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Feeling Emotionally Stuck? 3 Sure-Fire Ways To Move Past The Pain Of Divorce (Or Any Loss)

Last updated on: August 22, 2016 at 1:36 pm   by Lisa Duffy

Feeling Emotionally Stuck? 3 Sure-Fire Ways To Move Past The Pain Of Divorce (Or Any Loss) 2016-08-22T13:36:03-04:00 Lisa Duffy

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3.   Identify ways to overcome the obstacles.

Write down five practical ways you can overcome these obstacles. For example, if one of the items on your list is to have a better relationship with God, then you want to choose one practical way to move you toward your goal of being closer to God. You might choose to commit to going to Mass every Sunday if you are not doing so now, or maybe Mass during the week if you are already a faithful Sunday attendee. You might choose to go to confession if it’s been longer than a year since you last went, or maybe to begin going every month instead of just whenever. You might choose to commit to getting up just fifteen minutes earlier than normal to have some quiet conversation with God . . . spending time in prayer before you get ready for the day. Really, the possibilities are endless, but should be determined by you because you know yourself and your life.

As you make this list of five practical ways to overcome the obstacles you’ve identified, make sure the means you choose are realistic and doable. You don’t want to set yourself up for discouragement by trying to accomplish something that is unrealistic or out of your control.

Once you’ve got these tools in place, your road map is ready and you have what you need to start making progress.

For more great ideas on how to move past divorce to a new and happy chapter of your life, check out The Catholic Guide To Dating After Divorce.

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