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Summary

Karen's Weekly Wisdom on ILLUMINATION'S MIRROR offers a curated selection of articles on social media engagement, personal growth, meditation, entrepreneurship, and abundance, providing readers with insights and encouragement.

Abstract

In this edition of ILLUMINATION'S MIRROR, Karen presents a collection of thought-provoking articles that span various topics, including the use of social media stories to increase engagement, strategies for maintaining personal resilience, humorous perspectives on meditation, the societal benefits of private landlords in low-income areas, and the proliferation of online courses by self-proclaimed 'gurus.' Additionally, the bulletin features stories on abundance and minimalism, emphasizing the importance of exploration in personal happiness. The articles are chosen for their ability to offer wisdom, practical advice, and a touch of humor to readers interested in personal development, entrepreneurship, and the thoughtful use of technology.

Opinions

  • The author finds humor and wisdom in Lee Elliott's article on social media engagement, highlighting the importance of storytelling.
  • Orla Kenny's piece on resilience and staying the course is praised for its encouraging message and practical advice.
  • Laxaa's meditation article is appreciated for its blend of wisdom, humor, and a grounded approach to the practice.
  • Richelle Délia, PhD, provides a positive perspective on the role of private landlords in low-income areas, framing it as a form of social entrepreneurship.
  • Maydero criticizes the saturation of online courses by 'fake gurus' and their advertising tactics.
  • Trista Ainsworth's writings on abundance are admired for their inspiring insights, particularly the idea that abundance and minimalism can coexist.
  • The author expresses gratitude to the readers and directs them to other editorial bulletins for discovering new writers on ILLUMINATION.

Weekly Wisdom from Karen

ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR Edition #socialmedia #encouragement #meditate #entrepreneurship #abundance

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Welcome dear readers to the wise and exciting words of wisdom. We have a

Laughter was top of my agenda when I started combing the headlines in the Technology section. No, tell a lie, I didn’t know that was what I was looking for until I opened this article.

The heading was interesting to me as a writer of stories. I also would love to increase social media engagement. Who doesn’t these days, huh? On reading the first paragraph from Lee Elliott, I knew I’d found a diamond when I giggled reading the first paragraph.

Forty-four thousand years ago, in Sulawesi, Indonesia, a few primitive humans took the afternoon off to do some cave decorating. These Paleolithic artists wanted to share. They might even have had something to say.

Focusing on doing what you love makes staying strong a pleasure, not a chore. Orla Kenny’s article gifts us encouragement to change our lives as well as being a joy to read about how to stay the course.

You gotta watch your thoughts — no matter how resilient you are, life can steer you off course within a matter of seconds, if you’re not careful.

Have you tried and failed at meditation? I have, several times. This article by Laxaa is a delight to read full of great wisdom and humour that makes you grin. Yes, I have met exactly the types mentioned and you are right, I have never succeeded in quieting my mind. Just going into tree pose now.

It worked!

If you find a teacher (or have had one in the past) who makes meditation seem mysterious or confusing please lace up your tennies and run the other way. Fast! That teacher either doesn’t know what they are talking about or they are so full of their own ego they will never help you grow.

Now we are all Zen, let’s scoot on over to business and entrepreneurship.

This next article is a good way of looking at the service private landlords provide in low-income areas. Richelle Délia, PhD offers this positive look at buying to let.

The idea of growing a business that produces profit while improving the lives of customers and the community is attractive. Not only that, businesses that have a social component tend to outperform those that solely focus on financial gain.

maydero really captures the true essence of all those top writer’s free courses.

If you’ve ever searched for any money related topics on youtube you most like have gotten an ad with a person talking at you getting you to sign up for their free training. There’s so many of these ads. It’s like someone went hard on the copy and paste feature.

Star Reads

You’ve heard of feel-good films, right? Well, Trista Ainsworth, writes feel-good stories about abundance. I adore reading about her observations and sharing her wisdom on abundance. It’s there if we look for it.

Yesterday, I visited a bubble tea shop hidden on an ordinary street. On my 100-day journey exploring abundance, this shop taught me some lessons about variety.

Trista’s unique double-perspectives of abundance and minimalism while they may appear to be contrary to each other they do actually work in harmony.

I believe that in life if we become explorers, we will find our happiness. On my 100-day journey exploring abundance, I am learning there are many ways to spend my days.

Thank you for reading.

Here are my other editorial bulletins for your delight. A quick way to discover new and upcoming writers on ILLUMINATION, ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR, and Technology Hits.

Social Media
Encouragement
Meditate
Entrepreneurship
Abundance
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