Compiled by Dr Mehmet Yildiz – Editor in Chief
Please enjoy and share!
Recent submissions to ILLUMINATION-Curated
Flying Condoms
…Real Estate Man received the following phone call from Apartment #44: Every morning for the past week or so there were…medium.com
Don Trump Can Save the World
But he won’t. Here’s whymedium.com
Profiled by F. Scott Fitzgerald
How did he know?medium.com
When I’m Struggling, I F*ck Up.
Kindly, let’s not shoot each other when we trip.medium.com
Pfizer Vaccine Won’t Help You Now
Why you can’t fall into a false sense of securitymedium.com
Seven French Students from Delaware, Canada, and Billy Joel
What could possibly go wrong in that equation?medium.com
Release
Phew!medium.com
The Ultimate Luxury Of Being Silent
People who live or work in very noisy places, who sleep listening to the noise or unstoppable bustle of the city, are…medium.com
Learning to Adapt and Be Adept through unLearning and reLearning
How you can Move Ahead by Staying Currentmedium.com
My Friend Has Become An Activist
Although she grew up with white privilegemedium.com
You Should Know the SAT was Created By a Racist
This non-profit became a billion company that you may have used beforemedium.com
A Confession to My Wife
For Torturing Her with a Poem by Gerard Manley Hopkinsmedium.com
The Common Bond Between A Black Woman and A“Karen”
We both want to reach for our phones to dial 911, but for very different reasons.medium.com
Newsflash: The Universe is Offering Full Time Writing Gigs
Who’s with me?medium.com
The Happiest Place on Earth?
DisneyWorld pushes all the wrong buttonsmedium.com
The Secret To Claiming Your Destiny
How to discover the passion to live your dreams.medium.com
Practical Ways To Improve Yourself
Improve yourself with just a little practicemedium.com
What Are Your Fans Reading?
3 Ways to Analyze Your Stats to Get More Readersmedium.com
A Feminine Way to Productivity
Rewilding my soul has made me way more productivemedium.com
The Psychology of Rational Reasoning
The meaning of my rational reasoning is my expression of God’s unconditioned attitude of love.medium.com
Advices that changed my Writing style
3 Pieces of Advice that will help new and old writers reach their goals.medium.com
The Cognative Theory a Bunch of Bananas
The ‘aha’ moment when the penny dropsmedium.com
How Can Perception Hacking Boost the Bottom Line?
Lessons from nature, airline, and amusement industrymedium.com
I Know It’s Coming
A Poemmedium.com
Can We Re-Unite The States?
Dear Friends and Family,medium.com
New York City Moment I Miss
Friday Nights at the Moviesmedium.com
Major FinTech Cybersecurity, Data Security, and Privacy Protection Concerns
Cybersecurity, data security, and privacy protection must always be a priority for financial technology (fintech)…medium.com
These Are What I Was Able To Accomplish in 2020 Because of COVID (You Still Have Time To Do the…
I look more peaceful.medium.com
This Holiday, Please Fill My Empty Chair
With Lifemedium.com
How to Increase Your Productivity
Writing strategies to implement nowmedium.com
The Things We Learned This Year We May Too Soon Forget
When 2020 is over, I hope we’ll remember what we learnedmedium.com
Imagine Sheldon On Medium
Reflections from the inner world of rowdy writers, editors, curators, publishers, and platform ownersmedium.com
Poetry and Walking
The Lockerbie Writers Poetry Safarimedium.com
An Interview with Destiny
Celebrity guest presenter Madame Illume welcomes youmedium.com
Sadness vs. Depression: Ain’t What They Used to Be
One Man’s Storymedium.com
Why Science Should Take the Soul Seriously
Long relegated to the realms of religion, myth, and superstition, the soul is actually our most useful concept for a…medium.com
What I Wish I Knew About Writing Every Single Day
My seven tips you need to know about as a writer to see successmedium.com
The Boss
The boss sat at his desk drinking tepid instant coffee. He wasn’t self-aware when he could avoid it, but he was having…medium.com
The Donald Donald Nursery Rhyme
How Trump’s behavior will be sung in years ahead.medium.com
3 Simple Ways to Radically Reduce Stress
You owe it to yourself.medium.com
1 Thing You Can Do to Stop Adding to the Garbage Patch
“Plastic Oceans Social Awareness Campaign” by Vickie de Laplante is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0medium.com
Breath Mints
A short storymedium.com
6 Things That When You Do You Can Be Great at Conversations
The skills that make one better at conversationsmedium.com
Lessons Learned from a Government Agency that Posts Surreal Memes on Social Media
How to make your messaging attractive to your target audiencemedium.com
The Way Forward
How (and why) treating the Green New Deal as a boogeyman only ensures we all lose.medium.com
Should Education be Free?
How the country will benefit and pay for it; meanwhile, reducing inequality.medium.com
I Am An Indian Dog
I was called an Indian dog by someone on Facebook for my opinion.medium.com
Struggling in the Margins
What to write for…medium.com
Exposing Your Skin to ‘Germs’ Is Good for You, Sometimes
Exposure to microbes can boost your immune systemmedium.com
How The Brutal Communal Violence Changed My Life 24 Years Back
I saw with the naked eye they set my neighbor on fire.medium.com
Change Your View On What You See
Take a NEW look on this old 2020 yearmedium.com
Mustering up the Temerity to Start a Startup in These Uncertain Times
This is the life-journey of a fledgeling tech-entrepreneur who attempts to go against the tide.medium.com
Eight Is Enough
(eight haiku for you to rate)medium.com
My New Canvas
I decided natural is my new normal.medium.com
Stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated
Compiled by Dr Mehmet Yildiz — Editor in Chief Please enjoy and share. Recent submissions to ILLUMINATION-Curated Cocoa…digitalmehmet.com
Ways Medium Has Been Helping Me With COVID-19
It’s been a long year. Medium has been a boon.medium.com
Arms Length: Part 3
The blinding light of truthmedium.com
The Rise of Industrial America and the Dawn of Individual Liberty
A Chronological Glance at the Inverse Relationship between Corporate Personification and the Individual…medium.com
The Crowd
– we reach for the light
longing for clarity
longing for what we do not seemedium.com
Can’t Buy a Hat
-blues lyricmedium.com
The Great Human Race
Oblivionmedium.com
When is the Last Time You Talked About Axolotls?
Heck, do you even know what they are? I didn’t!medium.com
I Had A Great Day Saturday
What’s wrong with me?medium.com
Apartheid In America: The Demon of White Privilege
We reap now our own desperate heritage as white people who have yet to come to terms with the darkness of our ancestors…medium.com
Doomscrolling
The progress of negativity may be destroying youmedium.com
Michael Tom Dillon
And his big auld haunted housemedium.com
The Not So Surprising Last Words of a Billionaire: Steve Jobs
What reaching the pinnacle of success truly meansmedium.com
My Heart Is Bleeding
I wonder if spilling words will help stop itmedium.com
5 Ways How Illumination Curated Works For Advanced Writers
Illumination Curated, Where High Flying Writers Spread Their Wingsmedium.com
French Kiss
Universal Lovemedium.com
Living In A COVID-19 World
A rhyme for this crazy timemedium.com
How I was Taught to Deal with Flashbacks When in the Middle of One
PTSD can really knock the wind out of you at times.medium.com
Is Time Speeding up? Have a child!
Or try these other meaningful ways to slow down your time.medium.com
Zoom Video Meets Cause Rise in Plastic Surgery
Zoom Dysmorphia seems real.medium.com
Bacteria in Our Gut Can Generate Electricity
Creating opportunities for bacteria-based energy-generating technologiesmedium.com
The Leaves Beneath My Feet
Autumn’s last callmedium.com
The Best Opportunity is Right Now for Writers
Learn about the writing business from the history of Rock and Roll Musicmedium.com
Why Literally Everything You Do Matters
Your impact on yourself and the world is greater than you think.medium.com
Covid-19 and Vitamin D: What to do While You Wait for the Vaccine
Here’s what you need to know about the role of vitamin D.medium.com
Back to Life. Back to Reality. Back to the Here and Now.
In the late 1980s, R&B group Soul II Soul released a single entitled, Back to Life. The song had a simple refrain…medium.com
Insights at the Intersection of Science, Art & Religion.
A response to the Mind and Life Institute’s XXVth Dialogue with His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, 2012medium.com
Conventional Wisdom Isn’t Always Wise When it Comes to Medicine
How old information and stereotypes can undermine quality healthcaremedium.com
Make a Speech Like Desmond Tutu
It’s you and your audiencemedium.com
This is the Object of my Consternation
I couldn’t help myself, or the resultmedium.com
Reflecting on My Startup Journey: Week One
What the Hell am I Doing?medium.com
Almost Living
A Poemmedium.com
Practice Poetry To Become a Better Writer
Another tool in your toolbox for growing as a prose professional.medium.com
This New Low Carbon Diet is Bad For You
Doctors say, don’t fall for the hypemedium.com
I want a man who wants to text me back
Why you are worth more than an afterthoughtmedium.com
Pyjamas of Love and the Sugarplum Fairy Project
“Because every child deserves a new pair of pyjamas.”medium.com
Between Failure And Poverty of Dreams
That we may dream and daremedium.com
How To Show Your Family and Friends You Love Them This Thanksgiving
Hint: from a distancemedium.com
Happy Diwali
Diwali is a festival of lights over darkness, so fill your heart with the light on this auspicious occasion.medium.com
Helping Children Understand What Is Happening Today
A guide to help parents and teachers talk about the sense of entitlement that is pervasive in US politicsmedium.com
The 4 Best Bets to Make For NFL Week 10
We went a perfect 3–0 with our bets last week! Check out the 4 best bets for week 10 to make more money!medium.com
The Subtle But Practical Art of Meaningful Detachment
The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror; it grasps nothing; it refuses nothing; it receives, but doesn’t keep…medium.com
5 TED Talks To Watch Today
covering diverse ideas, worth spreadingmedium.com
Self-mastery
Every Move That’s Made Should Be Meant To Elevate Us Highermedium.com
The Day I Screened My Calls
A poemmedium.com
5 Reasons Dating is a Waste of Time
For single peoplemedium.com
Where Did All My Average Reading Time Go?
Did I become a cr*p writer overnight or is Medium messing with the algorithm again?medium.com
Voluntary Confinement
Grateful to remain safe and soundmedium.com
5 Reasons Donald Trump Will Run For President In 2024
Don’t say goodbye to the maga hats just yetmedium.com
Can We Use Ancient DNA to Recover Extinct Plants and Animals?
Using DNA to recover lost traits and maybe even whole animals is not out of the question anymore. But should we?medium.com
Why Sex and Money Will Make You Question Everything You Know
A look at why sex sells and money does notmedium.com
Why Order Bumps are Draining Your Wallet and How to Stop the Leakage
7 Ways to break our love affair with order bumps and upsellsmedium.com
Will Your Life Improve Under a New President?
The Republicans and Democrats represent different sides of the same coin. What America needs is a new coinmedium.com
As Popeye Would Say: “How Embarrassking!”
Well, I know exactly what Popeye meant, as illustrated in this embarrassking tale of my own.medium.com
Joe Biden Speaks: Yes We Can!
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivered victory speeches that highlight their desire…medium.com
In my 30’s I am thinking in a lot different way than I used to in my 20’s.
In my 20’s, I have made many blunders like any other 20 something. I was never honest with myself, but now in my 30’s I…medium.com
The Squad-Empowering People One Tweet At A Time
Other politicians could learn a lot from them, if they choose to listen.medium.com
A Fresh Look at Air in the World
Interesting facts most people do not knowmedium.com
20 enzymes that are used in the food & Beverages industry
Enzymes name and its usesmedium.com
Ascending
Slowly but surely ascendingmedium.com
The Left Still Doesn’t Understand Trump’s Appeal
Dismissing Trump’s supporters as racist is way too simplisticmedium.com
The Aztecs and Stoics Explain How to Gain in Happiness (Even While Losing Daily Joys)
The Key Is To Interrupt Your Thoughtsmedium.com
Why You Should Write Your Story, Even If You Think Others Won’t Get It
How to get past your doubts and give readers what they want.medium.com
You’ve Got Loads Of White Privilege, Start Sharing It!
White privilege is like winning billions of dollars in the lottery. You’ll never be able to spend it all in your…medium.com
The More Things Change
Why I am so perplexed these days and so very, very tiredmedium.com
One Core Leadership Capability To Empower Writers
How three essential points can get you started, increase your confidence, and sustain your motivation for any…medium.com
When Love is a Pain in the ‘But’
my pre-emptive, retrospective admission to inadvertent plagiarism and copyright infringement — or notmedium.com
The Dream and The Reality
Life is dutymedium.com
Standing for Yourself Against Toxic People Is Sometimes a Must
Defending people who suffer injustice is even more important and should become a no-brainer!medium.com
Trashed
A Poemmedium.com
Why this Rio Grande Valley Lifer Swerved Off a Secure Career Path to Save Lives at the Border…
When victims of Trump & Co’s cruel immigration policies got stranded in Mexico, Gaby Zavala stood up for their rightsmedium.com
Surprising Things I’ve Learned as a Kenyan Living in Australia
What’s it’s like to be Black in the land down under.medium.com
Elon Musk Is a Better Marketer than Steve Jobs
Three marketing rules from Tesla’s Cybertruck announcementmedium.com
A Bermudian-American Poem for Thanksgiving
We came to America without a clue
When November rolled around and Thanksgiving, too
Stories of pilgrims sailing in hope…medium.com
I Spent Seven Years in University and All I Got was a Useless Psychology Degree
The story of how university made me lose my mind, and how I got it back and found myself in the process.medium.com
My Polish Hill
Say it in Polish: Polskie Wzgórzemedium.com
How I’ve Found The Key To Successful Relationships
What you can do to unlock this door to deeper bondingmedium.com
A Tale Of Xavier
A poem in honour of a friend on her birthdaymedium.com
6 Ultimate Steps For Success in Life
Success is more than money and material thingsmedium.com
Totems
poetry and spoken word by Robert Trakoflermedium.com
A Top Scientific Journal Just Published a Racist Algorithm
How a flawed face recognition AI sparked scientific outragemedium.com
Hey Girls, Can We Please Start Birthing the New World?
She is ready to be born!medium.com
#StoptheLies, #StopTheSteal
Stop the Trump Supporters’ Shameful Offensive to Discredit the Electionmedium.com
How To Become A Canadian
Had enough with the Ignited States? Then it’s time to break up. Here’s how.medium.com
5 Ways to De-Stress Yourself
A guide to living the ‘Happy Life’medium.com
Geographical Dreamer
Moving through cosmic intimate territoriesmedium.com
How To Make Less Fattening Chicken Parmigiana In About 45 Minutes
My easy deconstructed version of this classic Italian dish will become your favorite “go-to” dinnermedium.com
Not Everything New Is Good for You
A story about the pain of innovationmedium.com
Did Trump promote ‘Crab-Mentality’?
“If I can’t have it neither can you”medium.com
Here is Why Medium is a Successful Online Game (Platform)
And how that can help you keep going if you want tomedium.com
Who Is Going To Do The Hard Work?
Reconstruction Begins. Again.medium.com
Knowing When To Let Go of A Dream
I became a Dreamer after listening to ‘Super Trouper’ by Abbamedium.com
Signaling The End for Apple
The M1 Chip and the unprecedented end of a good runmedium.com
Why do we Need Permission?
Stuck between doing what I want and doing what I shouldmedium.com
The Importance of Being Picky on Who You Spend Your Time With
Be picky because you only have one life and a limited amount of time on Earth — might as well make it count.medium.com
The Gut Instinct Is Not a Wild Guess
Our gut feelings may be more rational than we thinkmedium.com
Seeking Help For Emotional Wellness
Hiding is not healingmedium.com
Why Trumps Followers Are Just Adult Toddlers And It Has Nothing To Do With Politics
Nearly 10 years in the daycare business has explained everything.medium.com
Ode to the Sun God
Life Goes Onmedium.com
Stories From My Head.
My Thoughts and Meditations on Creating Story Ideas.medium.com
Why Shiva Lingam Have Earned the Title of God Stone
Awakening Kundalinimedium.com
7 Alex Trebek Inspiring Quotes
Alex Trebek Died on the 8th of November 2020medium.com
In Mila’s Eyes
Poetry on Medium ∙ Autism ∙ Child Abuse and Neglectmedium.com
My Fantasy Job Writing For Joe Biden
Hey, you never knowmedium.com
What Secrets Lurk In The Shadows?
Can we win the ageless war between good and evil?medium.com
Master Bao and the Lessons of Power
Spiritual power cannot be taken. It can only be given awaymedium.com
What My Son’s Death Has Taught Me About Life
From grief to gratitude — Lessons learned the hardest way possiblemedium.com
5 Easy Ways To Be Less Frustrated While Working At Home
#3: Get Rid Of Perfectionismmedium.com
Government Testimony: Check Reality Before You Panic
Will traffic flow really double & increase golf-cart vs. auto accidents in the retirement community?medium.com
Finding the Razzle-Dazzle
When plain old sobriety just isn’t enoughmedium.com
Forget About Fixing Your Life: Burn it to Ashes & Start From Rock Bottom
You Deserve Better Than What ‘Others’ Say You Deservemedium.com
My Takeaway From the Joker Movie
My two friends hated it and were shocked when hearing how much I love it…medium.com
Don’t Study For A Master’s Degree If You Can’t Find Any Job, Here’s Why
Do not escape reality. Put your head down, and keep hunting.medium.com
The Planet Where it Rains Rocks
On K2–141b it rains rocks and the oceans are lavamedium.com
Why Nelson Mandela Can Model Our Way Forward
“Minds that seek revenge destroy states, while those that seek reconciliation build Nations.′′ Nelson Mandelamedium.com
The Power to Say *No* to the Wrong Money
And get great things.medium.com
How To Shift From Pride To Love
Allow yourself to be imperfectmedium.com
Arc Of History
Arc of history always being on our side
Inevitably moving towards what is right
Knowing arc germinates wide and deep…medium.com
Why Are Some Women Still So Afraid Of Personal Power?
It’s time to stop asking for it nicely. Just seize it, dammit. And stop voting for The Patriarchy.medium.com
I Tried to Unplug My Family From Devices for One Day
Learn from my attempts to disconnectmedium.com
Things That Make You Human
Are always the things that do not make you needymedium.com
3 Unexpected Advantages of Knowing Your Personality Type
How knowing your personality type can help you in personal and professional lifemedium.com
Stick Bug
An excellent and fantastic creaturemedium.com
Understanding the Value of Your Writing
Writing is an art; find your purpose in writingmedium.com
8 Stoic Quotes That Can Change Your Life
Timeless pearls of wisdom from ancient Athens.medium.com
Intolerance And Defensiveness Are Causing The Real Troubles
and you may disagree too, but make it rationalmedium.com
Ben Carson Positive For COVID
Another expensive treatment on the backs of taxpayersmedium.com
Pizza Delicious
Tanka about pizza.medium.com
Into the Crypt of Language
The secrets of creationmedium.com
I Figured Out How To Implement UBI From the Private Sector
Here’s How I Am Doing Itmedium.com
Authentic Happiness Comes From Speaking Your Truth
The power of speech generates order from chaos.medium.com
That We May See No Evil, Prepare
Here’s how you can avoid becoming another statisticmedium.com
Face the Fear and Accelerate Past the Rate of Change
The COVID-19 Pandemic sped-up trends that were already happening — reduced office space, digital acceleration, and…medium.com
Looking for My Father in Emerson’s Essays
I recently opened for the first time, a volume of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson from the collection of old books in my…medium.com
A Chance to Be a Celebrity
A novel experience at a beauty contestmedium.com
Blue Solace
Shades of inspiration and peacemedium.com
secret sky
no one knows we are heremedium.com
How Introverts Can Thrive in an Extrovert-Dominant Workplace
Good news — there is still a need for your quiet creative approach in solitude.medium.com
A Boy Named Lilac
A poem about self-authenticitymedium.com
Find Better Reasons Behind Other’s Functioning
It will help in avoiding demeaning or even idolizing others.medium.com
Parenting’s Worst Nightmare is Suicide
This Too Shall Pass?medium.com
Clarity
It sweeps through you like a sudden wind gustmedium.com
Why We Voted Down Right-Wing Populism
But we’re not donemedium.com
Illumination Curated: Alternative Healing
Similia Similibus Curentur: The Gift of Homeopathymedium.com
To Look Through the Eyes of Love
It’s a NEW way for us to see…medium.com
12 Major Reasons Why You Cannot Sleep and How To Deal With It
Understand your sleep better.medium.com
Still Looking for That Dream Job? Maybe I Can Save You Some Time
3 truths I learned after searching for fifty yearsmedium.com
Only A Writer Would Have This List
A list of places I’ve been, things I’ve done and that have happened to me over 72 years that is of interest to no one.medium.com
Letter of Gratitude to Dr. Mehmet Yildiz and Illumination-Curated
You’re making a difference, Sir; I thought you should knowmedium.com
55 Viral Stories That Attracted A Million+ Views
Readers can enjoy and writers can learn from these outstanding stories.medium.comPoems of Popular Poets
Selected poetry pieces from ILLUMINATION-Curatedmedium.com
ILLUMINATION Fiction Club
An invitation to fiction writers to unite and collaborate for productive funmedium.com
Dropping the Fart
A chaotic response to “chaos”medium.com
Space
A poemmedium.com
Snowed In
A Haikumedium.com
12 Thoughts When Spooning at Dawn
How to know if the choice was right, a review when cuddling after 40 years.medium.com
Heal An Ill
Eat this haikumedium.com
Reclaim your Rhythm in life
Pause!!medium.com
Four Insanely Simple Strategies For Freelance Success
Little things go a long way.medium.com
Plant Immunity: Qualitative and Quantitative Resistance
Plant immunity consists of dual resistance mechanisms that are qualitative and quantitative in nature.medium.com
Authors: Are You a One-Trick Pony?
If you’re writing a book, don’t be a one-trick pony.medium.com
You Shall Not Pass: Common Law Rights To Privacy In Your Home
A Historymedium.com
American Elections 2020
How our world sees itmedium.com
Find Inspiration In Your Creative Family Tree
Think like your creative heroes to find untapped creativitymedium.com
Dear White Women: Now That We Have Your Attention, May I Have a Word? (Part Four)
Five more thoughts from the heart of a Black womanmedium.com
China Is Keeping A Close Watch On The 2020 US Elections
The sleeping dragon is waiting for his moment to strikemedium.com
How To Get Yourself Out Of A Rut
It’s more than just taking a breakmedium.com
How to End the Cycle of Relationship Self-Sabotage
Work on yourself before you delve into a serious relationship. It might help you.medium.com
The Journey of Traveling Ailments
The Battle of “Old-trition”medium.com
How to Become Employee of the Year?
Anger shares his proven strategiesmedium.com
The Separation Game
Longing for unitymedium.com
We Desperately Need Election Reform
It’s easy to do and it must be donemedium.com
5 Interesting Ways to Travel From Your Living Room
Traveling back in time to journeys from long ago is a great way to experience old travels in a new light!medium.com
“I Traded My Couch for a Mouse”
How a Counseling Psychologist Became One of the Good Guys Onlinemedium.com
5 Ways to Build Resilience During Tough Times
Resiliency is your belief in yourself and your ability to achieve your goals.medium.com
The Easiest Buddhist Practice To Hammer Down Stress and Anxiety
It’s called “Changing the Peg”medium.com
How My African Identity Was Erased By White Supremacy
Colonialism is another form of white supremacy that seeks to establish white culture as superior to black and brown…medium.com
What Jeff Bezos Can Teach Us About Success and Innovation
Jeff Bezosmedium.com
Empathy, the Emperor of All Virtues, Has a Dark Side
Rational compassion seems a better choice than empathy in making a difference in the worldmedium.com
Breakthrough Stories Make All the Difference
A couple of popular pieces can really raise your profile as a social media writer. Here’s my story, as well as my…medium.com
Do You Need A Quitting Coach To Help You Help Other People Exit?
Firings can be drama-free & allow the fired person keep their dignitymedium.com
Wisdom on Embracing the World With Love and Understanding
Meet Amma, the mother of millionsmedium.com
The Party Never Stops in Madrid
Why we love Madrid so much!medium.com
Clichés May Be Annoying but They Persist Because They’re True
Here is my take on one of them.medium.com
The Last Day of Freedom
The story about the last hike before they took our freedommedium.com
How Expectation Shapes Our Life
Expectations create our reality and change our futuremedium.com
10 Simple Things You Can Do Today to Become Smarter
The secret lies in your daily habits not how much time you havemedium.com
Here’s A Little Ditty About A True Story
You wanna hear gruesomemedium.com
5 Ways to Stomp Out Anxiety and Win Back Your Happiness
Every now and then we all need a little help finding our smilemedium.com
Holidays & Cultural Traditions-The 2020 Difference
Making the most amidst of all of itmedium.com
Overcoming the Booby Traps of Predigested Questions
And how to stop groupthink from destroying your teammedium.com
4 Squares by Gary Vaynerchuk About Career and Happiness
as always, Gary tries to lead us to happiness instead of empty wealth, often called “success” nowadays.medium.com
Don’t You Dare Open Another Browser Tab, App, or Document
A Strategy to Reclaim Your Time, Focus, and Confidencemedium.com
The Moment
The One That Was The Truest By Farmedium.com
Treating the Poison of American Masculinity with American Literature
How can diverse male literary voices help us have conversations about positive masculinity?medium.com
How to Effectively Lose All Your Friends and Destroy Your Relationships in 7 Different Ways
A warning from the perspective of a former scumbag that has succeeded in trashing and crippling his past relationshipsmedium.com
Give the precious gift of your attention
Stop talking and really listenmedium.com
Editorial Spotlight on ILLUMINATION-Curated — #1
20 selected stories by editorial team for discerning readersmedium.com
Editorial Spotlight on ILLUMINATION-Curated — #2
Curated stories by editorial team for discerning readersmedium.com
Editorial Spotlight on ILLUMINATION-Curated — #3
Curated stories by the editorial team for discerning readersmedium.com
7 Effective Night Habits That Will Ensure Morning Success
A productive morning starts the night beforemedium.com
Shall We Talk Politics Without Politics?
Hint: The origin of politicsmedium.com
5 Best Deepak Chopra Advice For Awakening Your Consciousness
“Holding on to anything is like holding on to your breath. You will suffocate. The only way to get anything in the…medium.com
Who I Am Led To Why I Write
Introducing Lucia Siochi, Writermedium.com
The Real Reason You Never Get What You Think You Want
Goals are best achieved when the method and process aren’t cast in stone.medium.com
Is Populism riding over the Free Speech?
The use of populist in various sociopolitical domains as a nickname to debunk discord or rationalize suppressing…medium.com
Hat Engineering Project for Elementary Education
For illumination of 2D, 3D, 4D transformation engineeringmedium.com
How to Become the Machiavellian Prince at Work
Put on your ‘ungodly’ hat to preserve your integritymedium.com
Success Starts With Gratitude
Unlocking the power of appreciationmedium.com
Happy National Donut Day!
November 5 is the most delicious day of the year.medium.com
COVID-19 — Welcome to the Hunger Games!
Life is a double-entry system where every loss is someone else’s gainmedium.com
The Dirty F-Word
An exploration of the word ‘feminist’ and what that should mean to you.medium.com
My Farewell to Being A Smith
We had a long run, but we needed to part waysmedium.com
How to Stand Out as a New Writer on a Crowded Platform
Think of yourself as a small business trying to survive the competitionmedium.com
The US 2020 Election of the Century
A day of much anticipation, every vote needs to be counted to tell the truth of the people and by the peoplemedium.com
Gut Microbes Could Provide Protection Against Radiation Damage
These could potentially benefit cancer patients who are receiving radiotherapy.medium.com
The First Question to Ask When Your Relationship Hits a Wall
This instantly sets your bottom line.medium.com
6 Signs You Are in the Right Company
How to spot them working remotely — first impressions matter!medium.com
Collection of Curated Stories on ILLUMINATION
Selected stories by Debbie Walker hosted on ILLUMINATION-Curated.medium.com
This Is My 100th Medium Article
The good and the bad of a two-year-long journeymedium.com
The Ongoing Plot Against John Lewis
And the Tireless Struggle to Stop Itmedium.com
How to Train Your Mind to be More Proactive In Life
It starts with a simple change like — Instead of saying I can’t do this, say I chose not to do thismedium.com
The Secret Suffering of C.S. Lewis
Coping with grief through storymedium.com
A Sad Way To Be: Feynman And Frida On Becoming Somebody
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