Rebuilding When Everything Familiar Falls Apart: The Introduction

Recently, I thought back to the previous two years about how different my life has become and I wanted to share how far God bent me but didn’t break me. I literally was at the lowest point of my life and did not know whether or not I was going to make it to see another day because my world was the darkest that it had ever been. Not even my divorce had me this dark, and do not get me wrong, divorce is something that strips you of so much mentally, physically, spiritually, financially, and socially. This was different.

Everything that I had grown accustomed to fell apart in the blink of an eye, and it seemed as if every time I thought I was able to touch the bottom, another wave of life knocked me off my feet. There were days that I could not afford to leave my house and take my kids to school, but I pressed on and through God’s undeserving grace, things worked out every single time.

My rebuilding is not linear, in fact it is all over the place but there are some recurring themes that I think I have been able to capture and will present into seven different segments that I believe some of you may be able to relate to in some way or another. Did you notice that I said that my rebuilding Is not linear? Yeah, I am still in this thing and trying my best daily, but this outlet has always been supportive of me since 2018 when I began the blog, so I think it is a safe enough space that I can share the process. I mean I have already shared so much with you guys already and some of us are eight years locked in (thank you to my OGs) so you have learned a lot about me deeply.

I will break down the seven areas I’m trying to rebuild:

1. The Breakdown
2. The Fallout
3. The Learning
4. The Shedding
5. The Isolation
6. The Application
7. The Renewal

If you are rebuilding too, you may find yourself in more than one of these places at the same time. That does not mean you are failing. It means you are human. Be sure you stick around for the upcoming series, be sure to comment and keep the conversation going. See you guys next Monday with the first installment.