Sometimes I don’t know how you face the day or the next day or any day for that matter after you lose the love of your life. Kathy was taken from me in December 2020. She was the single most important person in my life for over 53 years. I can’t begin to tell you what she meant to me and how much I truly loved her. Now she’s gone and all I have are memories. Granted they are great memories and there are a lot of them, but they will never be enough for me. I couldn’t even be with her when she passed away because of Covid. How terrible is that? It breaks my heart every time I think about it.
The other day I was listening to an album by Dave Koz entitled “The Dance”. It is a wonderful album and also one that makes me remember Kathy. I don’t know if you are familiar with a song by Garth Brooks called “The Dance”. It is an amazing song. It is the focal point of the album and even though it isn’t Garth singing the song the words are so poignant. They are so perfect for our “Dance”. I am going to use “The Dance” as a metaphor for our lives together. It was a 53-year dance for us. She was my partner and she made me want to never have the dance end. I guess all good things must come to an end and for me, it was losing her. Our “Dance” was so perfect.. it was a beautiful thing, it was the best part of my life hands down and I will be grateful for “The Dance”. I hope each of you had a great partner to dance within your life. No one ever cut in, it was continuous and made me so satisfied and happy all those years. I never imagined how “The Dance” would end. It was a gut punch and I am trying to make the best of it. I hope someday I will find another “Dance Partner”. It provides a nice distraction to my daily routine. I filled Kathy’s dance card every day we spent together. Good dance partners are hard to find and great ones are even more rare. The perfect ones come along once in a lifetime. Make each day great and remember your “Dance”.
