It’s often said that marriage (and civil unions) represent life’s biggest leap of faith.
These ingredients include such things as peace of mind, personal fulfillment, worthy goals, and financial freedom.
But how things can change through the prism of divorce.
In the end, you may keep them all but resort their importance to you as a single person.
There has to be.
Five ideas can help you get started.
Many people look back and say they “didn’t see it coming.”
If you have children, they could become part of this helpful process, too.
And realize that the counseling relationship is not meant to last forever.
It’s a short-term commitment that should equip you to face your post-divorce life with confidence and greater self-assurance.
They have a point to a point.
And so you may find yourself sitting at the top of Mt.
Emphasize those things that put spring into your step.
Quantity doesn’t matter; quality does.
Try a new routine
Many people form a love-hate relationship with routine.
When life feels too dictated by routine, they may complain about feeling constricted.
There is a lot to be said for normalcy.
They must create “a new normal,” and it takes time to achieve.
As with making other life changes, it may be best to form new routines slowly.
Reconnect with joyful activities
You may not like the term “hobby.”
(What’s that?)
You may be even less fond of the term “passion.”
(You may have to think back even further to unroot one of these.)
They will help you enjoy life a notion that may be eluding you at the moment.
It’s unsettling to know you want to do something but not know what that something is.
Then ask for guidance.
You have to start somewhere.
So if you want to learn more about Italian cooking, check your park district for classes.
They usually have established business relationships with people in the trades who can point you in the right direction.
Create your own bucket list
Plenty of people appreciate the concept.
The reality is, sometimes divorced (and soon-to-be divorced) people need all the positivity they can get.
So if the name fills you with gloom,Worthysuggests recasting “bucket list” in positive terms.
Regard it as a “blueprint for beginning anew” instead of reminding you of impending doom.
(you’re able to take it a step further and christen it with a new name.
And if it’s snarky or sarcastic, so be it.
It’s your list.)
But it doesn’t defineyou."
