Dear Shirley, Earth Angel:

Thank you for writing I am a great friend and give great advice. I hope it works for Francine, to talk with Steve. You have a lot to do and Sun, Mon before the school week starts. When you get stuck with a concept you study, relax, take a break (like you have been doing) and go back to it later. I like to tackle difficult things first thing in the morning when my brain is, as I say, fresh. And sometimes we need someone else to help us, to get unstuck. So switch to another subject and get the help you need Tuesday.

Being calm and returning to calm does promote learning and intelligence.

You wrote: “i will cut the weeds of the inner bully before it grows in my garden of thoughts, i will snap the claws that try to snare me, i will slash the net that it tries to entangle me in. no inner bully, you will not win!”

You sure have a way with words, Shirley, I am sincerely impressed- and I am often impressed reading your poetry, even in dreams! and here: the weeds in my garden of thoughts, how original- I never came across this imagery. And of course, I like Snapping and Slashing the inner bully (nothing is too harsh when it comes to dealing with the inner bully!)

I like you printing a copy of the inner bully song and pinning it up in your room. As a matter of fact, I want to print it up myself and pin it up somewhere visible as well. Print it in big letters, and in red, maybe:

“You will never shatter my spirit, inner bully, begone!”

anita