Dear T,
It meant a lot that you shared that story, knowing you'd likely get emotional. Like I said, I've certainly been emotional in front of you enough times. But I get the sense you're someone who doesn't like to let people see your emotions. So it's meaningful you risked that with me. Maybe it shows some level of trust? Or just that you thought the story was worth the risk.

I'm thinking, too, about our discussion regarding handshakes. You said how my offers to sanitize and wear a mask showed how much it meant to me. And then we were off in the direction of *why* it meant so much, which made me feel awkward and a bit ashamed and also fearful that you'd decline them if you knew they meant a lot. But you seemed to get it? Or at least accept it.

I think the conversation around hugs and other boundaries went OK, too? I don't know, I do worry that with one aspect of that, there's a potential grenade. Or maybe that would have gone off by now. Land mine? Though if I know where it is, I can avoid it.

But anyway, good, though intense, session today. I hope you got home safely in the rain.

Love you,
LT