Dear Teddy Bear,
Be grateful to those who let you down by making you feel that you don’t belong in their circle. Say Thank you to them, and slowly create the circle where you belong. This new circle may have a smaller diameter. But give it the right amount of elasticity to grow and expand, welcoming those who wish to be a part of it. Those who are exploited and forced to stay undercover. Those who are unseen. Those who are downtrodden, insulted, and cornered. Those who need a listening ear and a gentle word to uplift them. Those who are a little odd. And those who are desperate to fit in. You are the only one who can give them a chance.
But, at the same time, make this new circle a blazing firewall to those who are arrogant, tyrannical, tribalistic, and especially hypocritical. The world has enough of them. What we need is gentleness and support. Anything else can be thrown in the trash without regret. But not you.
Love,
Dumpster