Three years ago today, I sat in a courtroom with the man I had spent half of my life with.
Three years ago today, I looked at his face for any sign of the man I had loved. I saw none.
Three years ago today, I sat alone in a hallway waiting for the attorneys to decide his fate and mine.
Three years ago today, I cried and shook with the realization that is was all over.
Three years ago today, I felt a heaviness lift as I cut the dead weight of him from my burden.
Three years ago today, I took my first steps as a single woman.
And now, three years on, I could not not be happier with where I am.
And, I could not be where I am without three years ago today.
Lessons From the End of a Marriage 