The Dark Side of the Online Game Roblox Most Parents are Unaware of

What Does It Mean When I See Repeating Numbers?

10 Leadership Habits of Highly Effective Leaders

You can't lead without mastering these ten habits

A Tried-And-Tested Way To Resolve Fights With Your Partner

No, it’s not “talking” it out …

If You Only Have Time for Just Two Books, Read These two

They Are Short but Infinite In wisdom

The Culture Where Women Are Expected to Be Promiscuous

Among many Amazonian tribes, women who sleep…

How to fight in Faith: 2. Engage the Prayer of Enquiry.

Precision is key in the Spirit Realm.

Should we unfriend our bigoted friends?

Why we should call in more friends rather than cancel them.

The American Political System is Broken Beyond Repair

I propose to tear down the foundations and…

POETRY / FILM / THREE DAY CINEMATIC POETRY CHALLENGE

Three Men a Baby and a Whole Lot of WTF?

Medium Took Away Over 1,000 of My Followers Last Night

Shock and dismay don’t even come close

5 Habits of an Insanely Good Speaker

A complete guide from my 20-year speaking career

A Moving Experience: 0 Day. Moving with Murphy’s Law

Current problems of Agriculture in Ecuador and the Effects of lack of Public Policies

Would You Hook Yourself to a Machine that’d Provide You with a Constant Flow of Eternal Bliss?

Three Death Defying Childhood Moments

Please read the cautionary tales.

MISOGYNY

Deep-Rooted Sexism That Is Birthing Narcissist Men

Ridiculously sexist…

What is the Lymphatic System?

One of the most unknown yet vital organ systems.

For a Happier Life, This is the Most Important Thing to Accumulate

Wicked Stepfather

Living in the ogre’s house

Time for the Deep-pocket guys to come out Clean

Ten Great Literary Villains

From witches to whale hunters to Woundwort… My most memorable antagonists…

The Twenty-Four-Year-Old Virgin

She looked like a child who had been given the Christmas present she…

4 Possibilities for the Origin of the Universe

The question of the ages, the Origin of the Universe, 4 potential hypotheses…

Cuba

Life In Cuba In 2021

Things aren’t great, but there’s always a rainbow ahead

Unilever’s Paper-Based Detergent Bottles Are Pure Marketing Genius

Benefitting the environment while…

The Lessons I Learned From Eating Pancakes Every Day for A Month

And how these lessons have stayed…

SEXY PARTS

The Women Behind the Thighs

If thighs could talk

Creativity: A Treasure Within

“Creativity is the relationship between human beings and mysteries of inspiration.” -Elizabeth Gilbert

SELF

Who Am I? Labels Don’t Define the Uniqueness of Us All

Let’s play, Agnes. My hair…

My 12-Year-Old Son Explains His Passion For Creating Video Games

How to love the creative process

Most Side Hustles Are Built to Fail But For Good Reason

These are some of the self-imposed hurdles of…

MARRIAGE VERSUS FRIENDSHIPS

Finally, Got To The Point When All Your Friends Are Married?

Day 2 — Writing An eBook In One Week

Need help to decide a book cover.

True stories

A Story Stranger Than Fiction

The scary monsters are amongst the living

The Best and Worst Pickup Line I’ve Had in My Life

Light the Signal Fires to Raise the Clans

Come to MacRae Meadows to celebrate your Scottish roots.

This Is The Hidden Nectar Of The Greek Gods That Kept Them Always Young.

Take A Sip Of It Every Day…

Things About Japan That Will Amaze You

There really are so many amazing things about living in Japan I cannot whittle it down to…

How to plan a perfect picnic?

International Picnic Day is celebrated annually on the 18th of June

Acrostic poetry / Poetry / Self

My Name

Who are you?

Don’t Just Plan — Act!

Confront that analysis paralysis

You Will Never Be Happier Than You Are Right Now

So start enjoying your life

You Got Caught Gaming the Unemployment System

Now you’re begging to be rehired.

Mementos

How To Remember Your Life Through Writing

Memory in ink

21 Life Lessons I Would Share With My 21-Year-Old Self

Reflections on my father

What does it take to change the world?

Patience Yields Success

Lessons from Juneteenth

A Thousand Windows

A thousand ways of seeing the same thing

How is it a Dusty Desert Campground Feels Like Home?

Our new adventure feels familiar

Parenting

The Pandemic Took a Tremendous Toll on Parents

Create a space of comfort in a…

Fitness, Health, Lifestyle

90 Days to Change a Habit from Bad to Good

Kerala Model of Schooling in Times of COVID

A Covid-positive story from this Indian state.

How to become your role model in life

having a role model or a mentor you look up to and ask for guidance is a great asset, but…

Featured stories from Illumination and Illumination Mirror

Curl Up With These Intriguing Short Stories

What kept me from connecting with my intuition — after I thought I had it all figured out.

Best Practices In SEO: 8 SEO Best Tips To Grow Organic Traffic

“Successful SEO is not about tricking…

An Open Letter To Idealists

Sincerely, from one of your own.

A Day in the Life of Santa’s Helper

These sweet animals offer an antidote to the cold and the…

Birds, Progress, and the Opportunity Cost of Wokeism

Energy Has No Will of Its Own

Learn how to clear energy that doesn’t feel good

Were You Influenced By Chrissy Teigen’s Apology?

It doesn’t actually matter, you should be questioning…

Negative Option Marketing: What Happens if You Don’t Say No

The pros and cons of automatic renewals

Careers Advice for Graduates

4 Reasons Why You Should Study or Work Overseas

My Writing Journey So Far

How far I’ve come, and how I made the most money I ever made in Medium so…

Tip to Identify Code Smells in Java

Stop code smell leaking into production in Java

Adversity

3 Amazing Reasons to Embrace Adversity

A life-changing choice you won’t…

Write Daily and You Too Will Be Curated

Warning: This is encouragement for you as well as an…

The productivity hack you won’t like but definitely need.

Just flip the secret switch on your phone

Lotus, A Flower Of Inspiration

A poem about hope from dark to light.

Country Music and Corn Dogs, What More Could You Ask For?

Find out more at the Yamhill County Fair.

Reason Is the Only Answer To Religious Hate and Violence

The age-old insanity and the urgent need to…

Day Tripping: June 17

Monuments and Monumental Meetings

Teen Is Shot By Friend Showing Off A New Gun

Permanent paralysis resulted

Secret of Sadness

Choosing to suffer alone in silence, holding back from sharing grief with a partner.

Want to Be Successful? Change Your Motivations

A dose of real perspective on life and achievement.

Ah, women!

I claim my feminine power for good so I can raise all others.

The View

A micro poem

I’d love to bring you back 
into this world
I hope to find what makes 
the room light up,

Have You Ever Been Seduced by Music And The Words Of A Song? Of Course

Music Could Be A Mine Digging…

Samuthra — The Princess Of Ocean #4

The future that too has no mercy

Samuthra — The Princess Of Ocean #3

Misunderstanding

Why hiring a business coach won’t solve all your business problems

LOVE POEM

One-Lined Poem: What Is Love? [#9]

A four-letter word that binds humanity

You Never Know Where Things May Lead

Lean into your sense of adventure

Consistency

Keeping the streak

It’s consistency.
Craft is built up, not innate,
so keep on building.

I Wish

Poetry for a desperate heart