I got bullied as a kid.

The thing about bullies is they always seem really big, right? And they always make you feel really small.

I was the youngest of three brothers, and that made me feel really small too. So, for a very long time, I just believed that I was small.  This was something I didn’t think that I could change. I just thought that was who I was and how I was. It sure seemed that way.

After time went by, I realized that I could stand up to bullies, but sometimes, I still feel small.

You may feel small too, or you may have felt small in the past for whatever reason. The truth is I learned a lot of bullies feel small too, and that’s why they try to step on others to feel bigger.

You should know that deep down, we are not small.

I believe we are all big inside, and I believe it’s important that we do not hide in the shadows of our bigness.

You may feel small now or you may have felt small in the past for whatever reason, but I know the truth.  The truth is that I’m not small, and you’re not small at all.  None of us are, even if we feel that way or have felt that way in the past.

I believe we’re all big inside, and I believe it’s important that we understand that bigness.  We should embrace it, not hide in the shadows of our bigness.

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