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Sometimes I think perhaps a bit too much in terms of my own experience. I like to think I'm not completely alone in that....[??]

A recent thread on the CollabLaw listServe had me revisiting this topic. One professional had asked for help with a divorce case in which one of the spouses had requested, in the middle of the process, that the attorneys and mhps stop giving the financial professional any information about his/her "emotional state". One post suggested there might be more to do than simply decide whether it's "okay" or not to stop sharing....that there might be something going on for that client and that it might be helpful to ask him/her about it. I added the following thoughts:

One of the cornerstone skills of a lawyer is supposed to be the ability to compartmentalize one's inner world. To set aside personal feelings and beliefs and work completely and only rationally on a client's matters.

They Call Him Crutch
Like one in every 1200 children, Bill Shannnon has a bilateral hip deformity -- his hips aren't round, and putting pressure on them creates swelling. Since the age of five, he's been using crutches, and by now, he considers them be an extension of his body. Instead of feeling handicapped, Shannon has turned walking on crutches into an art form! In this video, watch Bill take it to the street, dance, skate and more -- all to challenge images of disability through performance art. On the streets, they call him Crutch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8FIjlLKThs

About a year ago, I played a, believe me, very small part in making it possible for someone from another country to attend the IACP forum in New Orleans. I hadn't thought of it, or him, since then.
Today I received an email. He just wanted to thank me; the 'embarrassing' truth is he was effusive in the blessings he wished for me from my self-perceived 'small' part.