Look What Aiden Found Today Episode #2

My favorite stories plus community-nominated pieces tailored for avid readers of ILLUMINATION Publications on Medium

Dear readers and writers, as ILLUMINATION editors and ILLUMINATION-Curators have been very busy the last few days, I volunteered to compile this collection with an additional list as the media coordinator. We apologize for the publishing delays. Some of our editors are on leave for the festive season.

Other volunteers are working hard, so I invite you to be patient in these challenging times. We will eventually review and publish all your stories. Please remember that we support 25K+ writers, as mentioned in our Monthly Updates.

Yesterday, I created my first collection and enjoyed doing it. In addition, feedback from writers and readers inspired me to do this additional one today. If you missed my previous one, you can check from this link.

We are pleased that our special publication, ILLUMINATION-Curated, now is a boost nominating pub You may learn about How ILLUMINATION Publications Support the BOOST Program.

In addition, I am also grateful that my little publication, ILLUMINATION Gaming, was chosen as a boost-nominating publication. I wrote about my goals and how I can help our writers in a story titled ILLUMINATION Gaming Is Part of the Boost Program Now. So I look forward to helping you.

ILLUMINATION-Curators compiled boosted stories in December, so you might find some fascinating stories from this collection. I also chose to publish this collection on ILLUMINATION-Curated as our readers enjoy curated collections, especially ones nominated by the community.

Collection of Boosted Stories from ILLUMINATION-Curated

We are also excited that our chief editor Dr Mehmet Yildiz, upgraded our publication accounts ILLUMINATION and ILLUMINATION-Curators, as well as his tech account Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech), making them Friends of Medium. Reading from these accounts will allow writers to earn four times more. While curating stories, we read many stories from these accounts, so it will be great for writers. Details are in his story by Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Tech)

As you might have noticed, our senior editor Mike Broadly, DHSc joined the curation team and created new collections from his favorite stories that you may adore. He has amazing taste as an avid reader and has already created seven collections in such a short time. Please find his collections with the associated lists and share them on your socials so we can bring more readers to Medium.

Here are links to Mike’s collections: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7

ILLUMINATION editors introduced some great writers. You may check out their profiles and explore their fabulous stories.

Meet Seda Anbarcı, Meet Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi, Meet Jozsef Kovacs, Meet Davor Katusic. Meet Thomas Allen Moon, Meet Sneha Nagre, Meet Zondra Dos Anjos, Meet Ani Vals Meet Ammara Hassan. Meet Sridhar Pai Tonse — Leadgen Coach- Tech Startups Chosen Stories from Omni Essence,

Our editors enjoy stories and nominate them for these curated collections. You may check editor profiles in this collection.

I love reading writer biographies and curating them. If you write any bio story please let me know so I can add them to my collection.

Today Dr Mehmet Yildiz reviewed an interesting book of Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi. If you are a book author, you may contact Dr Yildiz as he really does great reviews. He even wrote the foreword of my gaming book. Here is his great review today.

As mentioned a few weeks ago, I created a Discord server for our writers to collaborate and share their story links, so you are all welcome to join. We already have great fun there. It is not as big as our Slack, but it will be one day, as Discord is a lot of fun.

Daily List for Sharing — Volume 28

I volunteered to create a list of this collection. 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

As we mentioned before, “these stories are nominated by volunteering editors (also writers and readers) on this platform, so the stories in this collection reflect their collective tastes. 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.”

Here are our wonderful and nominated stories today! I believe you will find something that will satisfy your reading needs.

The Day When I Saw a Social Worker Training Himself as a Beggar Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Which Type of Intermittent Fasting is Best for Weight Loss and Health? Matt Williams-Spooner, Ph.D.

Adopted Kids Who Feel Worthless Stacey Patterson, J.D.

If You Want a Personal MBA in 12 Months, Read These Books and Watch These Videos Tim Denning

This Place is Holy Tom Hanratty

Proactively Vouching For Yourself Aline S.

A Bird Pooped on Me — Is this Good Luck? JonesPJ

School Hurts Kids Kelly Crawford

Are You Leading a Life of Quiet Submission? Live a Life of Unparalleled Explosiveness Damian Clark

How Much Self-Control Do You Have? Libby Shively McAvoy

How To Choose Your Emotions Dr Emmanuel Ogamdi

Do Eating and Breathing Noises Drive You Crazy? There May Be a Reason Elaine Hilides

Remembering to Live Pernoste & Dahl

Love Was A Lasting Affair — A Minor Poem Joanie Adams — Sightseer; Conjurer Of Words

How to Become a Digital Nomad Luay Rahil

5 Reasons I Enjoy My Retirement Years More Than Working Ones Mike Broadly, DHSc

I Got Blocked On My First Day On X and I Loved How They Solved the Issue Mindy Insights

The Carousel Upstairs Andy Williams

About Me: Who Am I and Why Am I Here? David B. Grinberg 🇺🇸

Why Some People Are Naturally “Lucky” Jim Farina

Motherhood Is Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Darlene López

Sex and Water — Life and Death Annelise Lords

Israel’s UN Ambassador Speech to the Security Council John Hide

How Corporations Answer Your Questions With Spin Doctors. Dean Gee

Capricious Snapping. Dr John Frederick Rose

Do You Talk Inside Your Head More Than You Talk In Reality? Hidayatullah

How To Break Bad Habits Once And For All (Science-Based Approach) Jari Roomer

Decluttering for a Greener Tomorrow Gabriela Trofin-Tatár

A Step Back for a Leap Forward: Confronting the Mediocre Mindset Dmitry Potylitsyn

Enlightenment and Romanticism: Mykhailo

The VUCA World Has Changed: Here Are The 3 New Rules Of VUCA 2.0 Ahmadou DIALLO ✪

It’s Been Officially Confirmed That the Wolverine and Spider-Man Games Are in the Same Universe Aiden (Illumination Gaming)

You Need to See Fascinating Epic Pioneering Mind-Blowing Railroad Terry Day

Democracy vs. A “Democratic Republic” Veritas Civis

Karma May Not Exist. But, This (Fortunately) Does. Hudson Rennie

Why You Keep Falling Short: The Power of To-Be Goals Alma Thurber

Are You Chasing Your Dreams? Or Somebody Else’s? J.R. Heimbigner

Albert DeSalvo “The Boston Strangler”: A Natural Born Killer or The Perfect Scapegoat Alphonse JW

How To Use Username and Password to Push Commits on GitHub: Amrish Kushwaha

The Art of Moving On: How to Begin. Angelica Mendez

Chat GPT Is My Secret Weapon For Becoming More Assertive Maria Garcia

Advent Is Here Again … Forget That Baby! Fred: Almost Famous

What Is The Most Unique Gift Aliya🦋

SEO is Not Easy Atif Sharif

5 Life Rewarding Activities I Regret Not Starting in My Early 20s Benedict Then

Information Reformation Bill Petro

The Most Underrated Tool to Help You Simplify Your Writing Boateng Sekyere

The Biggest Social Media Trends Right Now Bright N

Coins of Compassion: Aaminah’s Truth Bruno T.

Human Shields Are Effectively Combating Consent For Israel Caleb Ashley

What Happens When the Cheering Stops? Charlene Ann Mildred

Making Sense of Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Beyond Chloe

10 Ways To Get Over Someone and Allow Yourself to Move Forward Christine Lorelie

The 1873 Tale of Two Competing Brothel Owners Curt Melzer

A Glimpse into My Organic Home Garden Ammara Hassan

The Big Idea Of Avoiding Burnout E. Darian

Use Your 9–5 As a Tool David Tighe

Healing Power of Positivity Amir Bibi

Say Goodbye to Self-Doubt Dean. B

Ambition: A Quest for Fulfillment Dee

My 100-Day Writing Progress Report Don Martin, real-life writer

Signs of a Mid-Life Crisis and Managing This Blessings in Disguise Dr Mehmet Yildiz

History’s Ridiculous Moments That Sound Too Fake to Be True Dr. Christine Chuckle

How Going To The Gym Helped My Writing Dustin Lietha

Fashion Trends vs Comfort: Making The Right Choice…. Eram Siddiqui

‘God is Dead’ — but We’re Alright! Ernest Samuels

The Ultimate Path to Wealth and Freedom Evan Kelly

I’m Quitting My Programming Job After 10 Years — Here’s Why Ava

How to Avoid the Afternoon Crash: 3 Simple Habits to Boost Your Energy Fernando Martín

Halloween Has Come And Gone For Another Year Floyd Mori

Is God Forcing Us To Love Him? Following God

Jon & the ants. Freda Savahl

Why I Lost My Passion as a Developer and Moved to the Countryside Gabe

October Poetry Gladys B.H.

Labyrinth of Dreams Harvey Ross

My Fifteenth Poem : A Symphony of Life Hasnain A

Pruh·kra·stuh·nay·shn hurea

Newton’s First Law is Key to Effective Change. Ian Beckett MSc

Using Spirituality In Everyday Life For Happiness, Joy, And Freedom James Boylan

A Brutally Honest Story About Life As A Cancer Patient Jenny Lim

The Day After Halloween John Whye

How’s That Alternate Reality Working for Ya, GOP? John Worthington

When The World Looks Dark, You Can Hold the Light Jonathan Isbill MS, RD, LD

To avoid overthinking and improve your mental health, try these strategies: Kashi Writes

Lack of sleep affects the mental health of 78% of adults: study Kashi Writes

Instead of Being Woke, Awaken to Your Self Kathryn Eriksen

Your success does not cast shadow on my Life Kumari Rashmi

Not Fitting in Isn’t the Problem, Your Feeling Bad about Not Fitting in Is the Problem Lawson Wallace

Poem #8 — Awed Lewiscoaches

How to Write Concisely — Trim the Fat for Lean-Mean Writing Lipika Sahu

Kissing Ashes Goodbye Lonnie McFadden | Success Architect

Best travel hacks in Paris Manasa Manohar

Want More Joy? Marlane Ainsworth

My Favorite Pumpkin (Part 2) Martha Lueck

Beyond waiting at stops: Navigate your own life. Merzeal

I Am Building A Tower For A Giant Michael Holford

We Are Only Human, After All! Michael Holford

I Got a 10% Discount for Being a Student of Life Mike Lewis

Is Tylenol or Acetaminophen Rapid Release Really Worth the Extra Cost? Mind Morphine

Is Soup Healthy? Allow Me To “Blow The Lid Off” And Expose The Truth Mind Morphine

5 Reasons Why Hope Is Dangerous Miriam Rachel

Swedish Death Cleaning Ms Fischer

Home Sweet Home? Ms. CAPM

Bal Masqué NADINE H

Why Self-Improvement is Everything Nathaniel Shaw

The Book That Altered My View on Happiness Naveen Kumar Thangavel

Embrace of Radiance Nen Nomad

November 2023 is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month Nicole Dake

Your Guide to Stress Management Mastery Niz 🍁

How the Latest Chapter in Israeli Apartheid Shows the Best and Worst of Humanity Nomad Mills

On the Ramifications of Being Both White and Other Olivia Love

There’s Always Value In Someone Else’s Excuses Paul Trood

Nothing Works Like Hard Work: The Secrets Of A CEO ANYONE Can Replicate Petrichor

Are You Overwhelmed By Your Digital Tasks And Living In Tasks Chaos? Poonam Bhatt

Where the Light Enters Poonam Vashist

18 Crucial Steps to Make the Most of Your Day! Productivity,Time management,Success hacks

Syria’s Never-ending Turmoil Rebecca Jenkins

How to Conduct an Effective Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA): The Ultimate Guide | by Richard Warepam Richard Warepam

Step Into Your Intended Mood Rick Bartrand

Psychology of Superstitions: Impact on Behavior and Decision-Making Rima Eneva

Letter to a Hamas Young Man Ruchama King Feuerman

The Middle East, the Climate, and Social Media, A Global Perspective Rudi Widiyanto

10 Thought-Provoking Reasons to Consider Thanos’ Perspective Ryan Miller

A Man’s Bravery Is According To — His Self-Respect: S.a.n.a.h

70 Little Nuggets of Wisdom for People Who Are Lost Sabin Rai

“Me Before You: An unforgettable journey through love and life” Sankari

Is Monogamy Still Relevant in the 21st Century? Sara Irshad

The four tools that I use for all of my writing Simon Theakston

Stop Lying To Yourself. Give Life to Your Gifts Sonam Lama

Climate Science Foresight Coming True in Real Time Sourabh Jain

Conquering the Fear of the Unknown: A Journey to Self-Discovery Tania Lynne

Are You Being Micromanaged, or You Don’t Want to Be Managed? Teisha LeShea

Focus On What You CAN Control Tom Addison

Nietzsche Illuminated What We Often Forget About Happiness Ty Luizinho | #sparkperception

What Went Wrong With LinkedIn AI Collaborative Articles Veronica Llorca-Smith

Thanksgiving v. Truth: Exploring the Darker Side of an American Tradition Walter Bowne

Warren, Why The Heck Do We NEED To Invest? Warren Thurlow

Why You’re Not Waking Up as a Human Pancake Wesley van Peer

How Revenge Led Me to My Enemy’s Humiliating Truth Anshul Kummar

Premenstrual Syndrome: Everything You Need to Know About It. Your Health Master.

6 Ways To Make Men Feel Less Intimidated By You Ziara Allman

Everything Asks Me, Who Am I? Who am I? Zunaira Fatima

Thank you for reading these beautiful stories.

About Me

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