Caroline Adams Miller
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Podcast Appearances
It's because it cuts through noise. Let me explain what I mean when I talk about story and story structure. The basic plot points of a story that have been passed down through generations and centuries are a character that wants something, who has to overcome conflict. in order to get what he wants and avoid a tragic result. Those are the basic plot points of a story.
And so if you want to invite somebody into a story, for instance, let me just go through the mission statement of my personal family, the Miller family. There are three of us, me, my daughter, and my wife. We live inside of a story that is based around a mission statement, and our mission statement is, in a world tempted by cynicism, we believe life can be beautiful.
And so if you want to invite somebody into a story, for instance, let me just go through the mission statement of my personal family, the Miller family. There are three of us, me, my daughter, and my wife. We live inside of a story that is based around a mission statement, and our mission statement is, in a world tempted by cynicism, we believe life can be beautiful.
And so if you want to invite somebody into a story, for instance, let me just go through the mission statement of my personal family, the Miller family. There are three of us, me, my daughter, and my wife. We live inside of a story that is based around a mission statement, and our mission statement is, in a world tempted by cynicism, we believe life can be beautiful.
If there is a world tempted by cynicism, we know that there's a darkness in the world. We have called that darkness cynicism, and we know that it is tempting. That in itself creates a story. You have somebody who doesn't want to be sucked into the dark vacuum of cynicism. We believe instead that life can be beautiful.
If there is a world tempted by cynicism, we know that there's a darkness in the world. We have called that darkness cynicism, and we know that it is tempting. That in itself creates a story. You have somebody who doesn't want to be sucked into the dark vacuum of cynicism. We believe instead that life can be beautiful.
If there is a world tempted by cynicism, we know that there's a darkness in the world. We have called that darkness cynicism, and we know that it is tempting. That in itself creates a story. You have somebody who doesn't want to be sucked into the dark vacuum of cynicism. We believe instead that life can be beautiful.
Not that it is beautiful, but that it can be made beautiful by us and the actions that we take. So even in that mission statement, you have an opposition, which is necessary to tell a story. You have a group protagonist, which is necessary to tell a story, either a protagonist or a group protagonist. Ours is a group because it's the Miller family. There's something that the Miller family wants.
Not that it is beautiful, but that it can be made beautiful by us and the actions that we take. So even in that mission statement, you have an opposition, which is necessary to tell a story. You have a group protagonist, which is necessary to tell a story, either a protagonist or a group protagonist. Ours is a group because it's the Miller family. There's something that the Miller family wants.
Not that it is beautiful, but that it can be made beautiful by us and the actions that we take. So even in that mission statement, you have an opposition, which is necessary to tell a story. You have a group protagonist, which is necessary to tell a story, either a protagonist or a group protagonist. Ours is a group because it's the Miller family. There's something that the Miller family wants.
They want to hold to a perspective and participate in the making of a beautiful life. Now, that can be defined many ways, but just our mission statement places the Miller family squarely in a story of good versus evil, darkness versus light.
They want to hold to a perspective and participate in the making of a beautiful life. Now, that can be defined many ways, but just our mission statement places the Miller family squarely in a story of good versus evil, darkness versus light.
They want to hold to a perspective and participate in the making of a beautiful life. Now, that can be defined many ways, but just our mission statement places the Miller family squarely in a story of good versus evil, darkness versus light.
So now my kids grow up in an environment where they get to play a character inside of that story, and that character that they play is going to transform them. And then we talk about the characteristics of of the group protagonists, and they are helpful, grounded, attuned, and fun. Those are the four values of our family.
So now my kids grow up in an environment where they get to play a character inside of that story, and that character that they play is going to transform them. And then we talk about the characteristics of of the group protagonists, and they are helpful, grounded, attuned, and fun. Those are the four values of our family.
So now my kids grow up in an environment where they get to play a character inside of that story, and that character that they play is going to transform them. And then we talk about the characteristics of of the group protagonists, and they are helpful, grounded, attuned, and fun. Those are the four values of our family.
And so what it does with my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter is when she says, Dad, I want to play. I don't want to do this work today or whatever. It's like, you know what? Millers are fun. Let's take a break and play, and we'll finish these chores later. When somebody comes in and they're hurting, we are the sort of people who are attuned
And so what it does with my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter is when she says, Dad, I want to play. I don't want to do this work today or whatever. It's like, you know what? Millers are fun. Let's take a break and play, and we'll finish these chores later. When somebody comes in and they're hurting, we are the sort of people who are attuned
And so what it does with my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter is when she says, Dad, I want to play. I don't want to do this work today or whatever. It's like, you know what? Millers are fun. Let's take a break and play, and we'll finish these chores later. When somebody comes in and they're hurting, we are the sort of people who are attuned
And so we notice that somebody's hurting, and we stop what we're doing, and we sit down, and we say, hey, what are you feeling, and how are you feeling? Because we are attuned. If we get really cocky and arrogant, we are not grounded. We think more of ourselves than we should, and the Bible says don't think more or less of yourselves than you should.