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What are some that the analytical half of your brain just can't wrap itself around and finally gives up? 

For me, dancing.

Back story: My family and sister's family went on spring break a couple of weeks back.  One of the places we went was Austin TX.  Whoo hoo!  My sis and I (and a friend of hers) went out for a girls night of honky-tonking.  Let me say that I have never really been a honkytonk kind of girl BUT... I had more fun that night than I have had in 10 years. My sis and I would look at each other days later and go "sh*t, that was fun!"   Anyway, I have never been able to couple dance because A) I've never easily followed anyone B) I always try to lead even though I have no idea what I'm doing. C) on account I was raised a fine southern baptist girl (no longer baptist- thank you)   So here we are at this honky tonk and it doesn't take long before I'm asked to dance by an aging cowboy but I had noticed that he did know what he was doing on the dance floor. In fact, he pretty much had young women lined up to dance with him.  So I tell him that I have no idea what I'm doing.  And after a quarter turn around the floor, he asks if I'm going to try and lead all night.  I try and relax, my mind is still fighting it, trying to make sense of it.  Finally, I realized that I couldn't tell where he was leading because of the 'proper' distance between us.  From then on, my left brain just gave up.  At that point, dancing became automatically easy.   After that, dancing = playing.  And I laughed more that night than I have laughed in years.

So. I've signed up for latin, swing and ballroom dancing lessons through our extended learning center.  My husband just rolls his eyes.  He doesn't get it (very analytical type) but wishes me well with it.  I think it will be very good for my ADD.  I know it will be good for me emotionally.