Letters to No One
*sigh* As part of this silly therapy course, I'm supposed to make a list of all the people I am thankful for; people who have impacted my life in some way, and helped me to become who I am today. Then I'm supposed to take the list, and write each person on it a letter, explaining why I'm thankful, and how they impacted my life.
Apparently, the importance of this is two-fold. It's supposed to reinforce within me a sense of gratitude for those around me. It is also supposed to help me open up more, and become more comfortable with sharing who I really am, as opposed to to who people who people are allowed to perceive me as. I'm learning to "Share Me" according to Doc K.
I'm still not sure how this is going to help with the physical aspect of things, but I also don't see how it can hurt the emotional and mental sides. At any rate, this is what my list looks like:
Mum
Dad
Omi & Pop-Pop
Anna
Deric
Alex
Seth
David T.
Chris ?
Audrey H.
Now the first three are pretty self-explanatory. My parents and my mum's parents... love thy family, blah blah blah... The next four are easy enough, although that last might be a bit surprised by what I have to say. But then come the final three...
Perhaps the easiest to explain would be Audrey... Audrey Hepburn was an amazing woman. For so long, she was my role model. Not just in how she dressed and spoke, but her mannerisms too. I wanted to be like Audrey for the longest time. She was brilliant, beautiful and talented. She was also kind, thoughtful and giving. And she had an innate modesty that I can empathize with. She would be a worthy model of how a proper young lady should behave. And her generosity is still remembered to this day, as is her work with UNICEF. However, since she has since passed away, I kind of doubt she'll be able to read my letter....
Chris....now this is one that I really SHOULDN'T send my letter to. Strictly speaking, that's like opening a can of worms that really needs to stay closed. So, I'm going to skip that one entirely....especially because some of the ways he impacted my life were not all that positive... 'nuff said.
And then David T. Anyone with half an ounce of knowledge of me will automatically know that this is David Tennant... and this goes far beyond the basic fangirly squeefullness that I normally indulge in. When I thought of who I am now, and who I was a year ago, I realized that I was very different, and a lot of it has to do with this man. He's been an inspiration in more ways than I can count, and a means of escape when I needed to get out of Reality. Which I did for a while.... And I fully plan on sending him a letter... if only because I'd like the novel experience! ^_^
Everyone else... well, we'll see how quickly they get their letters.... I already know what I'm going to say to most of them, I just need to put it to paper. *sigh* Silly therapy....
Apparently, the importance of this is two-fold. It's supposed to reinforce within me a sense of gratitude for those around me. It is also supposed to help me open up more, and become more comfortable with sharing who I really am, as opposed to to who people who people are allowed to perceive me as. I'm learning to "Share Me" according to Doc K.
I'm still not sure how this is going to help with the physical aspect of things, but I also don't see how it can hurt the emotional and mental sides. At any rate, this is what my list looks like:
Mum
Dad
Omi & Pop-Pop
Anna
Deric
Alex
Seth
David T.
Chris ?
Audrey H.
Now the first three are pretty self-explanatory. My parents and my mum's parents... love thy family, blah blah blah... The next four are easy enough, although that last might be a bit surprised by what I have to say. But then come the final three...
Perhaps the easiest to explain would be Audrey... Audrey Hepburn was an amazing woman. For so long, she was my role model. Not just in how she dressed and spoke, but her mannerisms too. I wanted to be like Audrey for the longest time. She was brilliant, beautiful and talented. She was also kind, thoughtful and giving. And she had an innate modesty that I can empathize with. She would be a worthy model of how a proper young lady should behave. And her generosity is still remembered to this day, as is her work with UNICEF. However, since she has since passed away, I kind of doubt she'll be able to read my letter....
Chris....now this is one that I really SHOULDN'T send my letter to. Strictly speaking, that's like opening a can of worms that really needs to stay closed. So, I'm going to skip that one entirely....especially because some of the ways he impacted my life were not all that positive... 'nuff said.
And then David T. Anyone with half an ounce of knowledge of me will automatically know that this is David Tennant... and this goes far beyond the basic fangirly squeefullness that I normally indulge in. When I thought of who I am now, and who I was a year ago, I realized that I was very different, and a lot of it has to do with this man. He's been an inspiration in more ways than I can count, and a means of escape when I needed to get out of Reality. Which I did for a while.... And I fully plan on sending him a letter... if only because I'd like the novel experience! ^_^
Everyone else... well, we'll see how quickly they get their letters.... I already know what I'm going to say to most of them, I just need to put it to paper. *sigh* Silly therapy....