Compassion for bullies
This woman tracked down her bullies and other women in middle school. What she learned, may surprise you.
Don’t Hate the Hater and Don’t Bully the Bully
If someone is behaving badly, you don’t have to join them. Hate is a very difficult emotion to feel and it’s a very difficult emotion to carry. If you want to be happy in life, and I hope you do, learn how to deal with difficult people, with love, joy and compassion. It will drive the haters mad.
Is there a core value I emphasize when confronting a bully? Yes. Compassion.
When someone is behaving in a way we don’t like, we can choose our response. The way to get a bully to stop is to stop rewarding them. And we do that, through compassionate non-compliance. And I realize that is a big word. It just means, nicely … don’t give them what they want.
I get it … the last thing you want to do is feel sorry for a bully.
When we are upset or being targeted by someone mean – the last thing we want to do is feel compassion for them. I get it. It’s hard to feel …