23 01 2008

As everyone already knows Heath Leger died yesterday, he was 28 the same age as me. It was really sad because he had a very young daughter. Everyone keeps talking about how young he is and it kinda reminds me that i am still really young. Even though i feel kinda old sometimes because parenting just makes you feel old and i have mostly younger friends.
Over the past year 4 people i know died one was a family member and 3 were friends or aquiantences. My step-grandfather died of what appeared to be natural causes, but the other three all died in drug and alcohol related deaths and they were all younger than me.
It is really tragic and it reminds me how  fragile  this life we are given is.  So often we take it for granted by putting poisons in our bodies or driving carelessly because we get caught up in this mindset that we are invincible but we are not. I try to live my life loving the people around me passionately because there is no guarantee that i will see them tomorrow. I try but i don’t always sometimes i get so wrapped up in myself that i ignore the people around me i really need to work on that.


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24 01 2008
A Jill of All Trades

Me too!! I want to enjoy life and to me, drugging it up was not fun. Maybe for a few minutes, but then it becomes a highly involved dance to get the next high. That’s all you’re focused on and you’ll do anything to get it. How is that fun??

I’m glad I can see clearly now.

3 02 2008
bloggingjessica

i was really upset about Heath Ledger for the same reason. My husband just turned 29 and so it really hit home for me too. I loved him as an actor, I thought he was brilliant, and I feel so sad for Michelle and his daughter. Did you hear about Mark Goforth? He is in ICU in Knoxville for drug overdose. It’s really sad. I’m probably lucky to be alive, all the shit I’ve taken in my lifetime, I’m definitely more careful now that’s for sure, hell I get scared mixing Benadryl and tylenol!!

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