For the most part, people are not privy to the private feelings of others. Once the bomb drops, it is out in the open and it is no longer necessary to keep up the facade. I know what you mean, but what I was told was too little too late. So yes, I can see how everything turned negative.
Now think to your DB book. Michele tells us we can't control another, only ourselves. Also, she says we have to change. That is what you have today. That is what you control.
As for MLC, so many of the components can be applicable to people just living their lives. Sometimes, there are a lot of things I consider tobe positive associated with MLC. I mean take comeone who is overweight, wants more excitement from life and not happy with a good job and they do the following - lose weight, start a new career, change their dress, going back to a hobby that they dropped 20 years ago due to family, go whitewater rafting, shaving your bald head, etc, etc, etc. See what I mean.
This is about you Patrick. Always consider your children. Look at what you want for you.