I love the way clients respond to me sometimes. Today I had a successful session with a family who I was sort of dreading to see because of their lack of motivation and overall engagement. However, I had a heart-to-heart with one of them, and it went MUCH better than I had expected. I even got several smiles out of her, and it really made a difference. Yesterday, a client told me she didn’t want services to end and joked that I didn’t get her “permission” to leave after our time is done. It was touching, and I was very pleased that they like my services. Not that I am expecting that, but it’s always nice to know that people appreciate you, y’know? It’s nice to know that they like your presence and that you’re doing something good. Even if I didn’t help them in any concrete way, at least I got to make them smile and feel safe for just a little while. Maybe they can take that example and know that the feeling is possible, and they can open themselves up to others in the future. I like making people feel safe. I like allowing them to. It makes me safe too.

This work is so significant to me. Jen from work said that I’m probably the happiest person she knows. I’m glad about that. I came home all chipper and Husband asked me, “Are you drunk or something?”

I answered, “No, I’m just drunk on LLOOoOoOoOvvVVVveeeEee, baby.” Then I did a little dorky, cheesy dance for him, which made him roll his eyes and smile. Hehe.

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