Going through divorce and surviving divorce are a true challenge.
When we live through divorce, we begin to experience a multitude of emotions.
But surviving divorce is an action… It is a proactive step to deal with these turbulent emotions, the legal challenges and our day-to-day lives that are in deep transition.
Surviving means putting the pieces together that will start to shape our progress into the future. Surviving is the start of reflection.
Divorce is a confusing and a difficult time. You may be asking yourself, "Where do I begin?" Surviving divorce involves a Movement of Choice. A choice to take small steps to move into your future and not to dwell on the past, the decision to live your best life!
The decision can seem insurmountable, even daunting. Here are 3 Steps that will help guide you:
1. Begin to Get to Know YOU: Often when we are in a relationship we lose ourselves to the other. In order to begin to get to know YOU, start by trying new things, experiencing what you may have put on hold. Begin relearning what makes you happy. Then you begin to understand what you like and dislike. Give yourself the freedom to explore new things that will begin to bring you joy in your life.
2. Look Inward: Take the time to look inward and begin to understand yourself. Divorce is a huge change and is scary. Devote time to better understand what is important to you. Often we are so busy living life we forget to think about what does give us pleasure. Review and begin to discard any unwanted habits and embrace your new life.
3. It’s Okay to Grieve, But Then It's Time to Let Go: Allow yourself to grieve the loss and demise of your relationship. Look at treasured photos and listen to "your" songs; give yourself the right to grieve the loss. Give yourself a set grieving period and resolve to move forward. Commit to letting go of the negative thoughts and begin to look toward your future, a brighter day.
While going through these steps remember your progress is personal. This chapter in your life is difficult, and surviving divorce takes time and a willingness to move forward. You can do it! My Divorce Path and My Friends Connect, Inc. are right here with you helping you to find your new future.
Cece Shatz,
My Divorce Path, http://www.mydivorcepath.com
Radio Host of Going Solo – Life After Divorce, http://rhinoonair.com
My Friends Connect, Inc.
http://www.meetup.com/tampadivorcesupportsocial
http://www.meetup.com/Friends-Connect-Tampa-Bay-Area
http://www.meetup.com/SingleParents4DatingTampaBay
http://www.meetup.com/Relationship-Seeking-Middle-Aged-Singles-Tampa
Source: pinellasbeaches.patch.com
Don’t medal with this lot - The Sun
HMS Ocean squeezed through the Thames Barrier with just 15ft to spare before reaching her mooring at Greenwich.
The vessel — 610ft long, 120ft wide and weighing 21,500 tonnes — will act as a floating fortress with eight Lynx attack helicopters on her decks.
It is believed to be the first time since World War Two that a warship has been deployed on active operations on the Thames.
HMS Ocean is the last piece in a huge security jigsaw designed to keep the London Olympics safe.
She will be joined by four RAF Typhoon war jets and three Royal Navy Sea King choppers, all based at RAF Northolt in West London.
Two RAF Puma helicopters carrying RAF Regiment snipers will be based at the Territorial Army Centre in Ilford, East London.
E-3D Sentry and VC-10 tankers will take off from their home bases in Lincolnshire and Oxfordshire, and six locations across the capital are this week being tested as potential sites for surface-to-air missiles.
1502949
0
/sol/
HMS Ocean’s helicopters will patrol the skies over London while 400 Royal Marines will take care of the Thames.
The vessel boasts three Phalanx weapons systems — which fire a wall of bullets to obliterate incoming missiles — plus canons and machine guns.
The vast ship will also be used as a floating barracks, accommodating hundreds of military personnel providing security for the Games.
Commanding officer Andrew Betton said: “HMS Ocean is the largest ship in the Royal Navy and is ideally suited to supporting the police in providing security for the world’s most famous sporting event.
“Everyone on board is proud to be involved in the Olympic Games and thrilled to bring our ship into the centre of London for all to see.”
Lieutenant Mike Robertson, who will fly Lynx choppers from HMS Ocean, said: “I’m excited to be part of the Olympics, all the squadron are. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance.”
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond visited the ship yesterday to address her crew as they prepared to join in a week of live training exercises.
Mr Hammond said: “Londoners should be reassured by this display of the assets we are putting in place to protect them and foreign visitors.
“There are no specific threats to the Games at the moment.
“But if any threats do emerge the sight of these assets, this ship in particular, will reassure them that we will deal with any such threats. Security for the Games will be police-led, but I am proud to see the military taking a key role.”
Mr Hammond also said he was ready to give the order to shoot down a rogue plane if the Olympics were threatened by a 9/11-style attack.
GIRLS Aloud star Kimberley Walsh and tenor Alfie Boe will sing the GB team’s official Olympic anthem — a cover version of Queen’s 1985 hit One Vision. The song will be launched next week.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Factbox: Details of Wisconsin union law that prompted recall - YAHOO!
(Reuters) - Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker faces a recall vote on Tuesday because of a law he championed that severely curtails the power of public sector labor unions in the state.
Here are the details of the law and how it was passed:
* Walker was elected governor in 2010 along with Republican majorities in the state legislature. As soon as he took office, the governor said the state faced a $3.6 billion budget shortfall over two years and drastic measures were needed. He proposed a so-called budget repair bill that included the union measures.
The proposal sparked huge demonstrations in the capital Madison by unions and their supporters. Democratic members of the state Senate boycotted the legislature to avoid a vote on the proposal. Using a parliamentary maneuver, the bill was passed by Republicans, and Walker signed it into law on March 11, 2011.
Unions filed suit against the law and it was temporarily blocked by a state judge on May 26, 2011. The state Supreme Court ruled by a 4 to 3 vote on June 14, 2011 that the law could go into effect.
* Under the law, state and local government workers must increase contributions to 5.8 percent of the cost of their pensions, or 6.55 percent of salary if they are executives, and double contributions to their health insurance premiums to 12.6 percent. This resulted in an average cut in take-home pay of about 8 percent for a large swath of union members such as teachers.
* Collective bargaining is limited to the issue of wages, and wage increases are capped at the rate of inflation, with a voter referendum needed for larger increases.
* The law prohibits employer collection of union dues and members of collective bargaining units would not be required to pay dues. Union contracts are limited to one year, and collective bargaining units would have to take annual votes to maintain certification as a union. The law requires 51 percent of the entire unit voting in favor rather than a majority of those voting, to approve certification. Unions particularly object to this provision because it is a hard barrier to clear.
The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission said they have received reports on recertification elections by 252 bargaining units so far, including 207 school districts, 39 municipalities and six state units. Unions have won 87 percent of those elections, losing 32 votes.
There is anecdotal evidence that union membership of public sector workers has declined in Wisconsin since the law went into effect, although unions have not released figures.
The percentage of employed people in Wisconsin who are members of unions fell to 13.3 percent in 2011 from 14.2 percent in 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But it is not clear how much of this drop is attributed to the new law, as the figures include private sector union membership as well as public unions.
Thwarted in their attempts to stop the law through state courts, unions filed suit in federal court against the law. On March 30, 2012 a federal judge blocked the provisions dealing with voluntary collection of union dues and recertification of unions annually. The Walker state government has appealed.
* Certain public sector employees, including local law enforcement and fire employees, were exempted from the collective bargaining changes. The law does not affect private sector union members.
(Compiled by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Editing by Greg McCune and Cynthia Osterman)
Source: news.yahoo.com
No comments:
Post a Comment