© 2012 Charlena Miller. All rights reserved.
This title is inspired by lyrics from a forthcoming new song by artist, Casey Hurt, about being with someone where they are, in their brokenness, fear, joy, whatever it is… it is about sitting there and entering into the dark … Continue reading
© 2012 Charlena Miller. All rights reserved.
Set ablaze by a wildfire. Some people are content to never come near the flames. Yet the more people I talk to through casual meetings or as part of a story project, the more I am certain that each of … Continue reading
© 2012 Charlena Miller. All rights reserved.
‘The first rule of survival: to believe that anything is possible.’ ~Laurence Gonzales I have been reading a book lent to me by someone I recently met, Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales. It’s about those characteristics within a person that … Continue reading
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A reader suggested that I write an update from my April 2010 post when I started off (formally) on this journey and I thought that was a great answer to the question ‘what will I blog today?’ I left Portland … Continue reading
© 2012 Charlena Miller. All rights reserved.
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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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
© 2012 Charlena Miller. All rights reserved.
I fight the unknown. I attempt to move everything, as quickly as I encounter it, from the unknown to the known. I now see that there are things that remain a mystery. There is much about God and life that … Continue reading
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Throughout the last year and a half I have shared many of the moments and experiences of my life on these pages. I have found that I have struggled with writing my book and writing here. I thought that it … Continue reading
© 2011 Charlena Miller. All rights reserved.
Whether by my own choice or others, I am often the navigator when hiking or cycling. Inevitably I will halt in the middle of a path and say that I’m not sure if we’re going in the right direction and … Continue reading