Well, that was a bit of an absence right there. That was because I was so scared to see what they had to say that I couldn't get myself to even turn on my computer. But they didn't block me. Nor did they say a word to me. And as for whether or not I grieve for feeling deserted... not so much anymore. Not after talking to Julie, my counselor, on Tuesday. Julie asked me to write something down and recite it whenever this loss troubles me. She told me to write "I need to remember that I did nothing wrong by sharing my feelings. The reactions of **** and ******* has to do with them, not me." What does this mean? Well, Julie says that I probably did the right thing after all by speaking up about my feelings, my fears. I cared about them and felt some sense of trust. Enough that I trusted them to understand my feelings. They didn't. They couldn't "handle the truth" so to speak, and that is why they reacted how they did. Is it anyone's fault they couldn't handle the truth? No, it isn't.

Alright, onto the sweet news. Today at Community Alliance, I was approached by one of the facilitators, named Rodger. Now Rodger is an artist. An excellent one at that. As should be expected since he's been working at it for 40 years or so. Now he knows I'm an artist. I sit in his art groups and draw my anthro and he praises me for it when he sees it. It's great to hear compliments on my work so much. Anyway, he's taken an interest in what I do and what a few other people around program do for art. And he knows some artists around town with their own galleries. And while he doesn't know the details yet, he might be able to get us some local exposure for our art! In what way? Well, it sounds like I might get some of my work displayed for some time in some galleries around town! And one of them might want to do a "workshop" of some kind where we mutually teach and learn some skills with art... or something like that. I don't quite remember how he put it. But either way, this could be a big opportunity for me to make a name of any size for myself in my city! I might be dreaming a little big for myself, but seriously, this has me so excited!