The work never ends and sometimes, somedays, that's brutal. But then there's a shift, ever so slightly, and you begin to realize, it's actually incredible.
Lovely article and thank you for sharing your world with us. It helps to know we are not alone. My worldview of divorce now (since I've experienced it too) is that it makes you a better therapist as you have been there and know the thoughts and feelings associated with it personally. I remember feeling like an utter failure because of not being able to keep my marriage going until I realized that it wasn't good for either of us. I had to suffer the "slings and arrows" of others to do what was best for me and my now ex-wife.
Robert, thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for your share too. Your comment about slings and arrows reminds me of something I just read in C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity: "...it takes patience and skill to disentangle the things we have really learned from life for ourselves" (p. 110).
Great article! It is so interesting to me that people would have that reaction. I love the idea of unfolding oneself, like a note from grade school - loving the creases and eager to learn what's inside. Thank you for sharing!
Lovely article and thank you for sharing your world with us. It helps to know we are not alone. My worldview of divorce now (since I've experienced it too) is that it makes you a better therapist as you have been there and know the thoughts and feelings associated with it personally. I remember feeling like an utter failure because of not being able to keep my marriage going until I realized that it wasn't good for either of us. I had to suffer the "slings and arrows" of others to do what was best for me and my now ex-wife.
Robert, thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for your share too. Your comment about slings and arrows reminds me of something I just read in C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity: "...it takes patience and skill to disentangle the things we have really learned from life for ourselves" (p. 110).
Great article! It is so interesting to me that people would have that reaction. I love the idea of unfolding oneself, like a note from grade school - loving the creases and eager to learn what's inside. Thank you for sharing!
I love the idea of it being like a note from our younger self, Kamy! That's a beautiful sentiment and life-giving to purity and innocence ❤️