The breakup that didn't break me
This month I had my first meaningful breakup since my divorce and boy did it hurt but by God did I learn ..... But first some important back story. Seventeen months ago I realized I needed a complete spiritual makeover. I'd always been known as strong, resilient, and a pull myself up by my bootstraps kind of woman, but I was broken. I was so very very broken. I was told I needed recovery, I thought “recovery from what? I'm awesome” I couldn't see it because I'd taken everything and buried it so deep. I'm not going to go into my whole story but after escaping a rollercoaster marriage of love, abuse, infidelity on both sides I thought I was free. I wasn't. My soul although a believer in Christ was clinging to all that hurt, betrayal, and self disappointment. My friendships and dating afterwards reflected that, I deserved less and could never really let people in because they had the capability of doing two thi...