I ran into my ex’s closest and oldest friend today. Hadn’t seen him in years. I thought it had been 30 years, he said more like 10. Whatever. It was actually really great to see him. After all the hi’s and I can’t believe it’s, he said he was sorry to hear what happened and […]
I think I am doing great. I know I am doing well. I am coming up to 5 years of finding out about the affair and having my now ex walk out of my life. I am creating a wonderful life. I get a lot of inspiration and learning from books. Last week I was […]
I am in a yoga gratitude challenge this month at my yoga studio. Along with 16 yoga practices this month, we are asked to practice daily gratitude. One suggestion is to write a gratitude A-Z list, for each letter of the alphabet find something you feel real gratitude for. So I began. A. The first […]
I hurt a friend deeply by saying something I should not have. We were out drinking and carrying on and I did something stupid. But that is not an excuse. I own my bad behavior and feel just terrible about it. One huge thing I have gotten from this journey after the betrayal is to […]
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 […]
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 […]