New Beginings
Life will shovel some shit your way and your reaction is completely up to you. I say this not to get all philosophical or act like I am the first person to figure that out but to lay the groundwork for the future of this writing space. I have always loved to write and this is going to be a place for me to do just that but first I should explain what brought me here.
Today I find myself roughly two months away from the dissolution of a 31 year marriage. This sucks on a lot of levels not the least of which is that nobody like to take a loss. Failure hurts and this one is a whopper. There are also some good things hiding in the clouds. My soon to be ex and I are still friends. There were no catastrophic marriage ending events to speak of, just two people who made promises when they were kids that became harder and harder to live with.
For the past year and a half we have been working with professionals to see if the partnership could be saved and have come to the conclusion that we will both be happier apart. Our kids are not tickled about the situation (see my earlier thought about no-one wants to take a loss) but they understand. They are also smart enough to understand that the more we grow apart yet stay together for the wrong reasons the bumpier it will get.
So there you have your jumping off point.