101 Ways to Move Forward After a Midlife Divorce

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Tip #88. Decorate for Halloween. Things are scary out there. And not just with those of us on the often-frightening road of midlife divorce recovery. People are scared about our country. They are scared about the economy. They are scared about pollution and thousands of other things the newspapers tell us are bringing us to the brink of disaster or worse. Today, stop being scared! Being scared doesn’t help. Doing something positive and empowering does. And sometimes, even doing something fun can take away that fear that seems to be peering around every corner. Today, if you haven’t already, really decorate for Halloween. Make fun of fear. Laugh at all the long faces. This constant media focus on everything bad in our lives is getting old. We are strong people … individually and as a county. Maybe we needed this reorganizing of our priorities. Let’s replace fear with faith. Even though we have some definite things we need to tend to, let’s do so with a strong and courageous and confident heart. Get out your scariest Halloween ghosts, goblins, witches, eerie music, and weird stuff. The neighborhood kids will love it when they trick or treat and your grandkids will think it’s cool, too. My three-year old grandson still isn’t quite sure about the “live” hand that reaches out of the cauldron whenever he comes too close! Just for today let’s just say, “BOO!” to fear and have a little unbridled fun!