9 Things That Helped Me During the Divorce

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Date:8/18/2006
From:Me
To: My dear friend
Subject: Dealing with divorce

I know how difficult it can be when you’re going through a divorce. Here are a few things that helped me:

1) I spent a lot of time playing the addictive bubblet game. Don’t say I didn’t warn you that it’s addictive!

2) The book “How to Survive the Loss of a Love” by Peter McWilliams.

3) Friends!

4) I walked the dog a LOT.

5) Discovering a dream and working toward it.

6) On a purely practical level, my mom sent me a copy of Uncle Bill’s Bill Manager.

7) Here are some ideas from the book “Mars and Venus Starting Over” by John Gray:

• Listen to music
• Go to movies or watch videos
• Read books and discuss them
• Go for a drive
• Burn candles
• Join a support group
• Learn something new
• Practice an art or craft
• Go shopping
• Buy a gift for yourself
• Buy flowers
• Garden
• Make home improvements
• Bake bread
• Go somewhere new, meet new people
• Care for a pet
• Ask for help and support from friends
• Ask for hugs from friends
• Count your blessings
• Be patient with yourself and others
• Go for a walk
• Watch a sunset
• Do something good for others
• Go to church
• Exercise or practice a sport
• Keep a journal
• Get a massage

8) My sister took me on a shopping therapy trip. I found a beautiful book of children’s prayers that included this one:

I hear no voice, I feel no touch
I see no glory bright;
But yet I know that God is near
In darkness as in light.
He watches ever by my side
And hears my whispered prayer:
The Father for His little child
Both night and day doth care.
-Anonymous

9) Remember you are loved.

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