I came to Columbus having no clue as to what I was going to do with my life or who I was going to be. After finding about the affair, him walking away, my trying to figure out what I was doing with my life in Calgary and finally leaving Calgary and driving across the […]
Yoga helped save me in my darkest hours. It was right after d-day, the day I found out my husband was having an affair, that I reventured into a yoga class. The teacher was a spiritual young man, not much more than 20, but calmness exuded from his being. I found a moment’s peace in […]
In the aftermath of the affair, my self-esteem was pretty much gone. I didn’t feel like a beautiful, sexual, wonderful, vibrant female, but rather like an old dried up hag. The thought of dating again scared the heck out of me. There was no way I wanted to get hurt again. And I felt like […]
When you end up on the other side of a relationship, instead of asking yourself, “What was I thinking?” try, “What was I learning?” – Timber Hawkeye I read this quote recently, and it stuck with me. I am now on the other side of my marriage, and I have learned so much. About relationships, […]
My house was in contract, and I now had 6 weeks until I was moving back to Ohio. I was excited about going back to the US, and leaving Canada. I was done with Calgary. But fear also struck and struck large. I would now be moving across the continent, and driving with my 85 […]
I knew I had to leave Calgary. But that was such a hard decision to truly make and put into action. My then husband made it really obvious to me that he was never coming back. I had no family there. Calgary, though beautiful, is cold for a lot of the year. And I love […]
I have felt off for a week or so now. Just off. A friend has attended Unitarian Universalist church, and he asked me to join him last Sunday. He told me that it was the first service since summer, and I might find it interesting. He is a good friend, and knows me enough to […]
“If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t, you will find an excuse.” E. James Rohn Being betrayed sucks. I remember feeling at the time like my then husband threw me down, and while I severely wounded and lying on the ground, he kicked me off the cliff […]
I had so many questions, and I wanted answers, and wanted them quickly. I had so many questions about the affair, the end of the marriage, the other woman. But I also had a lot of questions about my life. Where would I go? Would I stay in Calgary or move back to the US? […]
I have been out of sorts this week. I think it is a combination of coming off a wonderful vacation, and hitting the ground back home, being very busy. And then there are guys. The guy from Ireland. And another interesting guy I met at my 40th high school reunion, which was the week after […]