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Stretching the umbilical….

Already feeling disconnected.  That gasping sound you heard last night was my cell phone breathing its last breaths before AT&T cut service at midnight.  I felt immediate panic, but got in a few last minute calls.  Oh nooooooo!  Deep breathing was required.  The umbilical is thinning……    Still have e-mail

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Whew! Closing One Door, Opening the Next…

Well – it’s here.  The night before leaving.  What a fire drill!  I can’t believe how much help has been offered, given and ever-so-gratefully received.  It really does take a village to get someone out the door to Peace Corps.  Closing down the accumulated possessions and detritus of 63 years

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Fixin’ to get ready

In Louisiana there is an expression, “Fixin’ to get ready.”  You’re not really actually getting ready you’re just getting ready to get ready.  so the house is getting packed up – as it has been for the last several months as I think about it.  But this is in earnest

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Musings on leavings

I have left many times – left places I’ve made a footprint, a home, a community.  In the 60’s I left Louisiana behind for school in Texas   In the early 70s I quit a husband and a perfectly good job and went to North Africa. In the late 70’s

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Challenging Conversations: Dividing your Stuff

by Nancy Wesson Re-claimed and updated from Divorce360 March 2008 My husband and I are trying to conduct our property settlement via mediation and my friends says I’m nuts, but I want to keep this friendly.  At what point should I consider getting an attorney?  Many mediators are attorneys, but

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Stoke That Fire by Changing the Dance Step!

by Nancy Wesson Re-claimed and updated from Divorce360, 2008 My husband and I are separated and really trying to use this time to rediscover what we each want out of life and see if we can find that together.  We’ve been married a long time and seem to have gotten

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Need Space in Your Relationship?

by Nancy Wesson Re-claimed and updated from Divorce 360, March 2008 A few months ago I started feeling like I needed more “space” in my marriage.  I’ve never really felt crowded before, and my wife and I are fighting so much about this we’re starting to talk about separating.   

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Pictures of My Ex and New Relationships

by Nancy Wesson Re-printed and updated from Divorce 360, April 2008           After my divorce, I’m trying to move forward and seek a new relationship.  I have pictures of my ex around because I want the kids to feel that even though their parents divorced we are still there for

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Re-claim Harmony After a Family Rift

Re-claimed and updated from Divorce360, April 2008 How can I use the symbolic aspects of Feng Shui to heal a family rift that has resulted since my divorce? One of the most powerful aspects of Feng Shui is the ability to use intention to shift life. Once you’re clear about

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Design Your Post Divorce Life

by Nancy Wesson Re-claimed and updated from Divorce360,  January 2008 What exactly is Feng Shui and how can it help me in dealing with my Divorce? So often during this transition we find ourselves simply responding to the events surrounding us, causing us to stay focused on what we don’t

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Keeping Kids Out of the Middle

by Nancy Wesson Reprinted from divorce360, April 2008 My ex and I have three lovely children.  As a mediator, can you suggest how we keep from putting the children in the middle and making them feel like pawns, as I have seen happen with some of our friends?    Excellent

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New Romance: How Your House Can Help

by Nancy Reprinted and updated from Divorce 360, 2008 I’ve been divorced for six months and am not remotely interested in another romantic relationship at this point.  Should I be concerned that the relationship area of my house is missing and if so, how can I correct it? Your Relationship

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