How do you let go of the love? This was one of the questions asked during the teleseminar last week with Lynne Lee, Christian Coaching Cafe. As we ran out of time to answer all of the questions, I mentioned I would address questions on my blog.

As I started to write a response I realized there was so much information to cover that I wrote an ezine article Divorce Challenge: Letting Go of the Past. If you click on the title it will take you to the article.

Letting go of the past can be a real challenge, no doubt about it. During the call we talked about a woman who had been married for 40 years when her husband left her. I imagine she invested 40 plus years in her relationship with her husband, planning for retirement, building their future together. How devastating to have her life and future plans, perhaps goals and dreams shattered. My heart and prayers go out to this woman.

Obviously a long term marriage requires more effort, work, and healing in recovery than a short term marriage. Here in the states, a short term marriage is less than 10 years and a long term marriage is 10 or more years. Letting go of a long term marriage will take persistence and determination. God still has a good plan for her future, just as He does for you and me.

If you are struggling with letting go of the past, if you know what you need to do to move forward but cannot seem to let go, I suggest getting someone to help you. Having someone come along side you to help you identify what is holding you back, how you might overcome the challenge, the steps you can take, encouraging you, supporting you and holding you accountable, may be what you need to push past this road block.

If you have issues from the past to work through, you may want to seek counseling or therapy. If you have tried a support group or divorce recovery group, yet feel like you could use more individual support and direction, then life coaching may be what you need to move forward.

If you are interested in exploring life coaching, please contact me. I would be happy to discuss the coaching process with you and whether or not life coaching would benefit you and your situation.

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