When I first thought of writing on this topic I had originally titled it Accepting Loneliness. When I went to sleep last night I was fearful for the coming morning. It would be the first morning I woke up completely alone since my divorce. The past 19 months my mornings, evenings and nights have all been spent with mans best friend and early Tuesday morning he went to heaven.
I woke up an hour before my alarm and realized my entire morning routine is now changed. I was frozen and did not know how I was going to get up and start my day. I thought about just spending the day in bed and as that thought was crossing my mind my body said differently, I jumped up with a leg cramp. I was now forced out of bed!
Since the sun was shining I decided to take myself for a walk. Sneakers went on, I pod ready to go, headphones in. I set out at first feeling pretty sad but as I walked I realized that I had completed step one to creating a new morning routine. I did something to get my day started and it was a positive thing. It gave me time to clear my thoughts and focus on my schedule for the day, all while allowing myself time to listen to my favorite tunes.
Clarity was slowly seeping in and I realized that I have a choice to either accept the feelings of being alone or embrace them. If I only accept them I”m really not making any positive changes for myself. My world is now changed whether I like it or not. The better thing to do would be to embrace it.
I’m content with the fact that today will be rough for me, but I got through the hardest part. Over the next week or so I can set my routines how I want them. I am in control of deciding what I will now do with my extra time and I am choosing to spend it being happy in my loneliness. I figure I”ll play around with a few different changes and see what fits best into my schedule. I really enjoyed the walk today and when winter hits I have access to an indoor center right across the way. My morning routine is now set! 
I’m sure I will have waves of sadness, fear, and reluctance along the way, but those are all common feelings when a change is occurring. Life is all about thriving through change sometimes they are happy changes, and sometimes they are filled with loss, pain and grief. As I’ve said before in previous blogs, the latter are the ones that we grow through. Just like the caterpillar (yes I’m using the reference again!) who grows in her chrysalis, change makes us stronger!
Be all you can be in your loneliness, embrace who you are and live happy! How have you embraced loneliness or change? Reply in the comments.
Kimberly
Courageous Butterfly
9/19/12
Out of the Chrysalis 
I don’t think I like loneliness. I don’t want to embrace it, I want to get rid of it.
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I understand that all to well. By embracing it I’m not saying I want it. I’m simply choosing to accept it for the time being. It is much harder to move forward if you are dwelling on the situation. I’ve started to involve myself in more activities that allow me to meet new people. People that have a positive outlook and can help keep me on the right track on moving myself forward. It’s worth a try!
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I purchased this cable and wall adtaepr to use with an additional Touchstone for my Palm Pre. It’s a little more expensive than some of the USB cables out there, but there are so many mixed reviews on them working with the Touchstone that I figured it was a safer bet. I was pleased when it arrived that the cable is not like the one pictured, but it is identical to the cable included with the Pre (minus the attached rubber cable tie). It fits right into the Touchstone with no alterations needed (I’ve read some reviews where the plastic had to be shaved off to fit). After plugging into the wall adtaepr it was good to go and charging perfectly!
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