Daily Digest from ILLUMINATION
Featured Stories Issue #66
Selected stories from 9,700 writers supporting 95,400 readers on ILLUMINATION

Dear Readers,
We compiled interesting stories for you today. These small number of pieces selected from our large collection can inform and entertain you. External readers can access them via blogs on Word Press.
Thank you for reading the engaging stories contributed by our creative writers. Our previous digests are accessible from this collection.
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1,000 Short Posts in 100 Days
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How to grow and become a top writer on Medium in three months: 100 Day Challenge For New Writers
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Please enjoy our fresh stories.
The Power of Story to Change Global Systems.
Dr. Katelyn Dowling
Cardano’s Africa Project Proves That Blockchain Might Improve the World
Louis Petrik
Europe Is Better Than The USA
Sumesh P
Why Europe Is Better Than America. I Bet You Will Agree.
Why I chose Europe over the USA.
medium.com
Are You an Addictive Thinker? Take the Test and Find Out.
Carole Olsen
Trial Period
Simon Dillon
Procrastination
Ivette Cruz
Doors
Patrick M. Ohana
Let Me Teach You How to Run a 2 Minute Mile Every Morning
Aldric Chen
Confidence is Natural
Bryce Godfrey
Trump’s Effect On The Morals Of America
Dave Richards
Congrats to Those Writers that Earned the $500
Steve B Howard
On Writing — Part 3
Shawn Ingram
8 Signs To Rethink Your Values And Life Priorities
Dinelka
What I Do When I Feel Disappointed With What I’ve Achieved
Christine Schoenwald
All is Calm Until Divorce Mediation Begins
Jennifer M. Wilson
OUCH!
Harry Hogg
Be Inspired to Exercise Your Ultimate Freedom
Ada LLoyd
Winning and Effective Strategies For Grit
Trapper Sherwood
I Was Going to Give Up On Medium Until They Showed Me How Much They Valued Me
Graceygee
What is your Say: Do ratio?
Sapna M
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and the Golden Ticket!
Xin Xin
He had lived for many years in his own little world.
Øivind H. Solheim
Medium Rewarded 1,000 Writers With $500 This Month
Linda Kowalchek
The Politics of Deforestation
Ed Fernyhough
The Fruits
George Lamptey
7 Habits Of Emotionally Intelligent People
Fahim Chughtai
3 Simple Steps to Filling Your Client Calendar
Jeff Herring
3 Simple Steps to Filling Your Client Calendar
And do it whenever you want it or need it…
medium.com
Apply The 40% Rule to Your Training
Ryan Justin
What’s the Colour of Your Blood?
Obinna Uruakpa
Medium Advice: It is a Little Confusing Sometimes
Gippolito Ndp
How I Created These 05 Life Easy Income Streams
AHK
The Tale of the Half-Empty Barista
Amy Culberg
Tribute on Mother’s Day
Manisha
Overcome Addiction with Reading
Shiraz Zafar Hussain
Shameless Word (not Product) Plug and Placement
Sean F Corbin
Dear Mom-in-Law
Dr. Fatima Imam
The poet as an agony aunt
Keith Hill
Stop Waiting for Motivation to Arrive, Work on Your Self-discipline
Liam Sturt
How Online Advertising Is Drastically Changing
Vinicius Monteiro
How To Develop A Reading Habit
Anthony Jackson
Tim Gunn: It Gets Better
Veronika Kaufmann
Wrap Up Week 3–100 Days Writing
Misbah Ul Haq Syed
America is divided, just not in the way you think it is
Jake Meiss
One Woman’s Journey Through Infertility — And Beyond
Kim McKinney
An Unexpected Move From Medium
Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Can I Call Myself a Writer Now
Ali Hall
Medium’s Got a Surprise for You — Your payment summary for April 1 — April 30, 2021 — $500
Liam Sturt
“Foxitus & Foxmania”
Terry Trueman
Heartbreak Rides
Sakari Lacross
I Am Not Me Any More
D J B
Young Men With Dull Axes
Eddie Becker
Closing my Classroom for the Last Time
Pat Austin Becker
Being Green and Still Eating Meat
Ellen Clardy, PhD
How I Keep Sane While Working From Home
Karthik Raj
My Grandma’s Amulet
Aswathi Ashok
$800 billion for a Mother’s Day Bouquet?
Kristina God
How I Overcome My Loneliness
Dhanaraj Natesan
Ledger Books Kept Some African Americans Captive Long After Emancipation
Claudia Stack
Jenner Talks About Wealthy Friends Leaving California
Floyd Mori
Has Lockdown Created Food Addiction?
Ann Venkataraman
Letting Go
Ulf Wolf
Honey fell from the sky!!!
ASGARALY LOULOUA
Rock
Shawn Ingram
Overpopulous
Courtenay S. Gray
Can You Still Be Happy When Your Dreams Don’t Come True?
Kele Mogotsi
10 Reasons I Will Never Get Married
Gal Mux
When You Come Back Home Three Hours Later And This Is What You See
Terry L. Cooper
No, I didn’t Receive a Bonus
Courtenay S. Gray
James Corden: How To Be Nice Without Being A Pushover
Claire Siyan Li
Owner, Editor, Writer
Terry L. Cooper
Two Principles on Which You Can Build a Solid Career
Bill Abbate
Giving Birth to Your Creative Expression is A Process
Orla Kenny
My May Resolutions
Martin van Soest
My May Resolutions
Resolutions to keep my learning curve as a writer as steep as possible
medium.com
1000 Post Challenge
Adonis Richards
Being At Ease
Randy Shingler
The Worst Mistake You Can Make
Paola Perez
Small Things You Can Do to Have a Better Life
Matthew Prince
How Blue Zone Habits Improve Your Worklife
Tree Langdon
It seems to me that spending a pretty penny on clothing with no intention of wearing could be…
Myriam Ben Salem🦋
The Million Daffodil Project in Belfast, ME
Stephen Dalton
More stories tomorrow, stay tuned…
Thank you for reading our stories.
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