This is the week - the week I move out of the place I've called "home" - the week I move into my own, beautiful, new place - the week I step gracefully and gratefully from one life into another.
I never thought such a time would come. I thought I'd be married "forever." But, life isn't always fair; it doesn't always go as planned.
Along this sometimes rocky journey I've learned a lot. I've learned:
- Who my real friends are;
- Whom I can trust;
- My family is my greatest treasure;
- I can live on my own and not make a complete mess of things;
- I can write as many drafts of a story as it takes to get it to where it needs to be;
- My boyfriend is my love and my rock;
- My children are amazing beyond my wildest dreams;
- I am my own best friend;
- It's okay to ask for help.
For these lessons, I'm deeply grateful. To those who helped me climb out of the darkness and back into the light, I'm forever in your debt.
This is the week - the week I take back control - the week I step forward into the rest of my life.
Each of us is like a diamond, glaring in the lightYet, blindfolds of our own design keep us in the night
Each of us is like a diamond, tainted, rare, and true
Striving to express our inner souls, our inner truths
Life takes turns we'd not imagined, choices strange are made
A shell game full of love and traitors, painful, aching shame
Our paths, they crisscross on and on, an ancient dance unnamed
One is here and one is out there, random as the rain
Diamonds II (Random as the Rain) by Debra Lynn Lazar, 9.15.2010
14 comments:
Congrats to you for moving so gracefully into this next stage in your life. You are an inspiration to those of us in the earlier, ickier stages of divorce!
Tawna
Congratulations on this next step in your life journey, Debra Lynn! May you feel grounded and held in your new home enabling you to fly higher than you've ever flown. hugs and kisses, Laurie
Perhaps the best gift he ever gave you was who you really are... Love you sweetie & have miles and miles if confidence in you!
Go! Go! Go!
I'm so excited for you, and knew you would find the other side of all of this. You are so very, very awesome. :)
Good for you! I'm excited to watch where your life is going. From my perspective, I think you look brave and strong and smart. Give yourself a pat on the back and a tall glass of wine for me, will ya?
As always, so very eloquently said. *hugs* Congrats on the new space and new place :)
*HUGS* I know the feeling - and it is a GOOD one. Like finally reaching the top of a hill after struggling so long in the dark, just as dawn is coming, and you can finally walk with your head held high.
Thank you, everyone, for your wonderful comments. You guys are the best!!!
You have a great attitude, and it's good you can focus on all the positives!
Sounds like this is a new chapter in your life and if I were you I'd be excited! :)
So happy for you! A new chapter is begun. :)
veri nice.
Life is empty and meaningless. You are aware. From nothingness, everything emerges including your true self.
Debra, we are here only for a while. Just be and just melt till then.
Yay, congrats! Such a wonderful poem, too.
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