Featured Stories Issue #18

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y Cheese</h2> <div><h3>Park the cheese up the table next to the Port for just one moment; this is more than simply cheese.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*qerwe-LNcXkuXIiu-l1wTw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="ad02">Anthony Fireman</h1><div id="5780" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-thinking-about-the-lottery-helped-me-feel-like-a-winner-55ac181c0dea"> <div> <div> <h2>Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life — So I Imagine I Won The Lottery</h2> <div><h3>Even dumb ideas can help.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*nE3zL6Sk19BxE_iG)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="0c01">Steve Kehler</h1><div id="97ad" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-being-content-with-failure-wont-result-in-success-93b2b67dc9bd"> <div> <div> <h2>Why Being Content With Failure Won’t Result In Success</h2> <div><h3>So why do we celebrate it?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*DiAmdcNzEhP-YPGJBETF8A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="1c62">Tim Sussmann</h1><div id="2674" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/mental-physical-and-emotional-health-its-your-business-7d3509b6731e"> <div> <div> <h2>Mental, Physical, and Emotional health: It’s your business.</h2> <div><h3>It is said that people that are self-employed are the hardest working lot out of all humans. I agree with this thought…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*f2eWjQDq1guV1T4fLSUXHA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="6644">Sion Evans</h1><div id="aa7b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-war-of-being-yourself-in-2021-accessing-authenticity-5b598a76a2aa"> <div> <div> <h2>The War of Being Yourself in 2021: Accessing Authenticity</h2> <div><h3>‘‘That which is to give light must endure burning’’- Viktor Frankl</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*xuIct-9dWZf58dTF)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="7c7c">Raza Hussain, MD</h1><div id="78fb" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/one-powerful-habit-your-future-self-will-thank-you-for-fb5c1d71489e"> <div> <div> <h2>One Powerful Habit Your Future Self Will Thank You For</h2> <div><h3>I’ll give you a hint…look at the image below.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*RKyDFmftrZ5jmdWq)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="dac6">Josh Balerite Acol</h1><div id="a0af" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/self-love-315113c5ff0b"> <div> <div> <h2>Self-love</h2> <div><h3>A poetry prompt for day 3</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*PsCEEOolJqpXfP-L9HbA7Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="b5a9">Paul Abela, MSc</h1><div id="b426" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-viewing-life-like-a-tree-will-help-you-make-great-decisions-50480ccd6e0a"> <div> <div> <h2>Why Viewing Life Like a Tree Will Help You Make Great Decisions</h2> <div><h3>The shape of your tree will say much about your life</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*iv8KIzoWvOC6tSNOi0RS3w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="1466">Midori by the Sea</h1><div id="3ad8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-can-we-do-to-heal-after-hate-and-blame-497ad7bb925a"> <div> <div> <h2>What Can We Do to Heal After Hate and Blame</h2> <div><h3>A critical response to Jessica Wildfire’s article about these bad, power people</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*WaKAPId7ffix8WTq)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="12a9">Son de Flor</h1><div id="eab6" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/linen-is-fully-biodegradable-a8346918f666"> <div> <div> <h2>Linen is fully biodegradable</h2> <div><h3>Linen is a unique eco-friendly fabric. Almost no fertilizers are used in growing flax which is the plant used to make…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*MS9D0TITZOfYnro6)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="025e">Floyd Mori</h1><div id="0e5b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/one-womans-quest-to-bring-cherry-trees-to-washington-d-c-7b7dd373ec00"> <div> <div> <h2>One Woman’s Quest To Bring Cherry Trees To Washington, D.C.</h2> <div><h3>She loved Japan and the cherry blossoms</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*bBuFsYWVlozIT38e2Lg2Qg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="d5bb">Samedra Carter</h1><div id="2abe" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/4-harmful-ways-anxiety-will-affect-you-and-how-to-get-it-under-control-a36e0ec2bbe2"> <div> <div> <h2>4 Harmful Ways Anxiety Will Affect You and How to Get it Under Control.</h2> <div><h3>Every human experience or will experience anxiety many occasions in their lives. It is an inevitable emotion that…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*E1Qi4ODEAvtSWDu1kYIUXA.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="f376">Brian Loo Soon Hua</h1><div id="fe29" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-linguist-explains-the-historical-origins-of-the-word-bitch-5803e2217807"> <div> <div> <h2>A Linguist Explains the Historical Origins of the Word “Bitch”</h2> <div><h3>Believe it or not, it’s related to the Hindi word for “cannabis” and the Old Norse word for “old horse”.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*H_YtybN9ZPi256Ed)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="4572">Jessie Hamilton</h1><div id="6ca3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/are-you-feeling-lonely-727200e82f86"> <div> <div> <h2>Are You Feeling Lonely?</h2> <div><h3>There are several ways to beat the blues</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*8AKAOKuzkFavLUmc)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="e565">Ephraim Champion</h1><div id="de22" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/this-is-why-you-dont-succeed-f8ccca2a3925"> <div> <div> <h2>This Is Why You Don’t Succeed</h2> <div><h3>But we all know this already, right?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*ISfQmJoUrsw4cqjN)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="0f07">Julia Marsiglio</h1><div id="a7ec" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/ignited-851796c73ec5"> <div> <div> <h2>Ignited</h2> <div><h3>A poem</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*cYpuTd-HwBaI5yzvJJsZFw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="41c0">Randy Shingler</h1><div id="1499" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/thickening-veil-of-fog-e95019217dd4"> <div> <div> <h2>Thickening Veil Of Fog</h2> <div><h3>Dark morning clouds, thickening veil of fog Transition from night darkness with no sun Damp feelings of fog felt…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ZZAmzoZsX0h1zRQhGrky_Q.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="8c4c">Harry Hogg</h1><div id="2615" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/nowhere-to-hide-my-deepest-fears-da75f4187822"> <div> <div> <h2>Nowhere To Hide My Deepest Fears</h2> <div><h3>The Lost Hour…where secrets hide.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*RgRlq1xfgpiG6xo-)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="7b65">Bhavna Narula</h1><div id="bbe2" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-lovers-poetry-was-filled-with-emotions-74d9beb16427"> <div> <div> <h2>My Lover’s Poetry Was Filled With Emotions</h2> <div><h3>#promptday5</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*WTMvNT17BQ9SyL1i)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="9a95">Mary Beth Hazeldine</h1><div id="9cc1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-improve-motivation-the-easy-way-95e2533fc06b"> <div> <div> <h2>How to Improve Motivation the Easy Way</h2> <div><h3>And make procrastination a thing of the past.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*NdDDOZOk8h1s9NyK)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="6349">Carly Barrett</h1><div id="51e9" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/personality-type-c90c523d27fe"> <div> <div> <h2>Want To Be a Successful Entrepreneur? Don’t Make This Mistake</h2> <div><h3>If you feel burnt out, your business is probably out of alignment with your personality type</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*xV_-y4taMYIX1jPd)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="30fd">George Lamptey</h1><div id="d5d8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/do-all-the-pieces-of-the-covid-puzzle-actually-fit-15e32d58b76f"> <div> <div> <h2>Do all the pieces of the Covid puzzle actually fit?</h2> <div><h3>A serious article? It’s certainly not a poem.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*gUfDQAoQZq9qEItNE4zbwg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="1e2e">Krishna V Chaudhary</h1><div id="c7c9" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-should-quality-matter-over-quantity-74bbbddb1118"> <div> <div> <h2>Why Should Quality Matter over Quantity?</h2> <div><h3>Every writer’s focus should be quality over quantity.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*PF1UKfKyVvEBD3VM)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="1a9a">Simon Dillon</h1><div id="8af1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/spinners-revenge-part-1-of-4-cd7b589b4d08"> <div> <div> <h2>Spinner Part 1 of 4</h2> <div><h3>A woman trapped in an abusive relationship during lockdown investigates a malevolent supernatural force in her…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*TJUJHhueDYpjmOGnh7_zzQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="13b3">Eric Peterson</h1><div id="0402" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/when-the-price-of-going-fast-costs-too-much-shepherd-leadership-1c210aa3d105"> <div> <div> <h2>When the Price of Going Fast Costs Too Much</h2> <div><h3>Signs your team may be headed for a crash</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*R64ZJbU4JFV72t0L)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="39ae">Zsófia Sáfár</h1><div id="c8d2" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-most-valuable-lessons-i-learnt-from-my-everest-base-camp-trek-adventure-3b4b46539598"> <div> <div> <h2>The Most Valuable Lessons I Learnt from My Everest Base Camp Trek Adventure</h2> <div><h3>It was exactly one year ago when I took my final steps on a 10-day long trekking adventure in the Everest region. 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            <div><h3>Parents are either creating servant leaders or insecure future adults unlikely to give back to the world!</h3></div>
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            <h2>Hope in the Midst of Despair</h2>
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Featured Stories Issue #18

Selected stories from 8,800+ writers supporting 88,000+ readers on ILLUMINATION

Collection of Featured Stories

Easy access to daily selected stories from engaging writers of ILLUMINATION

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Because it gives me purpose and a voice

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Happy Birthday Illumination

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I didn’t follow his diet, but the pounds melted away

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How to Overcome the Struggles of Pregnancy

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Six Monthly Subscriptions I Can’t Live Without (for Now)

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How To Make Your Writing Into a Gift the World Can’t Refuse

You need to provide value, or you might as well quit.

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How Can Kindness Change Your Life and the Life of Someone Else?

Why it is important to give the gift that keeps on giving

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You Have A New Message From God!

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The Importance of Sufficient Sleep in our Daily Lives.

What can be done to get good sleep?

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Beauty

what else is there but beauty to behold

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I had another crying episode at my desk today.

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A one-year anniversary of my socially acceptable pajama pants

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Forever Has No Options, So Live Life Now

What does forever mean to you?

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One-Lined Poem: Happiness (#11)

A phrase about one simple pleasure in life.

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Over the Horizon

To all those left behind

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Cyber Attacks You Need to Know Asap to Protect Your Company

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Crypto-Index-Funds Are a Thing Now — Here’s Why You Might Want To Keep Your Hands off Them

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Superstitions

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