I don't write about those things, those experiences - because I have adult children & grandchildren who ready my stuff. It's incredibly personal to me & their dad & out of respect for him and the love we shared prior to the divorce, I don't write about it. Because that is the most important thing I want my kids & everyone else to know about my divorce. We had a good run, it unraveled quickly, & ended badly. I don't need to resurrect that pain again. My goal is to give folks who are walking through hell the information they need to keep going. Because the only way out is through. And once you're on the other side - you don't really care to relive any of it.

I hope this makes sense. I am - by nature - an optimist. That hasn't protected me against some the deepest wells of pain & grief. But we all get to write our own stories. And the story I'm writing is not about those wells - it's about crawling out of them and seeing the sun again. And when that happens in your life - however each of us get there - the warmth feels so good & so right.

I hope you can find your way out of the wells of pain & suffering in your life. You would not recognize my writing in the poison I poured out into my journal & then I burned that sucker to ash. :)

Have a great week & thank you so much for your insights & your support. <3