Ups and Downs

After the counseling session yesterday, my client came to me and speak in a hushed tone and with a huge smile, "Thank you Jasmine. D*** (her son) told me that he will sleep early because Jasmine says and he set the alarm clock to wake up on his own." I felt really glad because I was feeling a little discouraged after my session with him on Tuesday when he kept looking at the watch and asked if he could go halfway through the session. In my mind, I was not sure if he would like to come back again but it was really encouraging to hear that from my client. I told her that I was really very glad and was a little surprised as well. We stood there smiling like as though we were sharing a secret. The Ups and Downs of life.