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Miller, Annette

 
9781735667324: Fireflies Dancing in the Dark: Hope in Challenging Times

Synopsis

Where can you find a survivor of some of life’s hardest challenges who inspires and thrives? Here, in Fireflies Dancing in the Dark: Hope in Challenging Times, you discover Annette Miller’s deep grief, awe in being human, hope, recovery and a new lifestyle of resilience.

After struggling for years, her darkness became unbearable following the birth of her twins. Although her husband was encouraging and supportive, nothing relieved her agony.

Eventually her psychiatrist was able to identify four mental health issues, bipolar II, depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Physical health conditions, including chronic fatigue syndrome, long COVID and chronic pain, exacerbated her health problems.

Surrounding herself with a village of various professionals, family members and trustworthy friends, she gradually developed heightened self-awareness and recognized unhealthy thinking patterns that stifled her for decades.
Ambitious, creative, yearning to find the light, over time she established healthy thinking patterns and created sustaining self-care routines. Now she is realizing a joyous life of wellbeing.

Many of the 81 blogs, poems and short stories in Fireflies Dancing in the Dark were composed during the COVID pandemic. Those days paralleled political upheaval and societal division reminiscent of oil and water. Chapters include Being Human, Life Skills, Mental Wellness, Politics, Death and Grief, and Recovery and Hope.

Also, at the time of publication, the US democracy is under severe internal stress. Many people feel threatened and scared. Uncertainty is a part of daily life. Optimism is hard to come by.

The author offers this compilation to inspire and encourage you, whatever you are facing. Let these writings hearten you to embrace the best of the universe and humankind. Grab a cup of coffee and let Annette Miller be your new friend. You, too, can learn to dance in the dark with the fireflies.

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