I am Patrick OConnell. I joined Medium in July 2021, but did not start to submit one article per day until November 1, 2021. I have never looked back since.
My mentors, @Zulie Rane and- most importantly, Dr. Mehmet Yildiz have been most patient and kind in putting up with my impatience. I have a tendency to want “instant fame and fortune”. I forget that life is a classroom, where we learn things and teach our wonderful fellow human souls. And also practice tolerance, patience, love, and kindness!
Medium has been instrumental in helping me see that my true calling is to write, write, and write some more. Even if I don’t get any fame (as in claps- follows- comments and reads, not to mention the subscriptions), I can at least be satisfied with the “fortune” — whether it be a few dollars a month or — whatever, I find that just doing the writing thing is sufficient to make me happy.
I think happiness = love + kindness, so I hope my writing can convey some of each and make my awesome readers at least somewhat happy. Life is short, they say. Yes, I know, and the time we have to make a difference is shorter. I hope my writing will somehow, in some way, make a difference, for the positive in the lives of each reader of my articles.
Thank you all — everyone- for permitting me to be a part of an incredible family of kindred spirits- where we all, as writers both give and take: we give to others the wisdom in our articles, and take away wisdom from others’ writings. IMHO, knowledge is great, but wisdom is even better! May everyone in the Medium family “Live Long and Prosper”- Have an awesome life, everyone!
You can check out my articles in my Medium "Lists" section - or you may visit my website for more samples of my work:
Thank you for stopping by!
Patrick OConnell
Albuquerque NM
