Posted by 10derHeart on December 23, 2005, at 0:35:56
In reply to Gift Giving, posted by daisym on December 22, 2005, at 20:54:26
Anyone else want to share?<<
Sure, Ill try. I gave my T. a "thank-you" card 2 weeks ago for my one-year in t. anniversary. It talked about kindness, and that it's a language he speaks eloquently. I wrote a lot of things inside, too, that I can't totally remember. :-( With the card, I gave him a little cloth snowman, about 2 inches high. It looked like a "Christmas snowman" (red and green little vest/earmuffs) but that was just a coincidence. I collect them. All kinds, pretty much. This one just looked sweet and hug-able and somehow made me smile instantly, so those things reminded me of the affection I have for my T.
The snowman has been hanging on a nail in the center of his office door ever since. He made a point to show me he put it there. Two days ago, he also said, "Look, it's still there and it's not moving."
:-)
My card, well, he seems to recall what I wrote so well, and I don't know how. I mean, he has many clients, and I'm not the only one who writes him things in cards or otherwise. Yet, he still does. (I like it, and how it makes me feel about being important to him, in case anyone couldn't tell...) He's referred to my words several times in sessions. He has the card displayed on top of his computer monitor. :-)
I get so frustrated he can't make me not hurt, not miss emailing him, not feel less lonely between sessions, and then I think of gestures like this. And I realize he does a lot to make me feel special...sometimes I just forget.
Hope that was still about a gift. Not a Christmas/holiday gift....but it's what came to mind. I mailed him a very beautiful, 'specially chosen Christmas card, too. We share the same faith-background, so this day is something quite big for us both. We'll see what he says about it next week.
(Nice to post here again, but I still don't feel quite comfortable, so bear with me if I appear and disappear...)
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