Gosh, thank you so much for such wonderful and supportive replies to my post! Truly reflective of the essence of a FA.
You're absolutely right, SuperSonic, to keep in mind the bigger picture and to not be over critical of ourselves (SO good at that!). And yes, HOW we respond is a perfect way of thinking about it.
Melgirl, MN64, Dinc d Princ, Kevin Smiley - haha! So glad to realise I'm not alone.
KevinSmiley, I felt the same after the day. I managed to grab someone who'd been there, though, and we had a lovely lunch and chat.
Good luck to you all and thanks once again for such amazing and generous encouragement.