© 2012 Charlena Miller. All rights reserved.
Oh to feel so right in being right. Such a nice cocoon for a little while, but so lonely and soul-eroding in the end. I was told once by someone, without meanness or malice, that I had barriers; that I … Continue reading
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Parents. Friends. Colleagues. Ourselves. A pull back to the ‘norm’ by the well-meaning and the rest. Doubt. Fear. Pride. Inertia. Lack of prioritization. Lack of skill in moving an idea to reality. Control disguised as Practicality. Depression. Exhaustion. Heartbreak. Negativity. … Continue reading
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One of two things typically happens. We look back and say ‘I went for it. I gave it my best’ or we look back and say, ‘I wish I had at least tried. I wonder what would have happened had … Continue reading
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Going somewhere, but not sure where. Anxiousness twists in my stomach, unchecked it whips itself into doubt and migrates to the center of my chest, where it sticks and feeds on my hope. Then, when my hope ebbs low, the … Continue reading
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Validation from others, their support or belief in you, may or may not come. It feels nice to have it, but it doesn’t change the bare bones truth. It is your life. It is yours. You alone wake up to … Continue reading
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Love and Logic isn’t just for parenting children. It could serve as a relationship manual. The approach provides practical advice on how to love and allow people to be responsible for themselves and experience natural consequences. Love and Logic helps … Continue reading
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Sometimes you get an idea to take some action or say something. You might even be surprised, wondering where the inspiration came from but feeling that urging to do or say the thing that is becoming more sure within you. … Continue reading
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In the last week I’ve heard different people say something along the lines of feeling like they were too much, too ‘heavy’ emotionally for someone or not in the best space to be social. Is there a best place? It … Continue reading
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A recurring conversation pops up around me in diverse and unconnected settings, from family and friends to people I only know in online communities, but connected by a question or a certainty for some who have experienced it: the existence … Continue reading
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This clip was shared with me today and I found it so powerful. ‘Kindness’ is a poem written by Naomi Shihab Nye. It gives me courage. ‘All this must go, before you know how desolate the landscape can be between … Continue reading