I dont know if it is courage for having to talk with OM (old man) Ed. I had the big phone call early on with him to reassure myself that he was not some sort of pervert as I was most concerned about my daughter being around him. Nowdays when we see each other we just say "hi" and that is about as much as I want to talk to him.
Frank - I started watching some of "The Secret" last night. It is mostly BS that there is some secret that has been kept from people. Basically, the underlying message is one that I have always lived my life as - keep a positive mental attitude and good things will happen. Dwelling on bad thoughts and bad things happen. Optimism vs Pessimism. Your last post is much more optimistic and that attitude will be the way to go forward following the breakup of your family.