This was a wonderful and much needed read for me, thank you for sharing!
I'm coming out of a long-term funk after a vicious campaign against colic- my youngest screamed the first 9 months of his life! This happened to coincide with the planning of my wedding, and renovations on our home. To say I was spread thin is an understatement! I can relate to the feeling of attempting to connect hitting a wall because of personal stress... I've had a few similar phone calls in the last few months!
Sometimes I'm a "bad time" too, and just like you my friends and family love me anyhow. Thank goodness for those lights in our lives that recognize it's all part of the journey :). Perspective is everything, and from an outside lens it seems you have an outstanding outlook! Thanks for the reminder that hard times are valuable too, duality outlines the beauty in life!