The Beginning..”As Long as I can do it.” Blast From the Past

As one part of my series titled “The Beginning”,  I will be going back to old posts from the beginning of my divorce trauma. This post was written July 2013, about a month after I found out my husbands plans to break his vow to me and to God.

Words of wisdom and encouragement….”As long as you can, do it.”

It has been an awful five weeks. I have not been myself since my husband decided to leave me. Utterly devastating. I was reading Guideposts Magazine this week. They have a section called “The Up Side, Quotes from Today’s Positive Thinkers.” I liked the quote from Robert Redford…

“The way I deal with arthritis is to keep moving. As long as you can play hard tennis, as long as you can ski or ride a horse—all kinds of things can come your way. As long as you can, do it.”....Robert Redford

His challenge seems to be his arthritis. Mine is different. Mine is a looming unwanted and unnecessary divorce. Both painful in their own way. Well, I took Roberts advice and decided to “do it.” I went and heard old friends as they sang at an Irish Pub last night. Today I got up and went to a local Zumba class. I came home and made banana bread and watched a movie. This weekend I am going to church and a local comedy event. Sometimes it is hard to go through the motions of what used to bring me joy, but I am trying.
I don’t know the pain of your situation. I do suggest even in your pain that you reach out to friends and hold tightly to your faith. Get out and do something fun. 

God Bless.
KathieyV