Dear Shirley/ Earth Angel:

Andrew is pulling you toward science; Dave toward poetry.

I like your analogy of your special friend being like the nucleus of an atom: protons plus neutrons. It is the nucleus that keeps the electrons around; otherwise the electrons will travel all the way away from the nucleus, lost in space. The nucleus is like the rooting to the ground, being like a plant rooted to the ground, and the electrons are like you flying. Makes sense…? If so, take this image and develop it (I feel like there is something more in it)..?

You knowing what it is the inner bully is telling you is good-better know than just feel bad not knowing why. The inner bully just wants to rain on your parade: “Why even try?” He asks, but not really asking but suggesting you give up. It doesn’t instruct you about how to do better in science or otherwise: it doesn’t guide you or teach you- it only criticizes (Much like your mother, isn’t it?)

I suppose you deal with the inner bully same as you deal with your mother- let those electrons (the unhelpful criticism, the bullying) fly away from you and get lost in space- isn’t that an imagery you can use?

anita