PinnedTime Management and The Infinite Power of NoCongratulations, you made it to another year. I raise my glass of apple juice to you and yours. But before you start to write down your New Year’s Resolution in your bullet journal. …Say No3 min readSay No3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedFox HuntingA fox rests on the shoulder of a mountain Taking in the rays of the sun It raises its head Footsteps draw near On the edge of the forest Creeping along the undergrowth A hunter draws near With a gun in hand With a look of vengeance in her eyes The fox tilts his head in amusement Another ghost yet to die It chuckles and steps into the light Chest high, he gazes down on his prey Gun aimed And FIRE! He skips to the edge and tips over deadPersonification1 min readPersonification1 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Mar 1Member-onlyThrow Away Your Grammar Tools For A Better Writing ExperienceMaya Angelou would rent a room and write. Ernest Hemingway wrote in a bathtub. And me? I spent the four and a quarter years without fail with Grammarly at my side. That’s more than 220 weeks of consistent writing toward one goal or another. And Grammarly was with me until…Writing Tips4 min readWriting Tips4 min read
Jan 11Member-onlyMy Mother Sews Her Concerns Like Old FabricA Poem Mother sits at her sewing machine and questions the world She attaches a button, then a zipper, and the seams of a dress There she sits and counts the stitches between each frill Mother frowns, counting again the number she should remember But she doesn’t seem to hold them…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 10Member-only3 Ways to Ask for Help in a Changing WorldThere’s no shame in needing a helping hand I ask myself one question daily. Why is it so hard to ask for help when you’re in pain? After doing some research on this topic, there were three consistent reasons. We don’t want to be considered a burden. We don’t believe…Asking For Help3 min readAsking For Help3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Jan 1Member-onlyOde to A Year Gone ByA Poem — I used to think I understood time Knew the direction in which to turn Watched the clock change its hours But now, that the year has ended I begin to believe, time is still a mystery Still, the thing I wonder most about Sure, I can’t rewind and try again I…Ode1 min readOde1 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Dec 18, 2022Member-onlyHunch Theory and The Launched of The InternetWhen the psychology of intuition and the world collide In 1961, Leonard Kleinrock published his Ph.D. thesis on packet switching theory, later published as a book in 1964. But he wasn’t the only one with a similar idea; from 1961 -1967, two other groups worked on the same concept —…Intuition3 min readIntuition3 min read
Dec 8, 2022Member-onlyPlaying pool with strangersIt’s more than just a game Eight ball, corner pocket. I think this to myself and wonder if it’s possible. I have only played two games of pool in my life. The only thing I accomplished was learning how to hold the stick right. See, I’m not an expert. I…Playing Pool2 min readPlaying Pool2 min read
Dec 6, 2022Member-onlyHow to Post Consistently For 30 Days Across Any PlatformHint: Find a Speciality Many people have shown their results after writing on Medium for 30, 60, and 90 days. But I have always wondered how they created the routines to write consecutively. So I tried it out for myself. In November, I wrote 30 articles on my reflections on…Writing Tips5 min readWriting Tips5 min read
