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Wednesday Aug 01 2007

I find myself in a strange space today. My husband and I filed divorce papers jointly yesterday, and this morning I awoke to what seemed like a different world. My regular yoga routine was awash in tears, and my conversations likewise. I know that people get divorced all the time, just as people die all the time. These two facts are different, but for me today they seem very close to the same experience—loss.

While we have been living separately for over a year now, and I have been at peace with how our relationship was evolving, today was special. Today for the first time, I felt like I was truly ‘on my own’, without a partner, without connection to another human being. I am adrift with my thoughts and feelings and free (perhaps even forced) to look newly at my world, other people and what I am doing with my life. ‘Present’ today in a new way, in this moment and aware of the thoughts and beliefs that have brought me to this place and time.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Personal Empowerment

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