How is post-divorce adjustment like adjustment post-brain surgery? Gweneviere Mann has short-term memory loss from complications from brain surgery. Her story is poignant. The thing I loved most was what she said about running the NYC marathon:
"You know, I have spent a lot of days since my injury comparing myself to what I used to be and feeling sad about the things that I've lost," she says. "But doing the marathon really shows me that I still have a lot left in me."
If only we could view ourselves that way post-divorce, after all of our changes and losses, eh?So how about it?
*Think about the things you can still do, not the things you can’t do
*Think about what you’ve got, not what you’ve lost
*Think about what you’re going to do, not what you’re no longer going to do
*Think about 3 things you’re grateful for, not 3 things you’re pissed off about
Most of all, be inspired by Gweneviere’s story. Think about all you have left in you. After all, it’s got to be a lot easier than brain surgery.
For Gweneviere: Guinnevere, Crosby, Stills & Nash
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