Riding the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad in Bryson City, NC

How To Build Great Teams

These are the best-kept secrets of building great teams

My Obsession With Older Men Saved Me From a Terrible Mistake

“Is he matured or not?” I asked myself.

TK Angel Protocol — Making Donations More Sustainable With Blockchain Technology

With Angel Protocol…

What makes People SUCCESSFUL — Pure Luck versus Unfair Advantages?

Learning the principles behind “The Unfair Advantages” by Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba

You Need to Know These Four Life Truths

1. You need people to vouch for you.

A Moving Experience. When heroes become villains and vice-versa

Teaching In The Midst Of Pandemic

Discussing the challenges in teaching online classes from a…

Over a Plate of Fish and Chips

Life lessons learned while nibbling on this British comfort food

Surrendering to the Flow of Time

Accept what you cannot change and courageously change what you can

The Complete Guide To On-Page SEO For Beginners (2022)

“The future of SEO is here: understanding and…

Design

The UI Destruction of IMDb

A Wayback Machine tour of what was and will never be…

A World Of Thoughts

“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our…

Daily Digest from ILLUMINATION

Featured Stories Issue #70

Selected stories from…

When Is It Better To Keep Your Opinion To Yourself?

Reserving the right to shut up is an art that few…

Medium Tips

Three Simple But Important Things Writers Must Do on Medium

Top 12 Hobbies That Make You Money (according to SCIENCE)

Plus, 10 strange hobbies and 10 underrate…

Be Curious, Not Judgmental

Walt Whitman said this. Ted Lasso repeated it. Now Jake Wilson is the third layer of quotation marks.

The Last House of Cards

an inspiring article glorifying the need to keep your willpower strong…

I Know You Are a Skilled Writer, but Sorry, That Will Not Make You Successful

Here is what will

Three Wishes

A Short Story

A short story

It’s The Time Of The Year When Retired Teachers Feel A Little Sad

Um, Just kidding! Here are some…

Why are we always in a hurry?

What is your excuse?

Decide, Don’t Gamble

Use this 4-step model to gain crystal-grade clarity before making a decision.

You’re Much Closer to a Breakthrough Than You Think

You have no idea what you’re capable of achieving.

Keep Calm and Parent On

A strategy to manage parenting stress

Shed the Shackles of Ego

Soar to New Heights by Living a Soulful Life

Joys of Homeschooling in the Summer for Parents and Kids

Personal growth and learning how to learn on…

Living With A Schizophrenic…

Schizophrenics hate taking meds. Years ago, my boyfriend quit his meds…

Are You a Writer Or a Hustler?

To make it online as a writer, you must define what you are

The Universe Knows the Truth

Just stop for a minute. It’s a waste of time. LIES. TRUTH. YELLING.

Hypersphereianity- A New Religious Doctrine for the 21st Century

I am a Hypersphereian. I believe in…

I Took a Break from Medium

How I used my time surprised me

Technology and Labor

How College Ranking Websites Scam Teens into Techno-slavery

College is expensive and these websites are exploiting our children who are desperate to make their lives better.

Everyone Insatiably Seeks Happiness, but What is it Really for Us?

Happiness… Is it a Cliché Topic…

8 Simple Sacrifices You Can Make If You Need to Save Money in A Month

Some things are worth giving up. Just try one month.

12 Sexist Things in American Society That Doesn’t Make Sense

Creating Your First Publication Will Be Exactly What You Expect It To Be

4 reasons why that is, from…

Writing

How to Benefit You and Your Readers Through Partnering

The advantages gained by…

The Relationship that Hooked Me

And the struggle as things changed.

Manners

We are Raising Monsters Unless we Instill Some Basic Values

When a kid acts…

Not taking care of yourself is Selfish

A good time could have turned tragic

I Earned My First $100 on Medium

Another achievement in just six months.

Micro-monsters Are Like Racism And Sexism: Everywhere

Every item of clothing, shoes, and linens sheds…

Why I Never Want To Be A Digital Nomad

Sorry, Tim Ferriss. It’s not for me.

Vaccine Hesitancy Is Costing Everyone

Not taking the vaccine is a big step backwards

What Can I Do for You?

I mean it, I want to help you (for free)

Tears Washed Away With Rainwater (A Love Story)

The reality of women abandoned in the streets

Drunk Without Drinking.

It’s called ABS, Auto-brewery Syndrome. A Rare Condition that causes your body…

7 Things Introverts Wished You Understood About Them

1. Just because we’re alone it doesn’t mean we’re…

The #1 Mistake New Solopreneurs Make That Prevents Future Success

Opinion

Dr. Phil. Are you a fan?

Why do we like Dr. Macgraw? Are we crazy?

Editorial Support

Easy Access to ILLUMINATION Collections and Older Stories

MEDIUM

A BIG Thank You To The Editors

Without them, there is no Medium

My New Refridgerator Arrived With a Rat in Tow

Don’t be afraid to ask for what you need

Music Video Review

Big Harp George — “It’s Tuesday”

Check out his hilarious new music…

How Did The Trump People Collect So Much Money?

Can Trump really keep it for himself?

3 Websites That Save Avid Readers $100 Or More

Digital book libraries worth bookmarking

If You Want To Protect Your Brain, Eat These Foods

This is how the food you eat affects your brain

The Creeps Come Out At Anytime

Why raising children today is unlike previous generations

Pacific

A Poem

What I want to do is run forever

Why read the book, when you can watch the movie?

Confessions of a slow reader.

Before we dig into…

Life Lessons

How Coffee Is Good For Your Health

The surprising health benefits of…

Are Stress & Sadness The New Sanity?

Are we ALL on the way to getting sick when so much around us is…

Why Discussing Politics Can Be A Bad Idea

When views differ, heated arguments may result

Happy I Am

How to say how happy I am

On The Edge of a Dream

Sitting in the moments of choice

3 Skills Everyone In Their 20s Should Learn

Illumination 100 Day Writing Challenge: Day 23

Free Lecture On Daily Activities To Improve Writing Process

By John Claude Bemis- Award-winning author…

The Leader Makes His Stupid Plan

A poem about climate change, mass delusions, and politics

Words that make your day

Channel Happiness

Radio Frequency # 2

What’s Your Respondability Factor?

Respond more. React less.

The Day Dad Cried

President’s nuclear options heard on Valve Radio

Medium Isn't the Love Boat

And neither should you choose to sink nor swim.

Words that make your day

Channel Happiness

Radio Frequency # 1

A Few Hints for Survival

We must be rebels for life.

Vaccinate Teachers Now

Here’s why. More than an opinion.

An Obligation to all children

Awash in Sadness, Drowning in Drought’s Grief

Triggers of This Valley’s Grief — a poem

Mammalian

Deutsche, JP and HSBC.

Just some of the monsters that grew from the Thames,

The Olympics

Tokyo, 2021…let the games begin

Behold!

A Fresh Day

Morning’s Perfume

Morning rises
the sun shining bright,
the scent of fresh-cut grass
and the perfume…