Driving Through Divorce Fog

Written by Barb Greenberg
Leaving home for an early morning meeting, I backed out of my garage to find a gray fog had settled across my neighborhood. I was able to see the road in front of me, but the beautiful lush green trees were shrouded in a dull mist, looking faded and out of focus.

I’m sure you’re getting the analogy! The divorce journey can feel as if you are moving through a dense fog. You wonder if your next step will keep you safely on the road or will cause you to end up in a ditch, scraped and bruised.

And there is still beauty in your life, but it is so hard to see.

You feel frustrated, waiting for time to pass and for the sun to shine and clear away this fog.

But what is the “sun” that clears away the fog of divorce? The sun can be faith, nurturing, and the courage to look clearly into your heart.

As the sun shines light into our lives, it illuminates what is hidden. Because of sunlight, we are able to see shadows, and in those shadows we discover what has been lost, broken, or buried. In the process of this discovery, we begin to heal. As we heal, the light of our own inner spirit brightens and becomes strong enough to guide us on our way.