Yep! You've bracketed "The Warrior" nicely. (I'm not sure the others here know that your STBX referred to himself as a WARRIOR during his "Take No Prisoners" divorce with you LMAO,,,,,,Warrior!!!!!!)
You really sound like you're finally getting out of the "draft of the wake caused by your divorce". I like former spouse better than "EX HUSBAND"! That sounds too much like it's from a COPS episode...someone with a wife-beater t-shirt (or no shirt) and a Dallas Cowboys hat on backwards or sideways!
Glad to see you're out and about...get walking! Endorphins are wonderful little molecules!
WIth the longer days and warmer temps, everyone's mood improves.
Good to see about the writing group. One of my dear old friends, a Vietnam Vet threw himself into writing (to the tune of three graduate degrees!) instead of the bottle after two failed marriages and spending 1968 in Vietnam as a "real warrior". That's cool about so many men in the writing group. That's new for you too!!
Hang in there. You see him for what he is....no more veneer!
