You can access all my advice and information about Newsbreak here. — With so many Medium writers already hired as creators by New Break or hoping to be, I have collected all my articles about the platform here in one place to make it easier to find them. …

One may chase money to survive physically, but may find a loss of voice, of hope, of connection leaving you just a mindless hamster on a wheel — The siren call of Medium drew me back like a long-lost friend. I had left purely for financial reasons — no matter how much I loved writing here, the earnings simply weren’t enough to justify the precious time spent crafting each soul-baring piece. I tried to replace it with side…

Is happiness a basic human right we all automatically deserve or does it depend on what it is that makes us happy? — When working with counseling clients, at some point I always include the statement, “You deserve to be happy,” or “You deserve to enjoy life,” something along those lines. …

Unless the medical emergency is related to COVID-19, you cannot call an ambulance in Shanghai — I had been waiting for over 48 hours to hear from ESL student, Nyah, after she’d unexpectedly cut the connection while having medical problems and being unable to breathe (original story). I was becoming quite worried. …

What I learned about how the younger generation in Egypt views their own self development vs. their place in politics — I have gotten a few Egyptian students over the months since I started tutoring ESL classes. I always love hearing from them about their country as ancient Egypt is a culture I’ve always found fascinating, from a mythological standpoint, as well as from an archeological one. The person I spoke…

China’s COVID crisis and lockdown is leading to complex stress situations and in some cases trauma, resulting in even the most competent among them beginning to fall apart — Tonight, I watched as one of my ESL students, Nyah (not her real name), began having trouble breathing, then started gasping for breath. Unfortunately, she wasn’t in the room with me where I would have been able to call 911. …

Narrowing your eyes is the feline version of smiling and it can communicate happiness to your cat — Dog people are used to their pets greeting them lavishly when they walk in the door. Cats however, tend to be more standoffish, and often won’t approach new people or sometimes even those they know well. …

Is it just me or is Russia beyond narcissistic expecting they can attack the Ukraine but demand of NATO and the EU that no one helps them? I was floored reading the news that Russia has called on EU and NATO countries to stop “pumping weapons” into the Ukraine. Evidently…

All looked darkly In empty rooms and separate stars Remembering Light tilted nearby Unreachable and yet we reach Outer night familiar Consigned to broken moon Blue-black cold splinters Austere and lonely All now shifting with a jolt Soulful, subtle sweetness Ripping outward, gaily runs And dark now flees the land Where fields will green Each day to lengthen In its own season Within both light and…