Okay, here's the update. I'm well. I'm happy. I've taken a (temporary, mind you!) vow of celibacy, the better to focus on getting my literal and figurative houses in order. I do my daily gratitude list and there is plenty to be grateful for.
My latest cool thing is listening to brain wave entrainment audios, which I think of as training wheels for a meditative state of mind. Google "mynoise" to find a dot net site with some wonderful sounds. Being catless these days, my personal fave is the cat purr.