Whitney Millard, Author at Tiny Buddha

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Whitney Millard is a writer in Los Angeles attempting to make sense of this crazy world and its wonderful people. She recently launched http://www.whittywords.com/ to have a place to put down her (perhaps too many) thoughts and feelings. You can usually find her at the theatre, bookstore, or any place serving potstickers and boba tea.

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Create Something Beautiful with Your Disappointment

By Whitney Millard

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose finite hope.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.

“You have to get out the whining,” my writing teacher told me, peering over a section of manuscript that dripped with self-loathing and pity. I swear I watched the words “Barren, empty, hollow shell…” fall flat to the floor and make the saddest plopping noise.

Those words haunted me for years; they still do sometimes when I get a baby shower invitation or walk by miniature sneakers at the GAP. Miniature sneakers dwell in the most emotional-scar-tissue-filled regions of my heart.

When I was twelve years …