Bob I wish I was in a better spot today to say something that might actually help. I really care for you and I'm sorry she responded so coldly.
That's our challenge right? We have to make this completely about us, and not about the W's. Of course you wish she would have responded differently- but speaking in terms of your journey- your reaction was the result of a lot of hard work, and it came almost effortlessly. It's like when you're learning a new language, and one day- almost without realizing it, instead of translating in your head, you actually think in that language.
