Life Demands Courage

I have a friend who recently divorced. Her ex-husband was affected by alcoholism, and his drinking interfered with intimacy and connection in their relationship for years. My friend’s children were opposed to the divorce. Both in their teens, they worried about the changes that would happen and especially feared not living with both parents. To make matters worse, my friend’s church group stepped further back to avoid taking sides. My friend had to navigate the separation, divorce, the move of households, the disruption of her children, the change in finances, and the loss of friendships on her own. She also changed churches to create a stronger community for herself and her children.

My friend tells me now she felt as though she was moving through a blizzard as it was happening—cold, dark, and bitterly painful. Three years later, she coaches her daughter’s soccer team, leads a support group for divorced moms, Mary Anne Radmacher Courage Quoteis involved again in volunteering at her children’s school, and works full time as a manager at a marketing firm. She’s one of my examples of someone who is courageous—an everyday hero, but certainly a hero.

http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/everyday-life-demands-courage-03098164