Dear Shirley:

I like the way Dave doesn’t let poor performance on one test get him down for long, or hardly, that he doesn’t let competition drag him down. Try to learn this attitude from him. All of them: Dave, Andrew and your special friend (Steve and a few others to a lesser extent) have different places in your mind and life. Your special friend is the possessive one because he has hopes to be your boyfriend. I suppose he is afraid any of the other guys will become your boyfriend, viewing the other guys as his his competition (not for academic performance kind of competition you and the others often engage in).

You learn new things every day, my goodness, good that mindfulness helps your brain, it is a hard working brain indeed!

anita