Divorcing During the Holiday Season

It's holiday time, and if you're in the midst of a major transition, it can be one of the most challenging (certainly not "the most wonderful") times of the year. Twinkling lights, cheery carols and holiday shopping can bring more sadness than joy ... especially when your world is falling apart.

Traditions create the magic of holidays. They keep us grounded. Change, on the other hand, often knocks us off our feet. And separation and divorce changes nearly everything. They can divide our friendships, the family we get to celebrate with, and the holiday parties we are invited to. They even change how we play Santa.

In this excellent blog posting Sharon Zarozny offers some great suggestions on how to cope during the holiday season:

• Most important, with kindness and patience ... toward yourself.
• Remind yourself: This is a temporary condition.
• Understand that bumps in the road are an inevitable part of life.
• Ditch the traditions you don't enjoy and create new ones you'll treasure. 
• Ask yourself: Was I really "living the dream"?