Hope, who really knows what is going on in anyone else's mind, let alone someone coming out of MLC? He is coming out, IMO, damaged, unconfident, hurting. Without the energy or enthusiasm to work on himself.
And it has been a long time. What takes me by surprise, still after all this time, are the occasional really BAD days, when the pain is as sharp and fresh as it ever was. But they pass, and we know they will pass.
I am glad that your class is challenging. And that you are having fun. A
