Dear Shirley:

Sure I would like to proofread your work, if I am able to understand the subject matter, that is. As far as time and effort, I am willing.

Yes, I said the Inner Bully doesn’t know you. If he knew you, he’s treat you well. But bullies are about mistreating and so their thoughts: you are unable, you are not talented etc. are there as part of the bullying, excuses to bully and any excuse will do. The thing is, there is no good reason to bully or to be bullied.

Let’s say you have a young child and she doesn’t know yet how to wash dishes well. Do you bully the child until she knows how to wash dishes well? Is it a condition to stop the bullying OR do you gently teach her how to wash the dishes, being kind to her when she leaves soap on the dishes and give her more time to learn, teaching her patiently?

There is never a good reason to bully and it is never effective- it results in suffering, not in progress, not in healing, not in well being.

Looking forward to your paraphrasing. As I wrote before, I miss that stuff!

And again, what a magnificent, precious poem.

anita