… mainly content and unafraid at the moment.
I used some Psych-K techniques to relax and balance, which has helped a great deal.
I did some searching on the internet for defending others and yourself, looking for some additional insights into the habit of defending others, and being defensive.
I found a couple articles that were interesting reading:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/russell-bishop/defend-explain-justify_b_832000.html