For all it’s challenges, divorce can also provide opportunity. The opportunity to reevaluate your priorities. To reflect on how your actions match your goals.

One tool for this is personal mission statement. A mission statement can act as guide as you make some of life’s tricky decisions. It can’t help ensure you’re aligning every part of your life.

What sorts of things should you include in your personal mission statement? Allison Lloyds, MS, LMFT has some ideas in her recent blog post. She suggests you answer these questions:

  • When I think about my perfect day, it looks like this…
  • This is how I want to feel in my daily life…
  • My most fulfilling and healthy relationships can be described as…
  • I feel my best when: I most value…
  • If I could have any job in the entire world, I would…
  • These are some things I deserve…

For more ideas, read her entire blog post.