Lessons Can Come from People, Animals, and/or Situations — If you’re new to Refresh the Soul, please remember to acquaint yourself with the submission guidelines. Also, feel free to use any of the Writing Prompts to spark inspiration and share your stories that are refreshing to the soul and inspiration for others.

633 Followers • 3413 Views • 2631 Reads • 728 Fans • Published 112 Stories • 28 Email Subscribers • 2 Referred Members — Yes, over 90 days ago, I started a relationship with Medium and boy, have I been pleasantly surprised! Now, we’re in a committed relationship and it’s only been three months! Just so you know upfront, I’m in it for the long haul, so I’m excited with my stats. See the…

But Do You Believe It? —

Love is in the Air — and in So Many Ways — First of all, please give a shout-out to Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles and Gary L Ellis. These two writers are committing to keeping the Refresh the Soul community grounded, visually enamored, and smiling. Gary L Ellis is providing Monday Meditations: I Am Fully Secure In You A peace that is beyond natural circumstancesmedium.com Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles is providing visual love and motivation…

I See You, I Understand You. Now, Go Sit Down in the Corner — The thing with fear is that it can’t do anything to you. You allow it to do something to you … until one day you don’t allow it anymore (hopefully). Don’t let it be the best-selling emotion in your head and heart like I did. Squash it to pieces so…

This Includes Ranchers, Farmers, Seeders, Weeders, Harvesters, and the Creator of Sun and Rain —

You Got This, Beloved — Invocation Spirit, teach me to be friends with my anger.

That Includes Me—the Biracial! — If you didn’t know, May is AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) month in the US, which means more people are introduced or have access to movies and reading materials because the AAPI community is being highlighted, much like February being Black History Month. Being biracial is a tricky thing in…

50% Korean + 50% German = 100% Perfection — Here in the United States, May is designated as AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) month. For this biracial, it means that the half of me that is Asian (Korean, specifically) gets celebrated. It means that more people read and learn about the AAPI cultures because, in case you didn’t know…