Out of the blue — in a nearly three-year process, my divorce papers were finally signed.

Pure exhilaration.

But after twenty-two years of marriage, the finality took me by surprise. I’d waited for this day for so long. I suddenly got exactly what I’d wanted — which was surprisingly overwhelming.

My mind celebrated, but the rest of me refused to cooperate.

I needed a moment.

I willed myself to push through the day-to-day, but my heart wasn’t in it. So I walked my talk and honored self-care. It isn’t easy to step away from work, but I committed to taking the week off.

I never wanted to be on this side of the divorce statistic. But life is full of changes — and we need to roll with them. That’s how we move forward.

And now I sit in deep gratitude, knowing everything’s exactly as should be.