Nine Variations of Love and Romance in Arabic

Which one are you in?

Financially Affording Divorce

My kidney is now for sale.

How Newsbreak Has Affected Earnings of the Medium Group of Writers

A little competition is good but…

Gold — A Store of Value or an Example of Human Folly?

The Story of Gold and the Future of Bitcoin

Why brand and growth should always be separate

You are setting your brand up for failure if you…

Toxic Empathy

The moral case for less empathy, not more.

10 Reasons Not to Buy Bitcoin

Stay away from it. It’s a scam.

The One Horrible Event That Spawned Our Modern Fear of Vaccines

Our fear originated from bad “science”…

Stop Putting Your Love in A Box

Don’t be the kind of person to limit yourself.

How Deep Learning Can Track Animals in the Wild

And be used to protect endangered species

How I Organically Went From $95 to $1750 in 4 Months on Medium

Spoiler alert: none of my stories went…

12 Powerful Quotes To Live Your Life By

Think about one (or all) of these every day and see what…

A Business Born in the Depths of the Pandemic

Addressing the need of the hour

10 Great Publications for Beginners

How to become a writer and get stories accepted by them

Persian Princess Jahan Malek Khatun on Love

A Recently Discovered Medieval Persian Poem

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Why Our Gut Microbes Matter So Much

Because we are 90% bacteria and…

7 Simple yet Powerful Financial Lessons to Prepare Teens Before They Leave Home

The best conversation…

Self Improvement

First Sign of a Highly Intelligent Person

Sizing up people’s mental…

SPIRITUAL AWAKENING

Stop Telling Me Everything Happens For A Reason

Even though it’s…

Will AI Pets Replace Our Furry Friends?

AI pets. How does having an AI dog compare with a real one…

Finding the Source of Creativity

Finding the reasons to why we create

Envy is Toxic

Why we do it. And how to resolve it.

Do you envy others?

The Magic of Small Steps To Achieve Big Results

By taking consistent non-negotiable action.

How I Gained 1K Followers on Medium in 6 Months.

I ate a truckload of humble pies, kissed many frogs…

Daily Digest from ILLUMINATION

Featured Stories Issue #11

Selected stories from 8,600+…

Do You Argue For Your Limitations?

“When you give up the arguments for your limitations you gain the…

How To Get People To Respond To You Promptly

People Mirror your speed of responses. Six actionable…

Careful What You Wish For

Sitting in my aunt’s kitchen, I listened to her ticking off what she wanted…

Your Idea, Your Dream, Never Doubt That You Are Capable of Achieving Anything

Stay strong on your…

3 Touching Lessons I Learned From Locals In Poor Countries

They changed my mind forever and may change…

Comfort Eating Derailed My Healthy Habits

5 strategies I used to ditch junk food and get back on track

Hello, How Can I Help You?

It can all start with “hello”.

Could This Initiative Work As An Antidote To Loneliness And Shrink Reliance On Aged-Care Homes?

The Gifts of Grief: From Denial to Healing

Lately, I have had an unwanted visitor. He never sleeps…

Brief, Powerful Life Management Tips that Work Like Magic

A new spin on old-time management ideas

What Faith is not: Faith is not just saying ‘I TAKE AUTHORITY’!

Authority grows with Faith… You cannot…

Imposter Syndrome: The Soul Message We Need to Hear About This Societal Malady

shedding our skin is…

single

a personal poem about being a single female approaching her late-20s

Spring and Et Cetera

Write a sonnet about radiance

3 Great Advice I Received From Old Man

“Money can run out or be lost. But the advice that a person…

Meditation Simplified

No need to make it difficult to understand, just breathe and take it a day at a…

3 Power Moves To Start Your Day Like a Champion

No “Eating the frog” BS here.

The “New Normal” Mindset: 3 Hard Truths About Post Pandemic Life

How many got ripped at age 67?

Not many, I guess.

I know at least one as shown in the cover photo of this story.

A Year in Quarantine; A Year in Pictures.

A collection of personal pictures from my year in…

The Weight Loss Journey Continues

A story of hope for anyone shedding the pounds

ONLINE SCAMS

SCAM ALERT: Domain Name Renewals and Quarantined Messages Pending

How I used Social Media to improve my Website’s Ranking & SEO

Here’s how I did it as an SEO beginner…

When You Feel Anxious, Just Revisit Your Childhood’s World

How I find comfort in returning to…

If My Ex-Husband Can Win $250,000 on a Scratch-Off Ticket

Anyone should be able to make money on…

Humor drizzled with little sarcasm

Why God has better technology than us

This Girl

As strong as she can be

This girl,

Naked with many layers

A vacant tree that’s alive will always bear fruit again

3 Money Habits That All Millionaires Have

You might want to incorporate these into your daily life!

Gratitude

My Parents Vaccinations and My Son’s Return to School

Life is imitating drugs

Is Microsoft Game Pass Worth The Cost?

Is it a cheap way into the Xbox eco-system or a waste of money?

The Chosen Readings of Far-Right Extremist

A pandemic can have some harsh side effects on our society. One of them has been a…

Reviewing- ‘The Map of Tiny Perfect Things’

Time is everything and you will know why

Insights From An Ice Storm 25 Years Ago & Random Acts of Kindness

James Goydos — “Few things have…

There’s No Point In Sugarcoating It

This is a shameless plug

Japanese Live So Long with Eating RICE!

In the past, ordinary people in Japan couldn’t eat much rice…

People, As We Begin To Socialize Again Please Let’s Remember To Use Our Social Skills.

Experiencing a Financial Crisis? Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing

“Sometimes you need to get knocked…

A Glimpse of the Mystery

If poetry were rain, would it only fall in the shadows?

Is it ok to cry at work?

What should you do if your colleague tears up?

Review of “WandaVision” on Disney+

A Freaky, Bizarre, Post-modern TV Show

How You Might Embrace The Challenge Of Type 2 Diabetes

Will, a low-carb diet work for you?

Why I Actively Choose to Get Lost

The benefits of being lost as a creative

My Relationship With Sleep (or Lack Thereof)

How I fought my insomnia and won

He Made His Bed

Poetry of endings

An Anthology Of Meaning

Poetry in motion

Day Tripping: March 11

Fever, Fumble, and Fab Fealty

Welcome to my daily feature where each day…

FREE VERSE | POETRY

Drowning Me Crazy

My muse and my sleepy eyes

Maybe A Recluse

A poem

It’s quieter with the lights off
The dark settles my brain
I like to hear clocks ticking
And…

A quarantine Haiku

confinement you say

becomes sweeter every day

with my little one

I disagree — it is hubris to think that we are advanced enough to understand "evidence" of the laws of nature.

It's not supposed to be, we do not learn from easy.

Making Money On News Break Seemed Like A Good Possibility

Until it wasn’t

Here are two stories from two very different voices speaking in two very different styles that contain this exact same message of suicide prevention and awareness as yours.

One-Lined Poem: Happiness (#10)

A phrase about one simple pleasure in life.

Happy Mahashivratri

Om Namah Shivay

“Shiva represents the non-dualistic Absolute….. all…

Are My Transmitters Dead?

What happens when your emotions are removed

Do THIS To Get Ahead

Makes the compounding effect even better

“I can’t really criticize his character, mainly, simply because he doesn’t seem to have one,”

Grounded

A poem

fire burn so bright
flames dancing 
as if they were wings
trying to take flight
reaching for the air…

Why “Being Yourself” is the Key to Writing Success

The NUMBER ONE piece of advice we get from EVERYONE

Humility For Entrepreneurs May Be Difficult But Achievable

This quote from Andrew Carnegie reveals how…

Places You Love Can Change Your Life

Find a place you love, it’ll change your life.

Ria’s Diary

Poetry for a desperate heart

Many of us live in fear today. We have reasons to live with anxiety, don’t we? There is a better way to live.

Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness;