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The Top 5 Powerful Divorce Mantras
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
There are those who navigate divorce with relative ease. But for many, the end of a marriage is painful and overwhelming. It is a time filled with family, financial, and future worries. Even in the best of situations, it can be daunting. In the worst of situations, it can involve a spouse who is exercising…
Could I Actually Be Remarrying?
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I dabble in made up words, my very own divorce vocabulary. Thus, I now experience what I refer to as Divorcemare’s.’ The scary type of boogeyman dreams which inhabit the sleeping (or should I say the restless) mind of a divorcee in waiting. Divorce is a breeding ground for things that go bump in the…
What Divorce Really Cost Me
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
No, it’s not what you’re thinking. I’m not talking about financial loss. Anyone who has been through divorce realizes that money is just a tool that misdirected people use to control or punish someone in divorce. There’s a far greater cost. I always say, “It’s great if I like you – better if I respect…
Just How Much Divorce Demands We Part With
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I pull the dresser drawer and dump the contents onto the floor. I pull another drawer and dump and another and another. I stare at the pile of clothing and assorted things. I am on the umpteenth purge of my old life. Only I have forgotten what this old dresser holds. It is a gorgeous…
The Day I Failed at Marriage
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I am a bit nervous this morning. I am on the way to meet a friend. We have a few too many, obvious parallels and instead of feeling this is helpful, it makes me sad. I never, ever, want to see a heart hurt again. Let alone one that would never have the ability to…
Why I Still Sing
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
A year and a half ago, fed up, I got in my car and drove to an attorney’s office. I shook his hand, handed him a check and left with a sense of peace. The next day, in the shower I began to sing. “Wow,” I thought to myself. “I am singing again.” I had…
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