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Old 01-05-2008, 08:44 PM   #16 (permalink)
Angela
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Silly, I'm sorry that you feel attacked and put on the defensive -- I don't think you are a bad friend or a witch or evil person, and I'm sorry if you felt like that's what you were being called or how you were being perceived. I feel pretty safe in saying that nobody here thinks ill of you at all.

Since you're new here, you might want to be alert to some of the things we do here. One big one is steering each other towards taking responsibility for creating a life we love. That often means asking the poster to take a look at hermself and see how (s)he owns the very quality (s)he is noticing, concerned, complaining, confused or upset about in the world outside of herself.

Another one is giving the poster an alternative viewpoint, and inviting her to try on possibilities that are at least as true as the one the OP sees. That's great practice for being flexible, compassionate, growth-oriented, and young.

We do these things for each other a lot, and perhaps I made the mistake of considering that a new person posting here has read previous posts in the forum and will accepting and free to be part of that. I'm sorry for making that assumption.

Please consider taking whatever responses you get in these forums in the spirit in which they're (generally! ) given: the spirit of personal development for ourselves and everyone we encounter. If you feel like a response to your post or to anyone else's violates that spirit or forum rules, click on "report post" (little red & white triangle) at the top of the post to notify the moderators & administrators, and your objection will be get thorough attention and, if necessary, action; I promise.
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