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Posts by Rachel Renee

Rachel Renée is a storyteller over at her website thewildflowerdiaries.com. Here she shares her experiences in the form of diary entries, her musings, and her heart. She is a lover of all things related to the mind, body and soul and is happy to call New Zealand home.

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An Open Letter To My Bullies: Thank You For Making Me Strong

“The heart is like a garden: it can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?” ~Jack Kornfield

Dear Bullies,

To be honest, I didn’t think I would ever write you a letter. As far as I was concerned, the amount of suffering I went through during my school years was enough to make me bitter.

I didn’t forgive you, and I most certainly wasn’t about to forget.

I remember those years like it was yesterday—the cruel name calling; the scrutinizing of how I looked, what I said, and what I did; the public …