Should you befriend your Ex?

Are you recently divorced? Have you been divorced for many years? Do you still struggle with issues of your ex? This is a way of the world these days. Years ago it was not as common or if it were it was hidden from the world. Today to be married even 5 years is an accomplishment for some. If you hit the 10 year anniversary that is tremendous. I spent nearly three decades with my ex. I hate the word divorce. God hates divorce. When I least expected it to happen in my life it came to visit me. It was my decision to leave an abusive marriage after many years of praying and crying and pleading. It was not an easy path for a 45 year old woman to take who had been a stay at home wife and mother. But it is one I took and I will never look back. It brought me to a new level in my life. I saw the world from a different angle than before. I learned I am capable of things I never dreamed of. I wanted the dream of falling in love, getting married, having babies and being happy ever after…I wanted the fairy tale I had been fed. If indeed I had the happy ever after part I would still be that stay at home wife and mother and I would be darn good at it and love every minute of it. I miss my flower gardens, my house in the country, my kitchen and all the times I would spend cooking and baking. I traded all that in for a townhouse, a deck, flower boxes but most of all peace. I left the tears and yelling behind to go out and explore the world on my own for the first time in my life all by myself. It has been a fun ride. One I feel has been a very positive thing for me. This is my story. We all have a story to tell. I choose to write this as a healing tool for me through this time in my life but when I let a few close friend read some of it they encouraged me to publish it as a book.

I recently wrote a book while off work for 5 months. It has just this week gone to print of the interior. You can go to this link Shame On Me Book and Preview to read more.

Soon to be available for purchase from Amazon.com or from me.