Inner Dialogue

Divorce is such an abrupt word, a harsh word. It implies so many things... broken hearts, unmet expectations, shattered dreams. It doesn't matter on which side of the word you stand, the view isn't any prettier. It's a loaded word, one that conveys a whole range of emotions. It's a heavy word that weights on the mind and soul. It hurts to hear it and it hurts to feel it. It's a word that cuts to the core of who you think you are and makes you take a look at who you want to be. Tonight a friend applied it to himself for perhaps the first time, at least publically. Knowing the situation a little, I know it wraps up years of confusion and hurt and sadness and loss... and perhaps even indicates relief and freedom. It's a step toward healing. it's a step towards what is up ahead. It's a step from which there is no turning back. Lots wrapped up on that one simple word.