This was a beautiful post that really resonated with me. Thank you so much Ruthie. I also married young, at 21 (just a baby!) and went through a traumatic, heart-rending divorce just two years later. Of course I expected that marriage to be the rest of my life, that husband to be my "forever person", our wedding vows to be honored. I was so hopeful, yet so unaware of my own wounds and expectations, and stories about love and worth. Ultimately, when something isn't right for our soul, it has a way of coming undone. My marriage imploded. I thought I would never love again. Yet, that undoing has been the greatest gift of my life. That darkness taught me things that never would have surfaced in the light. It took many years of hard work, healing, forgiveness, and grace to arrive. But here I am - living a life beyond my wildest dreams with a partner beyond my highest hopes. All that pain, all that heartbreak, all that betrayal has been redeemed. It helped me come home. Ultimately, it has set me free.
Hi, Ruthie, thank you for sharing your experiences with us! It’s so inspiring and brave of you! I thought I’d also mention that I’m passionate about the health benefits of coconut oil ever since I read “The Coconut Oil Miracle” by Bruce Fife ND twenty years ago. Coconut oil kills germs. Dr. Fife also wrote a book about Oil Pulling, an ancient Ayurvedic oral cleansing technique that prevents arthritis and much more! I hope you have a chance to check out his books!
I love that young Ruthie. So much of the essence of you resides in her keen face. Made me misty.
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This was a beautiful post that really resonated with me. Thank you so much Ruthie. I also married young, at 21 (just a baby!) and went through a traumatic, heart-rending divorce just two years later. Of course I expected that marriage to be the rest of my life, that husband to be my "forever person", our wedding vows to be honored. I was so hopeful, yet so unaware of my own wounds and expectations, and stories about love and worth. Ultimately, when something isn't right for our soul, it has a way of coming undone. My marriage imploded. I thought I would never love again. Yet, that undoing has been the greatest gift of my life. That darkness taught me things that never would have surfaced in the light. It took many years of hard work, healing, forgiveness, and grace to arrive. But here I am - living a life beyond my wildest dreams with a partner beyond my highest hopes. All that pain, all that heartbreak, all that betrayal has been redeemed. It helped me come home. Ultimately, it has set me free.
Oh I love how you view this today! Wow!!! Beautiful
Hi, Ruthie, thank you for sharing your experiences with us! It’s so inspiring and brave of you! I thought I’d also mention that I’m passionate about the health benefits of coconut oil ever since I read “The Coconut Oil Miracle” by Bruce Fife ND twenty years ago. Coconut oil kills germs. Dr. Fife also wrote a book about Oil Pulling, an ancient Ayurvedic oral cleansing technique that prevents arthritis and much more! I hope you have a chance to check out his books!
Oh it’s so good- thx for the reminder to start that up again!