An all new me

I have not been writing often -- not here, not anywhere. It is time to make a change. I am going to attempt to write more frequently, which includes blogging on a more regular basis.

Yesterday, it was announced that Whitney Houston had passed away. I turned 49 last month; she was 48. A talent cut short; a life cut short. I don't know what to make of it. I know she had her demons -- street drugs. Who knows what drove her there, but it was a sad place to be for sure. She leaves behind a daughter, who faces her adult life without her mother. My sympathies go out to Ms. Houston's family, and especially her daughter.

It makes me think of people that I have known that havc passed quite before their time. Unfortunately, I have lost friends -- as well as the lost of celebrities in pop culture. Mortality is a scary thing, I think. The thought of leaving behind those who you love most. It disturbs me to think that my children would be left without me; still too young to make it on their own. I would like to live to see them into their middle ages at least. It has always been important , but it is even more so since their father left as now they rely totally on me. I wonder how other single parents feel, or if they even give it consideration at all.

At any rate, 2012 is seeing an all new me. There is much that has been given a back seat, and it is time for me to bring them back into focus. To bring myself back into focus -- a clearer, sharper, more well-defined me.