Q Write to someone to express your gratitude toward them. In this letter you should tell that person what you are thankful for. **It is OK to write a letter to a deceased person. This letter must be specific and detailed. If you want to say to that person, "you are caring" you will need to back this generalization up with specific memories and examples. The letters should be clear and sincere. (No "Dear X-girl/friend, I'm glad I dumped you" letters!). The focus of the content must be on gratitude for the traits, behavior, attitudes, values of the person addressed, not on a news update of your activities. Attach a copy of the letter to your final report. In a typed page include the following: Who did you write to? What investments have the two of you made in your relationship? If this is a friendship/acquaintance or romantic relationship, what stage of the relationship are you at. If it is a family member, describe how you have been "attached." How you felt writing the letter and what you hope to achieve by sending the letter. Was this difficult, easy, neither? What did you learn about yourself and this relationship as a result of writing this letter? Discuss the process of self-disclosure and if this is new information that you are disclosing to this person. Explain in your final report why you think that people shy away from such honesty.