Hi Erin!
I wish you well and I respect you more for your courage and desire to move ahead in life. I am sure that this distance from Steve will help you discover your inner personal strength even more than ever before. It is sometimes imperative in life to separate ourselves from the people we love to put ourselves on the path of acquiring more self love and self acceptance. I am sure that you will emerge stronger from this experience with a lot more ability to contribute and you will be able to access more of your inner strength. I am talking from personal experience. It is more important in life to become love rather than have someone who loves you. I can see from your post that you are choosing to "Be" more of what you are and it is a very higher choice that you are making, something that is going to liberate you from lot of mindsets as you will be faced with so many questions and challenging situations in the days to come. When you deal with these inner conflicts, you get liberated from your old perceptions and develop insight into life, which makes you rely more on your inner personal power. I am sure that if we grow in life then the people who are connected to also benefit from our growth and I am sure that your kids will also benefit from your growth.
I wish you the very best in life. My prayers go for you and your family.
Love you and God bless you.
Pratishtha
Creating by choice