Librería Samer Atenea
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Dancing is never done alone, it is always accompanied by someone orsomething. The ballerina is lost in a trance with her music as she expressesherself and allows the audience to share in her joy, loss or longing.A touchdown or goal is celebrated with a choice of moves, some synchronisedto resemble a Beyoncé repertoire and others the renditionof the odd uncle’s interpretation of Footloose whisky marinaded incomplimentary whisky.In most instances we dance from a young age. I danced with my daughtersas I sang them to sleep. I danced with the ladies in an attempt towoo them with flailing arms and sweat drenched hair. I slow dancedand tried to casually let gravity allow my seeking hands to discover thebottom of beautiful ladies. I have danced in the rain and embarrassedmy girls by dancing in shopping centres.So why Dancing with Divorce?Well, dancing is not always done to celebrate life, it also serves to share,cherish and remember periods or people we love or used to love. It’sabout sharing, trying to forget and often reflecting on what ifs andif only. My divorce was the same, it was a journey filled with sorrow,sadness and heartbreak, yet it also celebrated friendship, family, compassion,kindness and new beginnings. Part of the healing process waslearning to embrace each of the above, it was a journey of reflection,acceptance and humbly accepting assistance and swallowing my pride.To go from being someone who is used to giving and then having toreverse the role and be the receiver was a bitter pill to swallow and itwas harder than the actual divorce. Knowing and having to accept thatyou simply do not have the ability or the means to cope or provide foryourself and your daughters is beyond explanation.Sometimes in life you need to embrace that which threatens to destroyyou and in doing so be able to allow yourself to move forward... 3
