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Curated Collection #82
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The Last Three Collections by ILLUMINATION
Here are the last three collections full of interesting, engaging, and informative stories covering numerous topics.
We believe you might find valuable and enjoyable pieces on the new collection and previous collections.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Five Simple yet Powerful Practices Boosting Creativity, Productivity, & Happiness Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Why Digestive Enzymes Are Important and How to Address Deficiencies Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Everything Has Its End. Agustín Muñoz-Sanz
How Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti Saved Me Arlo Hennings, Ph.D.
How I Became A Millionaire In My 20s Matt Lillywhite #humor
Do Single-Sex Gyms Make You Progress Faster? Andrey Pilipets
Stay Lean & Eliminate Disease as You Age by Doing One Thing Ange Dim
Remembering Wayne Dyer Barry Chaffee
What you can learn from Bachelor 2022 Allison Bonilla
Holding Hope Aasha Anna
Why Europe Is Stronger Than Ever (Thanks Putin) AMIKO
The theory of quantitative trading Andrea Berdondini
Four Letter Word Ali
A Drink Made From Three Inexpensive Ingredients Will Have A Big Impact On Your Health Andreia Damian
I Love The Psychology Behind Great Twitter Threads Annie Wegner
Not Everything You Do Needs to Have a Higher Purpose Bella Martin
Momentous Verses Breezy
Want to Make a Difference? Listen Brenda Mahler
Difference between rainy day fund and an emergency fund — Bright Bright Money
5 Best Places To Visit In Europe — City Edition Bryan Dijkhuizen
What is Your Nonprofit Funding Model? C. L. Beard
Start Trusting Your Gut Calum James
What Medium Has Done for Me Carol Price
After Mac Studio, What’s Left For Mac Pro Burk
Equinox Cee Cee
Can We Resolve the Never-Ending Tension Between Science and Religion? Chad Gates
A Subconscious World Charlene Erazo
I Envy the Dead Cher Aaron
Translating Women: What Women Want and What They Say They Want Coke Francis
This How Roger Federer Became the Best Tennis Player in the World Daniel Mesa
The Family Priorities List We All Need but We All Fear Daniele Quero, PhD
Amazon Is Giving $25,000 To All-Star Writers Destiny S. Harris
It’s Better That Just One Person Drowns Than Both People Drown Edward John
Inundated by Those in Need Elizabeth Emerald
3 Reasons Why You Feel Like Shit (and How to Feel Better, Now) Elizabeth Gordon
The Family Man Emily Wilcox
How to Make a Fortune: Tarot Pick a Card Emmarie Hodge
Perfectionism Is My Biggest Imperfection Erica Leigh
How to Write a Blog Post That Engages Readers to The End Farhad Hossain
An Older Gentleman Named George Called The Police Floyd Mori
The King Sent Me This Letter … I Was Five Years Old! Fred: Almost Famous
Port Dickson, Malaysia Gerad Carrier
20 Brutal Truths About Life No One Wants to Admit Gereon Wellmann
Our Brain Is Making Fun Of Us “Change Blindless” Gökhan Yalcuk
The Bland Leading The Bland Groupe Intellex
A Neuroscientist Explains Why Men Can’t Stop Watching Porn Growth Lodge
What is NMN and How Does It Contribute Our Longevity? Hello100
What Stands Between You And Outstanding Success Ilam Padmanabhan
If Your Character’s Looks Don’t Push the Plot, Don’t Describe Them Ira Robinson
Think Outside the Tank James Marinero
100 Medium Articles Later & My Views, Followers, & Money Increased Exponentially Jaron Mays
I Attended a Vigil in Honor of Ukraine Jasmine Aguilar
Micro or Mega? Jeff Herring
I didn’t vote John Archer
Four Words a Parent Should Never Say — and How I Overcame Them Josie P. Julius
What It’s Like To Be A Writer Living In Paris Josie Timberlake
Things to Consider Jules
The Downside of Consistency Julfi
How Removing Pressure Will Improve Your Life Julian Cosky
Here’s Why Knowing About Psychology Doesn’t Lead to a Better Life Julienne M.
Amazon, $36, and Taxes Karen Toralba
HomeBAnx Kay Valley
Spring Fever Means Spring Babies For Me To Find And Fawn Over KL Simmons
Winning Principles of Money (And How To Get More Valuable Time)
RCS Text Messages: What It Is and Is It Really Better? Leigh Robbins
7 Secrets To Life By Rumi Letters from E.K.
Humanity Would Die-Off Without Impostor Syndrome Lori Brown
The Correct Way to Use Plural Pronouns Lorrae
Harvard Made More Billionaires Than Stanford, MIT, and Yale Combined — Read Mark Stevens Story Luay Rahil
My Family Bloodline Of Rock Balancers Lwazi Mosley
Hello World in Human Languages Manoj Ahirwar
“Would a loving God allow wars, why does he not intervene and stop madmen armed with AK47s from… Marcus aka Gregory Maidman
What Are 3 of the Latest Interior Design Trends? Mary Beth Hazeldine
2 Quotes To Help You When Life Feels Overwhelming Matt Legg
I Made $15,000 From One Article. Here’s How Matt Lillywhite
IF I COULD ONLY TELL YOU WHAT I SEE Michael Holford
Your Drug Dream Isn’t An Omen Michael Patanella
How to Handle Change Michele Thill
How I Got Out of My Comfort Zone Mira Lucas
3 Signs You Should Quit Your Job Missy Crystal
Strange Foods and Good Times Misty Rae
Everything You Need to Know About How Medium Pays Its Writers MoneyCanWorkForYou
Stop Starving Interns Monty M.
The 7-Day Itch Test Will Tell if Your Story Will Fly or Not Napoleon
Sun, Sand, and A Dream Too Far Nick Stockton
I Always Come Back Nicole Dreyer
Telling Your Child You are Dating Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
Broken Thoughts NIDAA
A Joyful Routine For Our Wellbeing! Nidhya Palaniappan
A Joyful Routine For Our Wellbeing!
1 Simple Routine that keeps me energized all day long
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Eating From A Big Plate With 5 People Revealed Our Hidden Character Norlisa Alias
Sometimes it’s important to feel uncomfortable Olivia Fisher
Freelance Writing — 53 Writing Calls For Submissions (as of 03/21/22) — Paid Writing Opportunities… Pamela Kazmierczak
A ray of light with your first cry. Patti Murray Voncannon
Validating Our Pain — A Better Road to Gratitude Poppy
The Day When a Lady Burned Her House Down Pratik Thapa
Hand-Picked Articles #50 Technology Hits
21 Crazy Facts about Money you’ve (Probably) Never Heard Before Real Money Guru
How to Make the Transition to Working Online Richard Appiah
Blue Roses, Were Always Your Favorite Sakari Lacross
How To Improve Your Writing With Analogies Sam Murphy
5 Life Quotes That Changed the Way I See Life and They Will Do The Same For You Sandra Di Francesco
Foot In The Door, Love On The Table Sean Cordes
Single Most Important Takeaway From The Batman Shashwat Agarwal
Careful, the Past will Visit Often Sherrie Hurd Hyatt
Hunky-Dory Sable Gang Collection; Using NFTs For Good Sibca Awan
Living Alaska — Prospecting for Gold Stevenharrison
Paying it Forward T. Mark Mangum
Unapologetic Desires The Sinfeld Times
Top Ever Sign Alternative & Competitors — Can’t Be Denied Toby Kiernan
The Landfill Generation -Who Were They? Un-Traditional Mother
Census Meddling Ended With More Uncounted Minorities Vanessa Gallman
Villains And Heroes Have The Exact Same Back Story (Mostly)Vivek Naskar
The Sun is Waiting Patiently Yeeve Rayne
Do these when life hits you Yeu Lind Yeo
The Devil in Yellow Zach J. Payne
Women in Tech — That’s Cute Iris B. Stehn
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Trending Stories
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Reasons Why My (European) Husband and I Will Eventually Leave America Anastasia Frugaard
My Most Cherished Moment Working on “The West Wing” TV Show David Gerken #life-lessons
Six Lifestyle Habits to Skyrocket Fat Loss Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Five Tips to Slow Down, Lose Fat, and Enjoy Life Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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