx • @queercoin • @wesphilbin&lt;br /&gt;@creativeworkhour • @zoe01&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/ladiesofhive/48PTXCTZnogKWSpq2GPQR1a6QWwnrqLsMw8Zm9qjXxE6kS3RWiS9MXBuaw7ATQ6BUd.png&quot; alt=&quot;HederaPinkPurple-30x27.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;caption&gt;&lt;center&gt;~ &lt;b&gt;Prizes for LadiesOfHive Weekly Contest &lt;/b&gt;~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/caption&gt;
&lt;th&gt; &lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;First Place&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;Second Place&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;Third Place&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;HIVE: &lt;b&gt;@ladiesofhive&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;HiveSBI: &lt;b&gt;@ladiesofhive&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;HiveSBI: &lt;b&gt;@creativeworkhour&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Hive Power: &lt;a href=&quot;https://hivesuite.app&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;HiveSuite.app&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Ecency Points: &lt;b&gt;@bambukah&lt;/b&gt; • &lt;b&gt;@zoe01&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;300&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;150&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;50&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;ARCHON tokens: &lt;b&gt;@melinda010100&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;LOH tokens: &lt;b&gt;@ladiesofhive&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;LUV tokens: &lt;b&gt;@wesphilbin&lt;/b&gt; • &lt;b&gt;@crrdlx&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;QUEERH tokens: &lt;b&gt;@queercoin&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &quot;Thank you!&quot; to &lt;b&gt;@zoe01&lt;/b&gt; for donating 10K Ecency Points for this week, and many weeks to come! Thanks for your generosity! 💞&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://images.hive.blog/DQmW9YowVJzzJr1obqtTTcHLvdWZHm6CCkKfyFAGbJxkP3J/LadiesOfHive-Divider.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;PLEASE&lt;/b&gt; place the contest number &lt;b&gt;#308&lt;/b&gt;
somewhere in your title!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;► Also, please link your entry in a comment on this Contest post! ◄&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;h4&gt;┌─────────────────────┐&lt;br /&gt;Please support other posts in&lt;br /&gt;the community each week!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://images.hive.blog/DQmX5He6YuD6GXZkFmahPX7FoECJEo2iLTzPRhaXvmnUcUY/LOH-lilita100-orbit-anim.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
It&apos;s easier &amp;amp; more fun&lt;br /&gt;when we grow together!&lt;br /&gt;└─────────────────────┘&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/ladiesofhive/48PTXCTZnogKWSpq2GPQR1a6QWwnrqLsMw8Zm9qjXxE6kS3RWiS9MXBuaw7ATQ6BUd.png&quot; alt=&quot;HederaPinkPurple-30x27.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/ladiesofhive/23u64tXEiRTpWDgwcYMTJ834u6TDz2Gv29oJQxJvDCvayHZ23rJwii1f1MkguZxmSjnGU.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;@&lt;b&gt;ifarmgirl&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this week:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;1️⃣ Do you have an internal critic? What is its favorite phrase? When does it speak the loudest? And if it were a person, what would it look like? How would you describe its personality?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;¿Tiene un crítico interno? ¿Cuál es su frase favorita? ¿Cuándo habla más fuerte? Y si fuera una persona, ¿cómo sería? ¿Cómo describirías su personalidad?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;~ 𝐀𝐍𝐃 / 𝐎𝐑 ~&lt;br /&gt;~ 𝐘 / 𝐎 ~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2️⃣ What does true rest (downtime) look like for you? How do you give yourself more of it without feeling guilty?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@ladiesofhive/ladies-of-hive-community-contest-308&quot;&gt;Read the full post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>ladiesofhive</dc:creator><category>hive-124452</category></item><item><title>WINNERS: Ladies of Hive Contest #307</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@ladiesofhive/winners-ladies-of-hive-contest-307</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@ladiesofhive/winners-ladies-of-hive-contest-307</guid><description>The 307th edition of the Ladies of Hive CONTEST has come to a close and winners have been selected! We would like to thank everyone who participated! We are grateful to all our sponsors!Thank you for your generosity! 💜 our weekly sponsors include:@tattoodjay • HiveSuite.app •…</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:26:06 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/ladiesofhive/EoiTrjNPD3vnnaX5zYwXRCuR66JJn31DV5tghzAavNCyJc5iFsvbXZifHMXHfkphrN2.png&quot; alt=&quot;image.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 307&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; edition of the Ladies of Hive CONTEST has come to a close and winners have been selected! We would like to thank everyone who participated!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://images.hive.blog/DQmW9YowVJzzJr1obqtTTcHLvdWZHm6CCkKfyFAGbJxkP3J/LadiesOfHive-Divider.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h4&gt;We are grateful to all our sponsors!&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for your generosity! 💜&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;our weekly sponsors include:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;@tattoodjay • &lt;a href=&quot;https://hivesuite.app&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;HiveSuite.app&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; • @melinda010100&lt;br /&gt;@bambukah • @crrdlx • @queercoin • @wesphilbin&lt;br /&gt;@creativeworkhour • @zoe01&lt;/b&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/ladiesofhive/48PTXCTZnogKWSpq2GPQR1a6QWwnrqLsMw8Zm9qjXxE6kS3RWiS9MXBuaw7ATQ6BUd.png&quot; alt=&quot;HederaPinkPurple-30x27.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;caption&gt;&lt;center&gt;~ &lt;b&gt;Prizes for LadiesOfHive Weekly Contest &lt;/b&gt;~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/caption&gt;
&lt;th&gt; &lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;First Place&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;Second Place&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;Third Place&lt;/th&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;HIVE: &lt;b&gt;@ladiesofhive&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;HiveSBI: &lt;b&gt;@ladiesofhive&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;HiveSBI: &lt;b&gt;@creativeworkhour&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Hive Power: &lt;a href=&quot;https://hivesuite.app&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;HiveSuite.app&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;Ecency Points: &lt;b&gt;@bambukah&lt;/b&gt; • &lt;b&gt;@zoe01&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;300&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;150&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;50&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;ARCHON tokens: &lt;b&gt;@melinda010100&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;LOH tokens: &lt;b&gt;@ladiesofhive&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;LUV tokens: &lt;b&gt;@wesphilbin&lt;/b&gt; • &lt;b&gt;@crrdlx&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;QUEERH tokens: &lt;b&gt;@queercoin&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &quot;Thank you!&quot; to &lt;b&gt;@zoe01&lt;/b&gt; for donating 10K Ecency Points for this week, and many weeks to come! Thanks for your generosity! 💞&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h3&gt;@estelacha&lt;/h3&gt;
https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@estelacha/eng-esp-loh-307-sabado
&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://images.hive.blog/DQmUVVsZzhxfyzWdxuMjChxjAN7gWB2qD7buJiPWppXc34Y/LOH--2nd-Place.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h3&gt;@avataraang1&lt;/h3&gt;
https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@avataraang1/nobody-has-it-figured-out
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&lt;h3&gt;@goldenproject&lt;/h3&gt;
https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@goldenproject/the-mathematics-of-one-more
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# •
&lt;h3&gt;@lianny&lt;/h3&gt;
https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@lianny/ladies-of-hive-community-contest-76bbfd12b72fb
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# •
&lt;h3&gt;@ijebest&lt;/h3&gt;
https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@ijebest/loh-307-investing-daily-into
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&lt;center&gt;
&lt;img src=&quot;https://images.hive.blog/DQmW9YowVJzzJr1obqtTTcHLvdWZHm6CCkKfyFAGbJxkP3J/LadiesOfHive-Divider.png&quot; /&gt;
Everyone who took the time to participate
might receive &lt;b&gt;LADY (LOH)&lt;/b&gt; tokens as well!
Details of how many tokens you can earn are here:
https://peakd.com/hive-124452/@ladiesofhive/weve-entered-a-new-phase&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://images.hive.blog/DQmW9YowVJzzJr1obqtTTcHLvdWZHm6CCkKfyFAGbJxkP3J/LadiesOfHive-Divider.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Nominate a Comment!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You are welcome to nominate &lt;b&gt;one person&lt;/b&gt; who made a lovely comment on your contest post. If we agree that it is a nice comment, thoughtful and not made in haste, both you and the commenter will receive ONE additional LOH token! Your nomination should be made in a comment on &lt;u&gt;this&lt;/u&gt; post, and the nominee must have commented on &lt;u&gt;your&lt;/u&gt; post, not someone else&apos;s!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;center&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Thank you, everyone!&lt;/h3&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://images.hive.blog/DQmc7H3oKXjigzPTAsC1cVtXA69PJwqp7LqqKcwgYjbYbgw/LISTS-DelegateToLOH.png&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@ladiesofhive/winners-ladies-of-hive-contest-307&quot;&gt;Read the full post&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded><dc:creator>ladiesofhive</dc:creator><category>hive-124452</category></item><item><title>Staking the LOH Tokens</title><link>https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@silversaver888/staking-the-loh-tokens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://hive.blog/hive-124452/@silversaver888/staking-the-loh-tokens</guid><description>Ladies of Hive (LOH) tokens are part of the Ladies of Hive community on the Hive blockchain. The community focuses on empowering and encouraging female voices on Hive by supporting, uplifting, and learning from one another. The LOH tokens, also known as LADY tokens, were created to reward members…</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:15:27 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ladies of Hive (LOH) tokens&lt;/strong&gt; are part of the Ladies of Hive community on the Hive blockchain. The community focuses on empowering and encouraging female voices on Hive by supporting, uplifting, and learning from one another. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The LOH tokens, also known as LADY tokens, were created to reward members for their contributions to the Ladies of Hive community.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;LOH tokens can be acquired through various means.&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The primary way that members can earn LOH tokens is by posting articles in the Ladies of Hive community, or using the #ladiesofhive tag on the &lt;strong&gt;first five&lt;/strong&gt; of an article, or participating in contests, and engaging with the community. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Most users stake their LOH tokens&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and call on the LadyToken bot by using &lt;strong&gt;!LADY&lt;/strong&gt; in a comment. This allows them to give away small amounts of LOH tokens to others while also earning tokens themselves.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The number of staked LOH tokens will determine the frequency of !LADY calls one can make. The more LOH tokens you stake, the more frequently you can use the !LADY command to share LOH tokens.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table&gt;
&lt;thead&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Number of Token&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;th&gt;Calls per day&lt;/th&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/thead&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;25 -    50&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;51 -    75&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;76 -   100&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;101 -   250&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;4&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;251 -   500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;501 -   750&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;6&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;751 -  1000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;7&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;1001 -  1250&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;8&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;1251 -  1500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;9&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;1501 -  2500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;10&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;2501 -  3500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;11&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;3501 -  4500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;12&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;4501 -  5500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;13&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;5501 -  6500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;14&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;6501 -  7500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;15&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;7501 -  8500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;16&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;8505 -  9500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;17&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;9501 - 10500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;18&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;10501 - 11500&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;19&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;11501 - 20000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;20001 - 30000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;25&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;30001 - 40000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;30&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;40001 - 50000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;35&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;50001 - 60000&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;40&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;60001 - and above&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;50&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That&apos;s right! The frequency of !LADY calls you can make is indeed determined by the number of staked LOH tokens.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Staking LOH tokens not only allows you to make more frequent !LADY calls but also rewards you with additional tokens. It&apos;s a win-win situation where you can support others and grow your token holdings simultaneously.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Another huge advantage of stacking the LOH tokens is you earn &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Daily LOH Token Rewards&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Daily dividends will be given to all who have staked their tokens at 0.005 x number of LOH tokens staked.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Staking allows you to earn a steady stream of passive income through &lt;strong&gt;Daily LOH Token Rewards&lt;/strong&gt;. It&apos;s a great way to put your assets to work and benefit from the growth of the ecosystem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Staking tokens is a process where you lock up your LOH tokens in your wallet to support the operations of Ladies of Hive.&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By doing this, you contribute to the Ladies of Hive security, stability, and overall functionality. In return for your support, you earn rewards in the form of additional tokens. Here&apos;s a more detailed breakdown:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Advantages of Staking LOH Tokens:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Passive Income:&lt;/strong&gt; By staking your LOH tokens, you earn daily dividends based on the number of tokens you&apos;ve staked. For example, if you have 1,000 LOH tokens staked, you would earn a &lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;daily dividend&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt; of 0.005 x 1,000 = 5 LOH tokens.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ecosystem Growth:&lt;/strong&gt; As more people stake their tokens, the value and stability of the LOH ecosystem improve, benefiting all participants.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Long-term Gains:&lt;/strong&gt; Besides daily dividends, staking can also lead to long-term gains as the value of LOH tokens may increase over time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;How Staking Works&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stake Your Tokens:&lt;/strong&gt; Lock your tokens in your wallet. This process might involve a few clicks or commands.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Earn Rewards:&lt;/strong&gt; Once your tokens are staked, you&apos;ll start earning daily dividends. The rewards are calculated based on the formula 0.005 x number of LOH tokens staked.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unstaking:&lt;/strong&gt; If you decide to unstake your tokens, there is a waiting period before you can withdraw them. This period varies depending on the blockchain network&apos;s rules. In the case of Ladies of Hive, the cooldown is  40 days in 4 transactions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Example Calculation:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let&apos;s say you stake 10,000 LOH tokens:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Daily Dividend: 0.005 x 10,000 = 50 LOH tokens &lt;u&gt;per day&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Monthly Dividend (approx.): 50 x 30 = 1,500 LOH tokens&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Annual Dividend (approx.): 50 x 365 = 18,250 LOH tokens&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Strategies for Staking&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reinvestment:&lt;/strong&gt; Use your earned dividends to stake more tokens and increase your rewards.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stay Updated:&lt;/strong&gt; Keep an eye on network updates and staking options to maximize your returns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Staking is a powerful way to make your LOH tokens work for you while contributing to the Ladies of Hive success.&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you have any specific questions about staking, or if is there a particular aspect you&apos;d like to explore further, do not hesitate to reach out to @silversaver888, or @thekittygirl, or any of the &lt;strong&gt;moderators&lt;/strong&gt;. 😄&lt;/p&gt;
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