We have to yet touch upon my obsession with Ireland and all things Irish. Needless to say that I love to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the rest of the drunks.
I also happen to LOVE JLG, since I was a little girl. He brings back waves of warm happy memories pre-divorce days.
Moments with my dad - playing, dancing, or just sitting on his lap.
Moments of my parents dancing entangled in each other, practically floating - at least in my 6 year old mind.
Moments of laughter, of love and of forever.
Listening to JLG warms my heart and pains it at the same time. Christmas parties gurgle and push past the padlocked doors and rush into my head. The good ol' times - the happy times.
Besides all of that I fell in love with his music as a teenager and it has continued into adulthood. Now intermingled with memories of my dad, new memories of drives in the roaring, charging Mustang - fingers loosely touching as we hum along. It was common thread that tied each of us to our childhood and now to each other. Songs silently dedicated to each other.
JLG has also inspired many impromptu dance parties between my sister and I. One particular night will always stick out in my mind: my grandmother at the table working on her puzzle, my grandfather on his recliner and I'm on the computer. I opened up the world of Youtube to my grandmother and spent a good 2 hours looking up songs from the 20's, 40's and songs from my grandparent's relationship's soundtrack.
Okay, I've lost my focus.
Tip: Create a list of all the negative attributes your ex had. We tend to glorify them when the relationship ends. Keep this list with you and read it whenever you feel tempted to reach out to him or you're going through one your, "what did I do wrong?" moments.
Namaste.
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