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1. Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Awful things that you didn’t deserve. And there was nothing you could do to stop it happening.

2. You may think that you know someone really well, but they may be hiding their true self from you. People can deceive us if they want to deceive us. They can cover up their tracks, and can conceal what’s in their heart. Even people we love deeply can lead a double life.

3. We need to process the past, to make peace with the past. Repression, and pretending, only stop us moving on. We stay stuck in our trauma, and our silent suffering.

4. Letting go isn’t easy. You can go for therapy. You can try to feel the feelings. You can want to start again. But it’s never quite as easy as you hope it’s going to be.

5. You need to listen to your heart, as well as take advice from others. We’re all on different pathways, and we all had different starts. What helped one individual might not resonate with you. Keep searching, and keep trying to find what works for you.

6. Believe in you. The real, true you. Not the false or distorted self people have sometimes ascribed to you. That isn’t who you are; don’t give away your power.

In light of the growing amount of writing I have been doing, I have decided to create a little index page. I will list everything in a first post to last post order and let you know which ones are complete. Enjoy! 1. Beer, Sandwiches and Christmas Secrets - Complete / Caroline & Cassidy are having a little too much fun and Miranda calls them on it. 2. I’ve Missed You - Work In Progress (6 Parts So Far) / Miranda can’t find courage with her own two hands and a flashlight (shocker) and GASP—she has a friend. Who knew that was possible? (Updated on 6/12/12) 3. If I Lose You - Complete (6 Parts Total) / Miranda is being stupid! Can she get it together before she loses her family? 4. Faithful - Complete (3 Parts Total) / It’s time to tell Nigel and it turns out that Miranda is a serious romantic at heart. 5. The Blessing - Complete - Miranda needs a blessing. (And here is the comic strip!) 6. The Blessing Revealed - Complete -  This is a continuation of The Blessing. I swore I wasn’t going to do another part to The Blessing….so let’s just call this another one shot shall we?? Miranda finally takes care of business..and what’s a story without a little Twin drama? 7. The Blessing Received - Complete - (3 Parts Total)  This is yet another continuation of The Blessing. I thought I couldn’t do it–but I found a way to make it happen! 8. Memories - Complete (6 Parts Total) : Miranda faces some memories from her past and finds a way to make some new ones. 9. The Boxers - Complete ( Prologue / Epilogue & 6 Episodes)  I think at least 25% of all the DWP FanFiction I’ve ever read has Andy in a pair of boxers at some point. So—I thought I would add my two cents. Enjoy. 10. The Fall and The Landing - Complete: The only summary I will give is this warning: Character Death…but I think you should be brave and read it anyway… 11. The Question of Hate - Complete: This story is for vendetta17 and is based on her prompt ‘This is why I could never hate you.’ I’ve never done anything based off a prompt before but thought I would suck it up and try. I hope this makes for a decent effort. I have to tell you Vendetta17 – I do not use your sentence in its exact layout…but I come very, very close. I hope you still find plenty in it to love.  12. The Power of Nutella - Complete: This is based off a prompt from pure_ecstasy6 for the ‘Poke the Dragon’ Fic-a-Thon. Her prompt was: Andy & the twins. Andy introduces Cassidy & Caroline to the wonderfully delicious sandwich spread called Nutella. 13. Interference - Complete (2 Parts Total) : I will let the title speak for itself!! Enjoy.  14. Twelve Rounds - Complete: “Are you always so eloquent…and violent?” ∞ Miranda 

15. Harper’s First Day - Complete: This is a continuation of the story I wrote for vendetta17 –based on her prompt from the ‘Poke The Dragon’ Fic-A-Thon: The Question of Hate. Since that story was so well liked I thought I might add a new piece every now and then when the mood strikes. Maybe one day Harper will gather up enough of them to call it a series…who knows. Please consider each story as just a separate adventure in her life. Thank You.  16. Coffee & Disappointment - Complete (4 Parts Total): Miranda would rather be a disappointment in Andrea’s eyes than a doctored up version of the truth. 

17. Making Changes - Complete:  “Fighting to keep the good things should not be an issue or something that takes second place.” 18.  Happy Birthday - Complete: Miranda’s transformation has left a lot to be desired…or so some people think. Actually she’s fine the way she is—she just needs to figure that out for herself. 19. The Perfect Crime - Complete: The perfect crime might not be a crime at all. 

20-29. The Tidal Project - This project contains my translation of each song on the album Tidal: By Fiona Apple. 

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