I needed an encounter with a loving father — Your faith is supposed to mature as you age, but I had more questions and doubts than ever when COVID-19 hit in 2020. The world had been turned upside down, and I didn’t know what to believe anymore. How could a loving God let this happen? Like everyone else, I…

It’s not fun here anymore — Since the new membership tier rolled out, things have gotten ugly. People are arguing for or against it, and both sides have compelling arguments. What bothers me most, is this sense of “us versus them”. There are already “Friend of Medium” engagement communities forming. So much for the rules against…

I honestly can’t tell anymore — Most of my normal readers have disappeared. Medium has made it impossible for them to find me. I can’t find them either, so I understand. I love new readers, but I don’t think that’s what’s happening here. It appears that a ton of people are just randomly clapping for the…

You were created for so much more — Imagine I came up to you at a party and handed you a bag of garbage to hold. Would you take it? Why or why not? If you said yes, your answer probably goes something like this: “Because you gave it to me.” If you said no, your answer would…

I’m on a fixed income — I am quite tired of reading all the smug comments about how those of us who won’t join the Friend of Medium tier are cheapskates who won’t support our fellow writers. If that’s what you think, then screw you! This is my ONLY income right now. ONLY. …

Napoleon was right — I was talking to my friend about the latest drama on Medium this week. I told him about the new friend of Medium tier and that it was triple the cost. He asked what you get for upgrading. “A shiny new profile badge,” I said. “And the promise of writers…

The atmosphere here has become so toxic I’ve decided to leave at the end of the year — so don’t bother blocking me. — Every time I turn around, there’s a new change around here. This time, they are actually asking writers and readers to “volunteer” to pay more money to Medium so that everyone can make more money. Yep, that’s right. Instead of $5 a month, they now want you to pay $15…

Here’s why Substack is a better option for writers and readers — Do you see the people you follow in your feed? Because I don’t. Not at all. I’m going to be honest. My feed sucks. It consists of random articles from people I’ve never read. That might be okay if they were at least GOOD articles, but they are not. My…

A new Substack post and a coloring book — I wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends. My plans are to relax, read, play music, draw, and paint. I also wanted to share my new Substack post. You can read it here: Learn To Embrace Your Authentic Self I love being an INFJ! What's your personality type? You can accomplish great things when you embrace your authentic…artisticmysticsoul.substack.com