Whether you are religious, spiritual, or neither, this is a good opportunity
to compile your inner most feelings and collect items that can be of great value
which could include specific prayers, meaningful scripture or quotes from the
Bible, favorite mantras or meditations, inspirational thoughts, poems, breathing
techniques, yoga positions, or exercises to help you emotionally, spiritually,
and physically.
This is also a great opportunity to journal your daily thoughts and feelings.
Journaling can be quite cathartic, a creative outlet that can assist with the
healing process. Another advantage of journaling is a way of preserving history.
Some may view it as a sad part of their life and do not want to remember it,
while others choose to review the thoughts and feelings they had in the past as
a symbol of growth, and how they have overcome it.
Correspondence
Preserving emails, letters, cards, and text messages from friends and family
is a great way to reflect on the kindness of loved ones during an arduous
period. In contrast, some correspondence that is retained may not be all
positive, but it can provide a new insight and perspective that may have been
lacking in the initial stages of the divorce due to such feelings as denial and
shock.
But most importantly, it is essential to keep a paper trail of spousal
contact/communication. Why? Because it can be of great legal significance should
the need arise. For example, there might be an email detailing admission of
guilt due to the spouse’s infidelity, but when in court, that spouse may deny
any wrong doing. That admission of guilt in the email could potentially be
evidence and can be of great usefulness in your case. Long story short: keep all
your communications. Print them out, make copies and store in this section in
the pocket dividers, also if possible, make electronic copies as well and make
backups (CD-ROM, floppy disc, etc) as well for safe keeping.