I used to be bold. I used to be courageous. I am none of that anymore. I havent been since X started dating someone else. How sad is that?? I KNOW I am the better option. Why cant I let my mind just let that sink in then??? I have no esteem anymore. It doesnt matter how much I GAL, or try to be positive - I dont have it.
Because you are allowing yourself to be defined by what your ex-husband and his girlfriend decide to do (or not do), instead of by those inherent things within MrsD that make her the unique and special creation that God made her to be.
Your ex-husband's decision to end the marriage doesn't define you, MrsD. Nor do the mistakes you made along the way in that marriage. How you RESPOND now is what defines you -- that plus those strengths, talents, gifts and yes flaws that make you . . .YOU.
Don't allow this other couple to define YOU.
Not easy, I know, but it's a matter of detachment and co-dependency. Too often we allow the reactions of those we love to dictate our OWN happiness.
