i want for me to be able to not think about him day in an day out. i want friends in my life that make me laugh. i want to show my kids that i am a woman of character. i want to excercise again like i did for 10 years. i want to do well at my job and get promoted. i want to stop wanting for him to come home and for me to just move forward no matter what.
These are all 'I' phrases. This is good. You have made a start now you need to go out and do them. Take them one at a time. As I see it the easiest one to implement first will be the exercising. You will actually achieve more than your primary aim here b/c whilst you are exercising you won't be thinking about H you will be thinking how much it hurts when you haven't done it for so long You will look and feel good. This will raise your self esteem. This will enhance your possibilities of doing well at your job and getting promoted as 'happy' people seek thier own development opportunities. You will probably also meet new friends this way. They may or may not make you laugh. Your H may look at you and think 'Wow, what the hell am I doing' however he may not. It won't matter b/c you will be moving on and starting to let go. IF he wants to come home it WILL be on your terms not his b/c by then you will have raised your self esteem so far that you will know what it is you actually want.
So what's your favourite mode of exercise and when can you fit it into your schedule? Now book it.
Me 43 XH 45 M 2.7.88 Divorce 7.10.09 Kids D20,S17 & D15