A day of leavings & learnings

Today I continued the struggle against a particularly nasty personal attack; at one point it defeated me to the point of tears. I am blessed, though, with colleagues who have become friends; they find strength in me when I think I have none and love me when I don't feel I deserve it; they give me hope; they are hope.
My line manager is leaving for a new role and she left me this; she was totally unaware that the issue I'm struggling with is based on someone believing I'm a despotic megalomanic so her gift to me was like a smile from the gods! Thank you Julie and thank you friends.