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Dear SharonAnn,

I have a friend/client who said something hurtful to me earlier this year. Just recently I discovered what was said came from a place of fear. She apologized, and said it wasn’t personal. It felt personal, however, and I still think about it from time to time to try to find out where I went wrong. In fact, it bothered me and robbed me of sleep this year. I don’t want to use my time feeling sad about things out of my control. How can I keep this from happening again?

Signed Bothered & Losing Sleep

Dear Bothered,

The short answer is to learn the p...