Erica, I was shocked when I discovered that I had lost sight of me and no longer knew the stranger who looked back from my mirror. The thing is, I had quiet time now to get to know her, to discover that she had grown even through the pain and that she was ready for new dreams...I just had to figure out what those dreams would be.
Yes, there was a big hole in my life where codependency used to live, there was almost exhaustion from lack of adrenaline, but there were so many new wonderful paths ahead, waiting to be explored. I learned to use some of the time for quiet prayer and meditation, some for nature and recharging my spiritual batteries, and some just to pamper me...because I was soooo worth it.
In between brings healing and insight and opportunity to plan a better life for ourselves. In between is an important part of our journey and well worth the rest.
Hugs