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Are You Strong or Weak?
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
There have been so very many times since I began this divorce process that I have felt weak. So weak, that I have wondered what I am made of. Do I have what it takes to be a single parent? Do I have what it takes to support all of us? Do I have what…
12 Quotes To Inspire Your Dreams
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” – Mary Oliver “Set out each day believing in your dreams. Know without a doubt that you were made for amazing things.” – Josh Hinds “Don’t let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of yours.” – enjoy-loving-quotes.tumblr.com “You’re never too old to…
12 Quotes on Loving Yourself
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
“When she transformed into a butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty, but of her weirdness. They wanted her to change back into what she had always been. But she had wings.” – Dean Jackson “The things that make me different are the things that make me.” – Winnie the Pooh “Today you are…
The Kind of Friend I am
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
It is late. I fidget as I try to fall asleep..picking up my phone here and there. This is my new routine. This is what the stress of divorce has done to my nights. A text pops up. I read it and tell myself not to cry. It’s not a bad text. It’s actually a…
Why Cowboy’s Aren’t Fat
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I slip my feet out of the stirrups, swing my leg over and slide off. The barn smells of the trademark signs of all things horse. It is a familiar smell for me. A good smell. One that transports me back to my childhood. Of running through fields on horseback, adventures in the woods, staring…
Why Heartache Is a Real Illness
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I sift through my e-mail. I spot one from my friend “Kiki.” I open it. It reads: “I hope this finds you well, I have been in bed for days…..time to get up….because I can…I am not handicapped, or sick with illness….my heart is broken but everything else works, thank God.” I am the writer,…
Are You Wearing Divorce Accessories?
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
Divorce is trying. There are no ands, ifs or buts about it. I have what I like to call my ‘divorce accessories.’ Tears (they’re like diamonds – a girl can’t have enough of them) Extra pounds (what I refer to as “30 pounds of ‘Ralph'”) Black attire (it covers the pounds and the falling tears)…
Meet Betty Lou
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
Maybe I didn’t think this whole thing out. Sure, I knew I would be on my own. If you remember I once said dragging my Christmas tree down the driveway was my emancipation (remember I do live on two acres so it is a pretty long driveway). Well, you get where I am going with…
6 Signs Your Relationship is Out of Balance
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
I am on the baseball field. I stand on the pitchers mound and throw the ball. I run to bat and then to first base. I catch the ball in the outfield and run and tag myself at second base. Do you get where I am going with this? If you are in a relationship…
Have You Met Unhappiness?
By
Colleen Sheehy Orme
The day after I retain my attorney I am singing in the shower. My first thought – oh my gosh, I remember this! I always used to sing in the shower. I had forgotten. I tell my sister. “That’s nice,” she says. “Only it’s going to get so much worse before it gets better.” My…
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