Hi Pinksoil,

I'm hoping that "the stupidest thing you ever did," as you put it, will seem like a really brave and wonderful thing, when you look at it in retrospect...even though it seemed confusing and potentially scary at the time. I haven't been writing lately, but I've written a bunch of poetry in the past, some of which was published. I decided to share it with my last main counselor, and I was scared as well! I sure debated about it. When I finally did so, I handed over those pages with a lot of reticence and trepidation. But in the end, I was very glad I did so, and in fact, I continued to write more poetry and share it during the time we worked together. My counselor, in fact, encouraged it. It turned out to be a good way of sharing and growing. I'm really, really glad I made that choice, and I hope you will be, too, in the long run! So maybe, later on, it will turn out to be one of the smarter/braver things you've ever done!

Wishing you well -

Take care,
ErinBear