This inspiring story follows a woman's journey of healing and self-discovery after a painful breakup. She shares how she found solace in painting, rediscovered her joy in decorating her new home, and embraced her individuality.
I started painting. My passion and angst and all my other emotions came through in my wild abstract paintings, and soon I was accepting commissions!!! I am in my late 70s but throwing myself into something positive has kept me on the happy side of life! Or I should say, has helped me get back there. :) My first relationship ended in December of 2020, and to be honest, I still haven’t healed.
I was so young and so unprepared for the emotional healing that was required of me to be able to become a stable, present partner. I realize now that because of past trauma, I wanted someone who could 'save' me and take care of me in ways that weren’t reasonable to ask of anyone. We moved so fast because of that: moved in together at 10 months, bought a house together after just two years, and fully anticipated we’d be together forever. We had so much growing up to do, and I'm always going to be grateful to them for showing me who I could be, rather than what my past defined me as. I categorized this relationship as 'toxic' purely because we were hurting so much individually that we couldn’t love each other properly. Not sure when I'll be ready for another relationship, but that’s okay. I'm learning how to love ME for the first time. 10-year abusive marriage behind me. I took so much joy in decorating my new place, everything in it is something that makes me or my son happy (including our two new cats.) my space of peace with candles, string lights, plants galore, only things I love. I'm dressing for me and branching out with my style again because I don't have to consider if my ex would think my outfit too revealing, or weird, or attention-seeking. I did not date on purpose at all during the first year but had a couple of love interests enter my life unexpectedly, and that type of fun and new attention from genuinely kind and sincere dudes was also incredibly healing. It took time to heal from my toxic relationshi
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