Yellow Rose of Texas

Oh, Hello again! It's been a lonnnnggggg time y'all!!! Since I last published on my blog almost 5 years ago I've done A LOT of different things.  For those that know me, I've been a dancer basically my whole life. I've been teaching ballroom dance since early 2008, and traveled the country doing some pretty amazing things in my dance career. Most reccently and notably, I've developed a program based in physical therapy and catering to the senior adult community on how ballroom dancing affects and benefits the systems of balance as we age. It's really interesting and it's become a love-child of mine...more on that in awhile, maybe a separate blog post, TBH... Most recently, and notably, it's 2020. June, to be specific. Have y'all been present for 2020? It's been a TRIP. We've been dealing with the coronavirus, internationally, since late last year, we have seen a HUGE movement within the black community and #blacklivesmatter (I'll do a...

So, last night I posted about my ex....its all too funny that he actually contacted me today! He wants to be friends!! Um, hello....why??? Can someone please answer that for me and explain WHY someone would want to be friends with an ex that there didn't even seem to be any sort of lasting bond with? We weren't friends prior to dating, so why would we be friends after dating? I don't understand this concept of trying to be friends wth an ex....it leads to more heartache and just isn't healthy. I feel like ats an easy way to hang on to an idea of love rather than being in love. Its a lazy mans way through heartbreak... Right? Is being friends with an ex possible? Thoughts, feedback, opinions?