101 Ways to Move Forward After a Midlife Divorce

Tip # 50. Take a risk. One thing that often happens when we go through something like divorce is that we lose our courage. We become timid and too careful. We hold our hearts close. We lose our self-esteem. I know I was self-conscious and embarrassed, and I felt as if people were wondering to themselves what was wrong with me since my husband needed to find a girlfriend. And once you get into that pit of worry and fear and self-doubt, it’s hard to get out. That’s why taking a risk is empowering. Even if it’s something like going somewhere by yourself or challenging yourself physically to do something you’ve never done. Take up a sport. Do a run or a walk for a charity. One of the R.A.D.I.C.A.L. Women from K.C. is doing the MS 150 for the first time. I did the climbing wall at a local sporting good store. (It took me three times, but I finally did it!) Be bold. Be unafraid. Life is wild … Learn to embrace even uncertainty and fear. What’s the worst that could happen? You might have to try again or try something else. But who knows what the best that could happen might be!