Optimistic Journey

Stories selected from 2,860 writers followed by 25,000 readers

Dr Mehmet Yildiz

ILLUMINATION

· ~48 min read · August 4, 2020 (Updated: December 15, 2021) · Free: No

Featuring remarkable stories of ILLUMINATION writers

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. — Helen Keller

Dear readers,

Welcome to another joyful and exciting day created by our optimistic writers.

Our writers challenge the status quo with optimism and take us to journey with their thought-provoking ideas. I am pleased that several interesting articles attracted the attention of a broad audience and received thousands of views trending toward getting viral. This recognition makes our writers happy, joyful, and optimistic.

I am optimistic that the stories of our writers will gain more and more visibility by broader audiences each day.

Curated Stories on ILLUMINATION

Presenting collections created and submitted by writers

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I created this daily reading digest for easy access to our stories. I was able to review and record only some of our great stories for you. It is not possible to fit all stories in an article.

However, I know that our writers will add comments to introduce their great pieces in the comments section of this story so that you can explore more options.

My article today presents a quick taste of selected stories on many topics for you. We have many more stories on our publication page updated regularly on this link. I believe you can find stories that can be interesting to you.

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We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy.

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As each reader has a different taste and expectation, we provide as many options as possible to our readers. With the contribution of our 2,860 writers, we cover a large number of topics.

Here is a list of the topics covered in our stories. There is something interesting and useful for everyone.

Our publication cover many topics including: Advice, Architecture, Art, Artificial Intelligence, Bitcoin, BlackLivesMatter, Books, Business, Climate Change, Cooking, Creativity, Culture, Design, Diversity, Economics, Education, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, Feminism, Fiction, Finance, Food, Future, Gaming, Government, Health, History, Humor, Ideas, Innovation, Inspiration, Internet of Things, Investing, Journalism, Leadership, Life, Life Lessons, Love, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Movies, Music, Parenting, Photography, Poetry, Politics, Privacy, Productivity, Psychology, Racism, Reading, Relationships, Satire, Science, Self Driving Cars, Self Improvement, Short Story, Social Media, Space, Sports, Startup, Sustainability, Technology, Television, This Happened To Me, Transportation, Travel, Venture Capital, Virtual Reality, Women In Tech, Writing.

Let me introduce you our distributed stories to multiple Medium topics.

Our Curated Stories Distributed to Multiple Topics

P. Katekomol #sports #fitness #lifestyle #self

How Archery Brings Out a Better Version of You

A journey to a better self through archery

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Zoe Naz #business #startups #women

5 Self-made Female Billionaires You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Kylie Jenner and Sheryl Sandberg do have other company

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Jennifer Geer #creativity #productivity #writing

5 Reasons to Let Go of Your Niche

Write something new, at least for the day

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Dr Mehmet Yildiz #leadership #business #work

How to Spark Innovative Collaboration

A strategic leadership focus on collaboration in digital transformation initiatives

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Rebecca Stevens Alder #race #equality

I Am Not An Angry Black Woman

I am a black woman, and I am like you. I have my good days and my bad days. I’m happy at times and sad at times. I am…

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Alex Garrett #culture #tv

The Shockingly Good Politics of “Recess”

Communist propaganda in Disney’s Recess.

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Christina M. Ward #writing

Why ‘Mapping’ Your Stories Will Increase Productivity

What is ‘mapping’ and how can it help your writing?

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Li Charmaine Anne #self

Why I Like Getting Older

Youth is sometimes overrated.

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Kylie Fuller #self

The Secret to Being an Exceptionally Tolerant Person

Being tolerant is not about putting up with people. It’s about entering every interaction with an open heart and an…

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Wolfie Bain #poetry

A Side of Paradise with That

Poem

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Kim Jagwe #poetry

Natural Hair Shame

I Birthed My Own Freedom

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Louise Foerster

When Our Words Don’t Say What We Mean

We can reach out to one another.

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Lindsay McGrail

Are You Comfortable In Your Own Skin?

The idea of being your-self is a very appealing trait.

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Hope Coalesce

No Gem, No Stone

A talk in the mirror, an embracing self-love poem

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Paul Seo

Cleaning during Quarantine and How It Brought Me Joy

“To put your things in order mean to put your past in order too.” — Marie Kondo

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Tim Maudlin

Seek Opportunities To Do Good

GOOD, an acronym story

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P.G. Barnett

The Death Of Henry James Part 2

A Sunny Alexander-Johnson and Roberto De La Cruz Series By P.G. & Sharon Barnett

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Galit Birk, PhD

Muse

A Haiku

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Floyd Mori

Hatred Spews Forth Daily

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Jennifer Geer

5 Reasons to Let Go of Your Niche

Write something new, at least for the day

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Pamela Simmonds

Bird Song

A Poem

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Ravyne Hawke

Seven Billion Sorrows

Free Verse Poetry — Collective Burdens

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Danny Schleien

My 10 Favorite Stories From July 2020

If you’re looking for stories to bookmark, you’ve come to the right place!

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Zach J. Watson

What We Do In The Future

A Response to Emily Andersson’s “Never Ending Poem” Prompt

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Caroline de Braganza

There’s Something to Be Said for Spit in Your Head

Saliva is good for you

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Bobby Dubey

The Pygmalion Effect.

High expectations lead to high performance.

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I didn’t Expect this Patronus Charm…

Potterhead's are going to love this…!!!

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René Junge

I Had to Pay over 7000 Euros in Taxes — Now I Have to Reinvent Myself

If there is no money left to publish books as before, I will have to go other ways.

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P.G. Barnett

I Believe

A state of heart and soul

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Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Who doesn’t believe in serendipity

Cross-pollinating 2,850 writers to create synergy and value for 24,850 readers with innovative ways

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Tree Langdon ♾️

Increase Your Profile Views, also Creating an Urban Food Project

Join the Conversation and Pay it Forward

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Agnes Laurens

How To Master Your Identity As A Human Being

In a difficult understanding world.

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There’s Something Seriously Wrong With My Views And Earnings

Maybe with yours too

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Bridget Webber

10 Ways to Be More Resilient in the Face of Corona-Fallout

Don’t let this disease reduce your mental health

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Tree Langdon ♾️

All the August Bulletins in One Place

Join the Conversation by Tree Langdon ♾️

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Awab Hussain

Speaking, Like Making Pottery, Needs To Be Learned.

Why learning the art of public speaking is not just for a hobby or a specific job, but a necessity for all.

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Robert Nelson

Song Of The Day — Rocky Mountain High

John Denver was one of my favorite singers.

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Iva Hotko

Recognition

… there comes the time in life when you are ready, when life makes you ready to understand what you have seen/felt long…

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Andre Puddie

Resolve

Never give up, no matter how uncertain the road is.

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Alice Goldbloom

True Confessions of a Boss Bitch

Lessons for life, love and maybe happily ever after

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Chris Hedges

Is A TikTok Revolution Brewing?

Trump vows to ban the popular social media site (for national security, he says) after TikTok users troll his Tusla…

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Olya Aman

Your Lips Bleed in Painful Admiration When You Read These Books

Come out winning over any misfortune with the volume of value

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Michele Thill

Why We Need To Come Together — Right Now

If you want to be free

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Betsy Ramser Jaime

5 Ways To Turn Around a Terrible Day

It’s only 7:56 AM on a Monday morning and I’ve already had more negative thoughts than I can keep track of. Plus, my…

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Black Folks Sure Loves Church Boy!

The churched life as seen through the eyes of a backsliding saint.

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Jean Carfantan

Lightnux

Every nigh our consciousness reach the divine repository to update our software. This is not about computers.

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Patrícia S. Williams

I Made 3100$ In My Second Month On Medium — Here’s What I Learned

Was it luck? Or was it hard work?

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Michael Stokes

Why all Young People Should do Factory Work

weird ways it was life-changing

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Robin Klammer

To Illuminate, or Abominate?

That Is The Question!

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Timothy Key

Who Would You Pick as Your Number 2?

Balance your strengths or highlight them?

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Dave Lee

5 Powerful Questions the Best Leaders Need to Know and Ask Themselves

How self awareness leads to success.

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Sikander Hayat Khan

10 Signs Your Best-Friends are Keepers

A humorous list with a hint of serious.

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Justin Phillips

Do You Even Want Your Friends to Succeed?

The other day I was scrolling through Facebook and I noticed something that actually made me pretty happy.

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Carrie Tawil

I am worried…

An attempt to unleash the thoughts.

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Katie Rodante

Questions Over Time

a haiku poem about increasingly difficult questions

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James G Brennan

The Ocean Knocks

a free verse poem response to Zach J. Watson’s never-ending poem prompt “Ocean”

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Suntonu Bhadra

Why Just a Conversation With Your Clients or Suppliers Can Be a Great Thing During This Pandemic

At Both Client End and Supplier/Vendor End

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Tony Young, Jr.

The Interviewer Didn’t Know I’m Black

Overt racism in the workplace.

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Bill Abbate

One of the Most Influential People to Ever Live

He was chosen one of the ten most admired people in the world a record-breaking 59 times

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Michael Patanella

Giving Our Control Over To Things Like The Pandemic

After these past several months, we have become very accustomed to the life we are all living in this quarantined…

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Ian McDermod

Why You Should Listen to the Songs of Birds

Their sounds provide more benefits than often realized.

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J M Mantium

Sour Taste

More rememberable than the sweet — A love poem

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Stories to spark new ideas and cheer up your week!

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Selected stories by Sharon Hurley Hall hosted on ILLUMINATION

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Joe Luca

Happiness is not what you have, but what you do

Therein lies the Solution

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Eli Snow

Copy-Paste

Duplication of self

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Varun Joshi

Losing the Fear of Responsibility: A Leadership Lesson from Dad

“I’m afraid of taking responsibility”. What followed was a leadership lesson from Dad.

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Christina M. Ward

Why ‘Mapping’ Your Stories Will Increase Productivity

What is ‘mapping’ and how can it help your writing?

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Lee Mont

A Woman And Her Bag

The Dark Side of Commitment.

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R Tsambounieri Talarantas

Fairytales

What is this thing my heart indulges?

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Sebastian Sanchez

It’s Okay to Fall Behind On Your Daily Schedule

I have one confession I am a professional procrastinator. Keeping up with a schedule is difficult for me.

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Roger Himes Esq.

Old Testament Book of Deuteronomy

As Seen Through New Testament Gospel Eyes: The Power of God

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Roy

You Do Something To Me

Enjoy the blessing, nevermind the curse.

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Evan Wolfson

4 Tools to Sharpen Your Decision Making

Tools to help you make the best decisions possible.

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Kenan Kolday

Understand The 48 Rules of Power To Stop Living Like A Puppet

Don’t kill the messenger. It is a tough one. I share them to help you open up your eyes. The rest is up to you.

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Rebecca Stevens Alder

I Am Not An Angry Black Woman

I am a black woman, and I am like you. I have my good days and my bad days. I’m happy at times and sad at times. I am…

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Lynda Coker

How To Prepare A ‘Crisis’ Pantry on a Budget

Food chains can and will fail in times of crisis

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Isaiah McCall

The Single Most Important Thing To Know About Workplace Toxicity

A pessimistic environment can poison your dream — it happened to me

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Henery X (long)

We Were Born To Live Free

Live Your Life On Your Own Terms

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Ruoyu Cheng

They Are a Crucial Part of Our Community, Yet During The Pandemic, They Are The Unwanted

In light of COVID-19’s sweeping march through the entire world, humanity’s very nature discloses, and among them…

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Mariam Manzoor

Learn but Do Not Overfit!

Information Overload — When there’s too much to learn in Machine Learning

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Kelda Ytterdal

Decide, Commit and Trust — take action immediately

Make quick decisions to avoid procrastination.

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Shashwat Agarwal

Two Cents About Myself : Shashwat Agarwal

Thoughts of an introvert.

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LA.writes

Islam Honors Work

Work is a form of worship

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Khoi Le

TSLA in S&P500: Good news for investors?

I’m going to try my best to explain what’s going on with TSLA. No doubt many people are thinking this volatility is…

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Tina Olson Wilkins

An Open Letter to Tina Olson-Wilkins:

A Writer’s Bio.

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Naouress Akrouti

Anger Management with FFF Technique

Anger is not a negative emotion.

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Ravi M

Thoughts like Rainfall

We are shaped by our thoughts

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Eli Snow

Sandcastles

In time

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Tom Byers

My Strangest Call Ever

Story Shared at a 911 Conference

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Dr John Rose

The Island of Memories

Zen Garden Meditation and Remembering.

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Payal Koul

Demystifying Yoga -Part 3

The Path of Yoga: for an enriching life

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Kim Petersen

Crazy Science

I clicked my talons against the bench surface as the sound of Michal’s voice droned in my ear. He was going on about…

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Utpal Kumar

Why do We Like a Particular Kind of Movies?

Movies we like, give a reflection of our inner desires

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Vic Alcuaz

How to Design an Annual Hotel Training Program

Human Capital Development Programs should always address their effectiveness

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Aeril Trinidad

Why Happiness Is Absolutely Important?

Will happiness find me?

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Arjan

Why Women Around the World Are Posting Black and White Pictures

It’s not just a trend.

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Arjay J.

Ice Cream & the Election.

When there are two very different flavours to choose from.

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America Zed

Black Steps

Poetry / Lyrics ~ (Song Audio below)

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Lee Nourse

Dancing Butterfly

A classic haiku

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Zahra Ali

What This Messy Bed With A 16-Years-Old Condom Taught Me

Never Underestimate Your Crazy Idea

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Susannah MacKinnie

Once Upon a Time

Let me tell you a story

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Rohini Singh

Can Your Heart Allow You?

A thought.

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Penofgold

“What If” Thoughts During COVID Lead to “What Matters?”

Facing thoughts under the surface saying: Focus on your life’s resolutions now just in case you get sick and die due to…

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Aniket Z

Write only if you mean it.

Things most people ignore while writing.

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Sahil Patel

IT IS OKAY NOT TO HAVE A PLAN.

Don’t worry, heaven always have a unique plan for everyone

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U.F.M TECHIE

INSURANCE: NEED A CHANGE!

There are several reasons that people change their insurance companies after already availed insurance. Nowadays there…

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Pretheesh Presannan

Consume And Combine Playfully

The art of consuming and combining creative ideas to trigger the flow of creative juices.

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Geetika Sethi

My Hush Hour

Something I wish to look forward to every single day.

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The Simple Guy

The One Where We Talked About The Reality of Today

Right now, our world is in a state of alert and confusion, due to the global pandemic of the coronavirus. Many cities…

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Nada Chehade

I Had No Clue I Lived In A Bubble

Growing up in Abu Dhabi has its own flavor

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CR Mandler

Retracing the Human Design

Looking at our lives from the outside in.

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Lokajit Tikayatray

Do You Know How to Give a Feedback Perfectly

Learn the tricks and tips to deliver feedback right.

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Geetika Sethi

Sad Songs

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Rebecca

Age Doesn’t Matter to Start Dating Again

Tips for dating at old age, it’s just a number

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Randy Wolken

Do You See The Opportunities?

Now is the time to face our challenges and pursue opportunities

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EP McKnight

Mask-Up

Mask-up save grandma’s life

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Walter Rhein

How Writers Can Build (and Warm Up To) Their Community

Practical advice for all writers across all platforms

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Renee Dubeau

I Chose to Stay.

1–800–273–8255 if you or someone you love is having thoughts of suicide.

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Denise Shelton

No Time for Summer

Neverending poem prompt: Summertime

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Zach J. Watson

A Poem For Your Home

Poetry Sunday.

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Joe Luca

Summertime

A Summer Poem

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René Junge

I Stole Books as a Teenager and to This Day I Do Not Regret It

I was once a thief. The only thing I ever stole was books. I’m still glad today that I did it.

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Joe Luca

Use your words, and your hands — Gesticulate!

Poem

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Trista Ainsworth

Embracing Life As Fleeting

Day 28: Viewing everything in life as temporary helps us cherish each day

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Ann Venkataraman

Goals & Gratitude

Salvaging What’s Left of 2020!

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Charlotte Zobeir Ali

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Selected stories by Charlotte Zobeir Ali hosted on ILLUMINATION

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The Japanese Americans Had To Persevere Amidst Racism

The 442 Helped

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Robert Locke

Don’t Forget Your Bragging Rights — 6 Ways To Get the Right Balance.

Your skills need to be broadcasted

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Khadejah Jones

5 Annoying Ass Writer Stereotypes That Aren’t True

Brace yourself.

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Miranda Waters

IS this Country Worth Fighting For?

The question gave me pause. A long, and uncomfortable pause.

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Renee Dubeau

The American Dream is a Lie.

Every great empire falls — here’s where we f*cked up.

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Lori Brown

For One Day Let’s Stop Improving

The astonishing simplicity of being here now.

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Rasheed Hooda

Summertime Blues are Bringing Me Down

Let me gesticulate my feelings.

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Tree Langdon ♾️

Shoot For An Irresistible Post, Not Curation

When the Stars Align and Your Post is Chosen

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John A. Greene

The Creative Climate

A poem about creativity

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Adam Tabriz, MD

Complexity is the Inherent Human Nature

The endless Strive for Simplification and its Application in Medicine is wise, but not thru Technology the only…

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Nitish Menon

Top 5 Marketing Certifications That Can Land You a Job in 2020

Here are tools to help you get that dream job

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Love Letter

Forever yours, your trouble child

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Rohini Singh

You Can Do It

Let’s do it.

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Coronavirus and Debt

Should you be making more payments during these uncertain times?

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Jacquelyn Lynn

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Selected stories by Jacquelyn Lynn hosted on ILLUMINATION

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Twitter vs. Quora on Israel-Palestine

Of dark night and early dawn.

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Rebecca Stevens Alder

Confinement

Blue sky, warm days, in confinement,

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TanyaIv

A Guilty Wolf In Love

A poem

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Nuno Oliveira

The medium age of TOP5 European Leagues and what we can learn with them

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Jazz Ramsy

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A binary experimental poem

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Greg Beatty

Stellar Elegy

An astrophysical haiku

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Vee Goldman

I’ve Been Illuminated

An Ode

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84 Critical Like Skills To Enjoy A Happy and Successful Life

Nobody gives us a list of skills to realize our dreams. Here is one that will help you stand out from the crowd.

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Paul Myers MBA

Tacit Knowledge for Leaders of the Future

An insight into the most valuable human asset

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Jim McAulay🍁

The Neuroscience Of Mindfulness

The Amygdala And The Prefrontal Cortex

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Sherry McGuinn

Finger Food

Gesticulate, don’t refrigerate

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Terri DelCampo-Nelson

Kid Joey and the Garden Adventure

A Kid Joey Adventure

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Kenneth Johnson

Whirling Log

Elias was grading the dirt road for the Bureau. An unexpected storm passed through yesterday and access to the…

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Sidonia Owl

4 Verses of Thiruvalluvar

Happy mind, happy life

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Tom Handy

Five Reasons to add Rental Properties to Your Investment Portfolio

This will put more money in your pocket

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Is It Love?

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Turning Up the Illumination on…Me!

As a performing arts publicist, I promoted others. Promote myself? Welcome, stage fright.

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Annelise Lords

What If?

Illumination

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Vuyo Ngcakani

A Tale of Two Foreskins

Traditional vs Modern procedures

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Kristy Lynn

What $500,000 Cannot Buy

The reality TV show “Alone” exposes the limits of money

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Taylor Napior

Let’s Stop Judging

We are all the same but also different

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Floyd Mori

Changing Native American Names As Mascots

Racist Names and Actions Should End

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Earnest Painter

Regret

A poem of hope

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Kemi Bateye

I Got Paid To Speak In A Foreign Accent

This is why you should show off your peculiarities more

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Kim McKinney

Struggling With The Concept of “You Get What You Deserve”

How should we view the deaths of an anti-masker from the coronavirus?

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Floyd Mori

Who Can You Trust To Help You Make Money?

Trust In Yourself

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Vee Goldman

I’ve Earned My Medium Membership

And A Tin Of Cat Food

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Stuart Englander

Voyeurism Is Cinema

Embrace it through suspense and surprise

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Edison Besty

The Reason Why Hard-work doesn’t Guarantee Success

Hard work is a tool, not an option

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Paul Myers MBA

A Wonderful Illumination of Gestural Rhetoric

For Joe, Sherry, P.G., Suzanne and Rasheed thus far!

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Terry Mansfield

Don’t Mess With Dr. Fauci

(a poem about a truth-teller vs. malevolent liars)

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Michele Thomas

A Collection of Curated Poems

Selected poems by @michelethomas

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Eli Snow

Discontinuous Permafrost

Numbingly cold.

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Leo Zeballos

Start writing for 10 minutes every day to become a writer

Don’t let your negative self-talk hold you back

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Meghan Gause

Donald Trump is The Best at What he Does

Don’t hate him because you ain’t him

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Zul Bal

To Wear Or Not to Wear? That is Not the Question

The staggering absurdity of the “mask war”

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Lady Foxx

My Reality

I am tired and resigned This attention I seek Is but a mirage Seemingly real yet unreal An illusion devoid of…

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Utpal Kumar

Follow Righteous Path But Without Fear as the Motivating Force

Only then can you be really happy

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Infiniti

The Lions Gate Live Event: 8.8.2020

Live Guided Meditation-Activations-Oracle Reading

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Ejuen Armstrong

Star’s Bridge

A bridge too far

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Leonard B. Butz

How I made 22€ with Etherium

…and it only took twelve months, wow!

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Jan M Flynn

Trump Has A Message For Democracy

“You’re fired.”

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Kevin Picoaga

Sometimes Things Don’t Happen The Way We Want

“Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.”

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Lindsay Brown

My Stance on Wearing a Mask Has Nothing to Do With Health Precautions

It has more to do with being a polite human being

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Steve C

The Meaning of Life

…from Viktor Frankl

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Davidhollis

Dare to Dream…Again.

A poem

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Bassey Elimian

Start Today

Make her great again.

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Imad

Time

Poem response to Michele Thomas prompt time

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Vishnu*s Virtues

My Soul Rants with Gurpreet Dhariwal

“Without darkness, I wouldn’t have known the worth of light in my life.”

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Stuart Englander

Collection of Curated Stories on ILLUMINATION

Selected stories by Stuart Englander

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Eli Snow

Plutonian

Planetary.

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Matan Valdman

Sports marketing ROI

How can brands leverage sports for better marketing and create better brand awareness

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Robert Busch

If we keep Failing, we can truly Succeed in Life.

When things are not working out we start having self-doubts, but we can flip this narrative to our benefit. The amount…

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Hezi Tenenboim

This Awful Medium Tip Was the Biggest Turnoff Ever

Are we here to read and write, or to play games?

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Dreamer's Way

Run Away

Hey! Hey You! Do you want to run away? Runaway with me!

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Betsy Ramser Jaime

How to Build Confidence After You’ve Failed

It’s Easier Than You Might Think

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Kristen Sadler

PhD graduates bring critical thinking to the CEO’s expert network

To navigate the challenges of the data-rich Information Age, the CEO and executive team require access to increasingly…

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Daniella Mini

Toni Morrison’s Key Lesson on the Essence of Writing

It might get you to rethink the writing process

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MDSHall aka 21stcenturygrio

The Revolution Will Be Streamed

“A riot is the language of the unheard.” what Martin didn’t tell us…

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Luqman Abdi

The Best Investment Can Be To Reinvest

You are more likely to know what you are buying

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Charlotte Zobeir Ali

Senryu

A Monday poem

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Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Meet Misa Ferreira de Rezende on ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel

Misa Ferreira de Rezende is an engaging writer on ILLUMINATION

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Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Meet Mystère Poème on ILLUMINATION YouTube Channel

Mystère Poème is an engaging writer on ILLUMINATION

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Ejuen Armstrong

I’m No Thin G

You’re not looking properly

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Stuart Grant

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