Steven H Miller, Th.M.

This Is About You … It is often difficult when you are someone whose soul craves to communicate your thoughts and feelings in some way.   The reason it is difficult is that when you communicate your thoughts and feelings, you are opening yourself up to a vast array of hurtful criticism.   You see, the heart that you open to share from is also open to receive back.   It is a rare person who is capable of receiving your heart-felt thoughts in the way that you intended to communicate them. You may communicate something that means a great deal to you emotionally.   It is with that heart-felt intent that you share your thoughts and feelings.   However, what you may get back in return is some very hateful and hurtful commentary that has little or nothing to do with what you communicated.   Of course, there is always a chance that you did not effectively communicate what you meant, so that’s something to keep in mind.   But the harsh criticism is...

Wondering Mind...             For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved to write.   As a kid, I would sit and write plays of various sorts.   I also wrote stories, poetry and just my thoughts.   About the only thing I loved more than writing is music, so I followed that more so than the writing, but ended up not doing much with it either.   So here I am, just a month shy of my 52 nd birthday wondering why I never pursued writing or anything else that was a passion of mine.               I always was a people pleaser of sorts and I don’t understand where that came from, other than perhaps my desire to be liked.   That said, I tended to do what someone else thought was a good idea for me to do, rather than what my heart was telling me to do, so I have found that I don’t like my life very much and I don’t truly know who I am.   Perhaps I...