First, thank you all for responding. I hadn't been notified thru email that there were any responses to this thread, so I thought I would check under my name on the board - and what a surprise! So many are going thru the same emotions, and I'm sorry you are, but comforted that I should NOT be locked up in a looney bin and banging on the bars. Between health issues, and the loss of loved ones, my heart goes out to you - considerer yourself getting a cyber-hug. The other day Jane Fonda was on a talk show and she must be going thru a similar "change" she said she either put all her belongings in storage or just got rid of them - the "things" she worked so hard for all those years just don't mean a thing to her anymore (too bad we couldn't learn that when we were in our 20's) True friends are important, common shared interests with friends are important, and letting go of the responsibility that WE are responsible for everyone else's happiness and welfare. Now THAT is a hard one - for those with children and grandchildren. Just "letting go" - now that is my New Years Resolution.
Take care, my friends, and we are NOT alone.