New Curation Service by ILLUMINATION — Volume 14
Nominated and curated selections from passionate writers tailored for avid readers
Dear Readers and Writers,
Happy Thanksgiving!
As part of our new curation service, we prepared this collection to create visibility for great pieces nominated by volunteer editors and ILLUMINATION-Curators of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications on Medium.com, which supports 24K+ writers.
We explained the reasons for this post in previous versions, which you can find in these links: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, and Volume 12, volume 13. We believe you will enjoy our volume 14 today.
We are pleased that our special publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, got recognized as a boost nominating pub. Here is How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program.
Please note that these stories are nominated by volunteering editors (also writers and readers) on this platform, so the stories in this collection reflect their collective taste. As a publication, ILLUMINATION keeps a neutral position for all published stories, and it is impossible to feature over one million published stories. But we will do our best to amplify as many great stories as possible almost daily from now on based on the availability of our volunteers.
Stories hold power, molding a writer’s unique perspective. For example, our chief editor was moved by a recent story, envisioning the impact of more writers sharing their treasured tales similarly. It’s an opportunity to explore diverse narratives and inspirations, enriching this platform with many voices.
A Heart Warming Story of a Woman Who Fell in Love After Marriage But Not With Her Husband
Medium thrives on the essential collaboration between writers and readers, fostering an exceptional space for both communities. Within this platform, our editors and administrators generously volunteer their time, ensuring every writer finds their voice.
Their commitment involves daily review and publication of stories without compensation. It is important to acknowledge and appreciate their valuable contributions as we gracefully use this service.
By leaving comments, offering a round of applause, sharing content on social media, and following profiles, you’ll bring immense joy to these writers. Your support serves as a powerful encouragement, motivating them to craft more exceptional pieces akin to those found in this collection.
Out of 145 volunteer editors, a team of 57 volunteer curators developed this new service idea to address the visibility of stories. Each nominates a few stories from their reading list daily, and our lead ILLUMINATION-Curators compile them into collections like this one for our readers. But we can only add a limited number of stories to keep these posts in a reasonable size.
Our lead curators include them in lists, a great Medium feature. When you see your stories in lists, you may save, share on social media, link to your stories, and comment and like the list for increased visibility. The entire curation process takes up substantial time, so we will appreciate your support as your time allows.
Many editors, including our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, also create a list of the stories they read from our publication. We will compile lists in these collections. Here are sample curated pieces created by Dr. Yildiz recently from his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)
Building a Synergistic Tech, Business, and Leadership Community — Part III
Extended Benefits to Write for Technology Hits Publication with New Leadership Commitment
Writers’ income dropped in September and October due to fraudulent activities on Medium, as discussed in a story by Mike Broadly, DHSc titled Here’s What Seems to Happen to Medium Last Week.
Today we introduced one of our great writers Ammara Hassan
Our editors enjoy Ammara’s stories and nominate them for these curated collections. You may check other editor profiles in the attached collection.
With this opportunity, we also introduce new writers joining us recently. Let’s give them a warm welcome and explore their profiles. We add their profiles at the end of the collection.
Daily List for Sharing — Volume 14
You will find relevant and enjoyable pieces from this collection covering many topics. Today, our editor and media coordinator Aiden (Illumination Gaming) volunteered to create the list. So you can easily share this collection on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Reddit, or Quora.
Let’s all engage in this list and at least tweet it so that more readers can find these stories. It is the purpose of these curated lists.
We appreciate your wonderful support for these writers who pour their hearts and souls into these stories to delight you.
Here are the nominated stories from avid readers today.
Chosen Stories from ILLUMINATION Writers Today
Type II Diabetes and Fatty Liver Disease in a Juicy Bottle Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Too Many People Want Risk-Free Lives. Then They Wonder Why They’re Deeply Unhappy. Tim Denning
Cellular Responses to Ketosis: Can Cancer Cells Listen and Behave? Mike Broadly, DHSc
“What if your doctor told you this?” Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
The Aubergine Snack Dr. Preeti Singh
Three Ways to Overcome Thinking Your Chronic Invisible Illness Is a Weakness Ruth Miller-Anderson PhD
Upside Down Frittata. Dr John Frederick Rose
One Pair of Skates That Fulfilled Many Dreams Dr. Fatima Imam
4 Research-Based Habits To Incorporate Into Your Life Now That Turn Your Life Around in 6 Months or… Gabriel Bar-Sawme, PhD
More Meaningful Than Any Degree Gail McNulty
Birds Unfurl The Wings Sheltering My Heart Rebecca Romanelli
Embodying Soul: A Return to Wholeness Keri Mangis
Food for Thought…Farro Libby Shively McAvoy
A Vegan Tale: Respecting All Meat Eaters, I Am Not Superior ✅ Doc Samurai Sam
My Upma Rocks Surekha Chandrasekhar
You Are One Article Away From Hitting The ‘blogging jackpot’ Deni Sahaya
When Low Back Pain Shows Up and Reorders Your Life A Nkeonye Judith Izuka-Aguocha
Is Open AI’s Secret Project Q* A Threat To Humanity? Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups
Here’s Why Writing About Growing on Medium Is Hurting Your Growth Joy Ekere M.D.
3 Stress Reducers . . . Patricia Ross
The Truth About Fantasy Tales Stephen Dalton
Your Efforts in Dating Won’t Equal the Outcome You Want Above The Middle
Prioritizing Fitness Goals: Avoid Failure with 3 Simple Steps Adil Alam
Prioritizing Fitness Goals: Avoid Failure with 3 Simple Steps
Hit the Gym, Not Your Goals
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American Authors In Exile II — Desolation ON the Gains — Morning Papers XXII Joanie Adams
Why Death Doesn’t Scare Me, But Disease Does bluesapphire
Of Godlings And Giants Philip Writes
JFK 60 Years Later: Five Key Lessons on Leadership for Gen Z (Part 1) David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸
The 1 window to always keep open in your life. No, not that Microsoft Windows! Ahmadou DIALLO ✪
ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts: Submission Guidelines 2023 Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
Finding Joy in Being an Underachiever Alan Simpson
The Pandemic Albert Sundve
The Art of Napping Alfie does Medium
Divine Luminary Encounters Alize Henry
7 Pieces of Wisdom I Wish I Knew When I Was 18 Years Old Almar Tagara
The Monster Next Door: Who is Mr. Cruel? Alphonse J W
How To Increase Your Ability To Manifest Ancient SAGES
An Ode to Anyone Whose Experienced Toxic Management in the Workplace Andrea A
Pokémon in Paradise Andrew Dart
How I Use Cerasee Tea and Eucalyptus Oil To Prevent Mosquito Bites Annelise Lords
Permanence Bias Tricks You Into Giving Up — But No Matter What You Do, This Too Shall Pass Basil
San George vs Lara Croft: A Critical Examination of a Timeless Tale Becca Andrea
Make Your Thoughts Work for You Bill Abbate
History of the Aspens Bill Petro
Flake Fey Block Wife
The Wedding Industrial Complex is Destroying our Idea of Love Brendan Charles
Unpacking the Difference: Intelligence vs. Wisdom Brenz Candelario
Directing a Mindset for a Blockbuster Life Charlene Ann Mildred
Each Misstep Leads You Closer to Success Chloe
I Once Turned Down a $100 Offer Christina Szeman
Being Left on Read: Understanding the Emotions Behind Not Getting a Reply Christine Lorelie
Monsters Reimagined: A Journey Through Modern Horror in Verse CJ Coop
I Refuse to Be Painted as a Woman Who Took Advantage of a Man for Years Colleen Sheehy Orme
As a Maker, to Speak David Pahor
A Reminder Not to Quit Writing Darlene López
The Best People Support You When You’re Succeeding Destiny S. Harris
Do You Yearn for More Confidence in Your New Alcohol-Free Life? Diana Leotta
Use These 8 Helpful Writing Tools To Make Your Editor Happy Elin Melaas
The Diffusion of Responsibility: Examining The Bystander Effect Ella Harris
The Art Of Perfectly Timed Catastrophising, As Told From The Doctor’s Office Ellen "Jelly" McRae
Key Ingredients for Lasting Love Emily Chan - Life and love sharing
7 Lessons — I Adopted from Sun Tzu’s Art of War to my Startup Eric Fung
Being Successful at Anything is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Eva Luna
Why Are Old People Committing Suicide? Floyd Mori
Three Shameless And Simple Habits That Make Me More Socially Popular Francis E
This Potted Life Gary Kokaisel (Pixel Floyd)
Billy the Man Harry Hogg
A Serendipitous Encounter by the Sea Hasnain A
The Power of Mindset: How Your Beliefs Can Shape Your Reality Hass Leonid 👨🎨 Books Lover 📚 Lifehacker 🐱💻
Mojang Is Doing Another Mob Vote For The Next Major Minecraft Update Aiden (Illumination Gaming)
I Stopped Trying to Quit Coffee. Here’s What Happened. Hudson Rennie
A Blueprint for Selling Self-Published Books J.R. Heimbigner
BikoStar, Manna, and Mfundo — The New Music Star! Jamen Mendes
How Can You Best Help Others James Boylan
A Story About Toughness James Michael Wilkinson
An Open Apology to the Fans of ‘The View From the Window of my Tiny Stone Cottage’ Story Jay Squires
Selling the Sizzle: The Art of Persuasion in Marketing Jeannette Koczela Content Curator for Life Coaches
I Almost Ghosted My Friends Jenny Alexander
The Truth Why Most Long-Term Relationships Fail No One Talks About Jessey Anthony
Raining Mindfulness Jo Ann Harris, Writer of Daily Musings
Things That Go Bump in the Night-Are You a Believer? John Whye
Father Knows Best? Rethinking ‘Traditional’ Family Dynamics Jome Nartatez
10 Things That Convinced Our Company To Incorporate AI at Work Josef Cruz
Two Foxes Climb Through A Fence Julie Handy
How To Conquer Any Fear In 5 Steps Kingsley Asuamah
Finding Beauty in Slow and Simple Living: Lessons from an Unlikely Friendship Kristen Cox
Read This If You Feel Like A Failure Kurtis Pykes
With All That’s Going On, Why Are We Obsessing over Travis and Taylor? Lawson Wallace
The Cosmic Tea with Elizabeth Marie Filkin Leah Welborn
Living In Blue Zone: Firsthand Experience Livia Dabs RN,MSc
The Vampire Nurse Gets a Crash Course in British Accents Livia Ionescu
The Future of Marketing: Trends and Innovations M Saud Nawaz
“More than Ink: The Pen as a Harbinger of Progress” Marie Grace, Ph.D.
Apply the Protean Lifestyle to Enliven Old Age Mark Sanford, Ph.D.
Harnessing the Mystical Power of Rosemary in Spellwork Marta Henriques
How To Be a Man’s PEACE (These 7 Things WORK Every Time!) Matthew Coast
How to Turn Adversity into Opportunity with a Splash of Optimism Maz Roselyn De Roxas, MBA
How I got rid of depression and saved my business Merve Erçin
How Tension Shapes Our Decision-Making Molly Pearce
5 Habits for Changing: Finding a Fulfilling Job or Career Path Motaz Majed "My To-Do List is Laughing at Me!!!"
My First Time at the New Chipotle Ms. CAPM
If Nasar Karim
When We Laugh at Ourselves Obinna Uruakpa
The Echoes of Life Øivind H. Solheim
The Future of Counseling and Psychotherapy Paddy Murphy
Why I Decided to Go All In Parenteeny - teenagers can do more
Pest Wars: How Sound Can Save Crops, Planes, and Our Sanity Pavle Marinkovic
Consistency Is The Key To Freedom Without Consequence Petrichor
From Linear Regression to Shapley — A Journey into Model Interpretability Pratyush Khare
Spectacular Pessmists Failures and The Art of Celebrating Small Wins Ram Mo
Thanksgiving Brooklyn Muse (editor)
Squeezing the Orange Rebecca Berry
What is the meaning of beauty? Rene Volpi Jr.
Live In Such A Way That — People Long For Your Company As Long As You Live: S.a.n.a.h
4 Big Reasons Why I Choose to Live in a Chilly Room Sergi Slavich
How to Find Your Way in Life Shawn Day
The Joy of Meaningful Work Suresh Sangwan Saru
Exploring the Relationship Between Culture and Reading Susan Johnson:
I Tried Tasty Meal Prep Subscriptions over the Summer: These Are My Eye-Opening Discoveries Talya Adams
I gave up the idea of perfection and life’s easy now. The Mbbs Boy
The Revolution is Microscopic The One Alternative View
99% Of Regretted Decisions Miss This Simple First Step Tim Dahi
What’s The Use Of Having The Whole World Without Health? tim8888
The Astonishing World of Insect Engineers Tom Kane
Dead Easy 5-Minute Rules to Building Happiness Everyday Triparna
5 Simple but Effective Steps To Succeed At Life Tyler Lubben
Stories of Decades from the Back Deck Valerie Minor (Valerie the Wallflower)
From Employee to Solopreneur — Making the Leap Victor Oh
Happiness above everything else Vipin Labroo
The Problem with ‘Fake it Till You Make it’ Wesley van Peer
4 Mindful Decisions That Reduced My Overthinking to Almost Zero Yash Prakash
To Open Your Mouth, Or Keep It Closed? Zen Conqueror
The Effects Caffeine Can Have On The Body ☕️ Ziara Allman
3 Lessons That Taught Me About How To Set Boundaries. Zondra Dos Anjos
Now, Time to Meet New Writers Joining Us Recently
Let’s welcome writers who joined our publications recently. This is an excellent opportunity to explore the stories of these writers and follow their profiles if their content resonates with you.
Saad waqar, Ian Beckett MSc, Nisha Ram, Renee Shaw, Cheshta Pant, Tyler Bridges, @upliftic, Wajih Jallal, Pills for thoughts, Ghani Hussain, Iose’ Cocuzza, Xenox, Izzy @ The Dawn Load, Dave Noftz, Jon Stilwell, Psych Now, Emma Colsey-Nicholls, Sumanpreet Kaur, Cathlea Justine Capalac, Cody Raschella, Sharon Hillam, — Jay Duran, Shubhra Kathuria, Carl Jeffers, D. Llabaria, Jose Argueta, Aninda Baruah, ASAD EDUCATE, sam sowell, Frances A. Chiu, Ainy Abraham, Lisa Buchanan, Natali Martinez, The Gutsy Latina, Lara Makkapati, Ryan Closter, Archie N. Hodge, Diana Mroczek, Ryan Doskocil, Jared S Massey, Kirshi Yin, Tommaso Nobili, Kunal, Prakash Bhadraiah, Pranath Fernando — AI Strategist, Brooke Lewis, RetroFuturist, Enjoleah Daye, Abhishek Gurumadhva, Benjamin Akyea, Jonas Achouri Sihlén, Furkan Samut, Mhd Irshad, Laura Bell, Tamara Sonak, Antonio Duplessis, Boysie Gordon, Alexandra Gratsas, Arie Castle, Mark Tey.
Note from Aiden (Illumination Gaming): dear new writers, there appears to be a system glitch, so if you cannot see our publications on your list, please don’t panic. We will add you again as soon as our administrators come back from holidays. I will try to add as many as possible manually and also get a Slack request sent to you. I am one of the editors and a media coordinator for Illumination publications so you can contact me on Slack when you need help.
Please remember to submit only one story daily, preferably as a draft. We don’t accept multiple stories as our focus is on quality to increase your chance of being boosted by Medium.
Change of Perceptions for Expectations
Unlike perceptions, ILLUMINATION editors don’t publish every story. Your stories must be well-crafted and valuable for our readers. Our focus is curatable and boostable stories.
Recently Updated Submission Guidelines
ILLUMINATION Videos and Podcasts: Submission Guidelines 2023
Publishing and Conduct Guidelines for the Lampshade of ILLUMINATION
How to Increase Earnings from Content Creation
Apart from the boosting opportunity on Medium, which can increase your income, our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, recently answered this frequently asked question by many writers on how to increase income from writing engagement.
Many writers desire to make a living from their craft. Using Medium as a single source is not a viable option. There are other opportunities that you need to consider. We believe this story will give you valuable perspectives.
Collaboration and Promotion
You will receive an invitation to our Slack workspace to collaborate with other writers, share your story links, and contact editors and our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz. It is a free and moderated service. You may meet some of our editors from the attached collection.
Introduce Yourself in a Story
Please consider introducing yourself in a story and post it to ILLUMINATION or our other publications. This might bring you new followers and expose your profile to new readers.
Our editor Aiden (Illumination Gaming) compiles and distributes these bios to our subscribers. You may get bio ideas from the attached collection.
You may also self-curate your stories to gain visibility. Aiden provided a sample example, as attached. You may follow a similar format by categorizing your stories based on topics.
You may also enjoy a recent story from one of our new writers and editors, Mike Broadly — Healthier Lifestyle, who made significant progress in the last two months. You may contact Mike on our Slack workspace, who volunteers to support our new writers.
Writer Introduction
We recently introduced a few more writers like Thomas Allen Moon , Omni Essence, Sneha Nagre, Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups, Zondra Dos Anjos, and Ani Vals
You might also check recent editorial introductions from our team.
You can learn about our other editors’ backgrounds from this collection curated by ILLUMINATION-Curators.
Recent Announcements for Connection
You may check the following two announcements to meet other recently joined writers, including links to their profiles. This is a good opportunity for new writers to build their audience, as writers are great readers. We enjoy enabling collaboration on Medium by encouraging meaningful engagements.
Welcome to our writing and reading community, and we look forward to the meaningful and high-quality stories.
When you have questions, please feel free to contact our owner and chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, on our Slack workspace. He is also happy to speed up publishing your stories if they are delayed 48 hours or more.
Critical Policy Documents for Our Writers
Every writer contributing to our publications must review these guiding policies before submitting their stories. We are tolerant, but these are non-negotiable rules.
Writing Challenges and Prompts for New Writers
Helpful Resources for Beginners
Starter Kit for Writers of ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications
Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
Five Tips to Become a Prolific Writer Despite Full-Time Work
You may find more helpful stories from the content management collection of Dr Mehmet Yildiz typically written to help new writers joining Medium.
Sample Curated Collections for New Readers
We curate and feature stories from multiple editorial accounts.
Here are our latest curated collections by ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION Amplifiers, and ILLUMINATION-Curators for your enjoyment.
Invitation to New Writers to our Publications on Medium
To join our vibrant publications, please send a request via this link.
We will help you gain visibility and succeed as a writer on Medium. Please mention the publication name with your Medium account ID in the request.
ILLUMINATION Integrated Publications include:
ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION-Curated ILLUMINATION’ S MIRROR ILLUMINATION Book Chapters The Lampshade of ILLUMINATION Technology Hits SYNERGY Readers Hope Illumination on YouTube Illumination Gaming ILLUMINATION’s Blog EUPHORIA by Dr Mehmet Yildiz
