You're right, Karen.  I remember a teaching Joyce Meyer did called "Shaking Off Serpents."  I think you get the drift, Donna.  Maybe this will be the best possible new beginning you and your new boss can have.  She may need as much space and as much understanding as you do right now.  It IS an opportunity; how you both use it will determine your future happiness.  If you decide to hold the grudge, I recall another phrase Joyce Meyer uses:  "One more time around the mountain."  It took the Israelites 40 years to make an 11-13 day journey to their Promised Land.  Don't let a serpent called "It ain't supposed to happen this way to me," slow you down on the way to yours!  Jeri