“And, even though times still continue to be challenging, I am fundamentally a happy and contented person.” In the end, that’s all that counts.
It’s been an entertaining and sometimes surprising read, and I’ve enjoyed it very much. Some of the surprise was discovering (rediscovering?) how much one doesn’t know or appreciate about another person, no matter how close. And sometimes, as you’ve found here, in the act of writing one can also be astonished at what it reveals of the self.
Carry on Happying!
Lots of love
Mike