So, even though I’m the CEO

So, even though I’m the CEO, I still do direct practice whenever I can - you know, if I don’t have a little dried play-doh caked under my fingernails at the end of the day, I’m not sure I’ve been working hard enough. And last week, when a young boy and I were reviewing the progress he’s been making on learning to be a good friend we came across a picture he’d drawn of me the second week we met. He looked at it and was a little confused and said, “wait, I forgot your gray hair!” So he proudly added my gray hair - then looked very satisfied. Then realized he needed to add my purple shirt and black pants. He was “filling in the picture,” just like he’s been “filling in the picture” of what it means to be a good friend and how to feel included and a part of what’s all around him. And while he was doing all of this learning, he also just happened to create a great new headshot for my bio!

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