Peace to you too, Seaisland: we were both wounded. And yes, if there is a suspicion on either party (you or me), let us ask each other what we meant by this or that, to clarify. I know you can trust me not because I think I will not make mistakes with you like I just did by projecting my old furnishing into your quote. I know you can trust me because I am not angry with you and I don’t have a desire to hurt you. so i don’t have to be careful. This way I know that if you feel hurt by something I write, that a clarification, once requested, will clear things.

One thing I realized is that people often hurt others because they are angry and mean to hurt.

anita

Dear jock:

5 AM your time, in far away Australia. One way of challenging a core belief or any thought is preparing a prosecution argument and a defense argument like in a court of law, giving all to either side and taking it from there. You can try it, if you’d like, sometime. We can even try it together… maybe it would be..almost fun?

anita

Dear Seaisland:

Sounds like a happy Sunday for you! I am hoping to get a better night sleep tonight… Best to you and until later-

anita

* Dear Seaisland:

Hope you are well too and that your appointments turn out well. Post here whenever you want to, whenever it may be helpful to you, to connect when you choose! It is good to know you are there whether you post or not or whatever it is you do.

anita