Dealing with the facts about divorce has been summarized in these easy to do steps that anyone can easily follow through. Though, not scientifically proven, but these tips have been tried and tested by some who needed to overcome the post trauma associated with the aftermath of divorce.
Step 1: Express your emotions – don’t hold back any tears, frustration, disappointment or anger. Just do not allow the negative emotions to push you over the edge. Also, try not to let your tongue too loose in times like that. Just feel the emotions pass through you but get over it.
Step 2: Calming down – there is a period of calming down after venting the anger and negative emotions. It is usually the time to start thinking about the realities of life.
Step 3: Forgive yourself – One of the hardest things to do after calming down, is to accept that things didn’t go the way one had intended. Then, accept whatever went wrong and learn to forgive yourself. It is not the time to allow yourself slip back into a pity party. It is a step towards self-love that leads to the next step.
Step 4: Learn to let go – Do not go around wishing for what could have been, that would never be. Shake off the events of the past, gather it into an invisible trash can and throw it away. Remember to keep the lessons learned for the future.
Step 5: Forgive your ‘Ex’ – This is usually one of the hardest things to do, forgiving the ‘ex’. Some would rather keep a book of blacklists concerning all the evil that the ‘ex’ had perpetrated. However, this should not be because hatred would pull you down and keep you stagnant for pretty long. Unforgiveness is a dangerous bus stop. Learn to run pass it and get as far away as possible. If there be any witchcraft, it is definitely the spirit of unforgiveness. It dampens the spirit and pierces the heart. Do not dabble into it. Say it out loud and clear…I forgive him/her and I let him/her go. Never bother yourself about whether the person gets to forgive you or not. It is better for the one who was hurt to be the first to forgive so that moving on can be very easy and swift.
Step 6: Let the healing process set in – With forgiveness of the one who hurt you comes one of the best part, the self-healing process.
Step 7: Accept your mistakes
Step 8: Learn from past mistakes
Step 9: Be positive and set new goals in motion.
Step 10: Rebrand, Recreate and Live again.
By Bridget Uko