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gma56 posted 7/30/2013 18:13 PM

Tomorrow marks one year since we went to court and signed the divorce papers.
All I can say is I'm still very RELIEVED !There's nothing I miss about my old life.
It's taken awhile to settle into my new life but I continue working on it.
I've started back into the workforce and trying to develope a retirement plan sucks.
I'm not dating and doubtful if I will anytime soon.
I'm OK and that is good enough.
Gma

kiki1 posted 7/30/2013 18:17 PM

(((gma)))

Great post!!

stay happy

torn2bits posted 7/30/2013 18:38 PM

Oh gma, I am probably going to sign my papers in October.

I am so happy to hear that you are doing well after all that has past.
A shining example for us all.
Keep on that momentum!

phmh posted 7/30/2013 19:17 PM

Congratulations!

I can't wait to see how much more progress you've made a year from today.

What a wonderful, bright future you have ahead of you!!!

FaithFool posted 7/30/2013 20:06 PM

Yay!

caregiver9000 posted 7/30/2013 22:04 PM

oh, gma, you are way too good to be OK! I think you are fabulous!!

Congrats on the milestone.

Sad in AZ posted 7/30/2013 22:29 PM

peridot posted 7/31/2013 00:18 AM

Has it already been a year? Glad to hear everything is going good for you.

nutmegkitty posted 7/31/2013 05:56 AM

Good stuff!!!!

cmego posted 7/31/2013 06:05 AM

NaiveAgain posted 7/31/2013 06:49 AM

newnormal posted 7/31/2013 07:07 AM

If SI had a like button, this tread would blow up

Too_Trusting posted 7/31/2013 09:18 AM

I'm right there with ya, gma! Kudos to EVERY one of us here that takes the knife to the stomach, forges a new and better life, and emerges stronger for the experience.

Collectively and individually, we ROCK here at SI!!

gma56 posted 7/31/2013 12:32 PM

Kudos to EVERY one of us here that takes the knife to the stomach, forges a new and better life, and emerges stronger for the experience.

Our lives are forever changed by the choices of someone we trusted and loved. We can choose to have a permanent self pity party or take our lives back.

Building a new life is a slow struggle for me but so thankful I have the opportunity to reach my goal of being happy and content with life again. I look back a year ago and I have made some progress but not near to where I want to end up.

I have a dream of where I want to be in three years and I'm on the right path to get there. I do wish it would happen quicker but the wait and hard work will pay off when I look up out my front door and see the beautiful mountains in the future.

I've learned to be patient with myself and count the blessings I do have now. How fast those blessings can be taken away.

Also I have found that there is more than one path to being happy with myself and life. My post divorce path isn't smooth it has many bumps, pits, and steep hills but I will get where I'm suppose to be.

I have so much love in me (I thought I wasn't capable of love again) and hope someone's heart will open up to be able to accept it. Only the future knows if that will happen, for now I'm OK.
Hugs to all of us going through, recovering, and starting over.
Gma

[This message edited by gma56 at 6:52 PM, July 31st (Wednesday)]

FaithFool posted 7/31/2013 12:35 PM

How fast those blessings can be taken away.

I've become hyper-aware of this in the last five years and I do believe it enhances our appreciation of what we do have now.

Survivor3512 posted 7/31/2013 12:36 PM

That is so awesome! Congratulations!!

ExposedNiblet posted 7/31/2013 12:38 PM

YOU are awesome!

lostmommy posted 7/31/2013 12:38 PM

Congratulations gma!

Newlease posted 7/31/2013 13:13 PM

You are doing just fine.

NL

LOSTinaBook posted 7/31/2013 13:52 PM

I'm glad to hear you're doing well, gma!