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 […]
Read MoreI 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 […]
Read MoreWhen 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, […]
Read MoreI 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 […]
Read MoreI 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 […]
Read More“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 […]
Read MoreI kept busy for the next 6 months. Between school, my dog and my workouts, my days were somewhat full. And I still spent hours talking to my friends, particularly some of the women I met at the Take your Life Back retreat in Dallas. Crazy thing was, I still wanted my husband back. There […]
Read MoreIt’s not fair. I am the good one in this relationship. I didn’t stray. And yet, I am the one hurting. I am the one by myself. This thought would race through my mind, over and over, many times throughout this journey. It would piss me off. He had someone to sleep with, someone to […]
Read MoreMy thoughts on Cheating have been all over the map as I have started traveling on this journey. I have always believed that another woman’s man is totally off limits. Totally. That stems back from high school, and liking a girlfriend’s boyfriend, and not being able to do anything until they broke up. That was […]
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Finding-Fabulous 