Good advice. I've been through a couple of major life transitions myself- divorce, followed by the best relationship anyone could hope for (didn't wait 5 years, and I'm so glad I didn't- I just accepted the gift of the man who was given to me!) followed by widowhood. On the horizon is the next transition of children leaving the nest.

When I've had major changes, I've learned to take a "fallow time"- in old farming, a field would be left alone for a season or two, to let it regain the nutrients it needed, to give it a "rest" so it would be able to produce again. You may be in that fallow time. You will know when it's time to move on. You're already taking baby steps in that direction. Trust your own instinct, and learn to enjoy - savor- the process!

Blessings,

Allison