...life is precious...

...so news came last night of the death of amy winehouse...

...sad but not surprising...

...its also sad that people don't see life as precious...

that so many people would live so carelessly

when on the flip side soo many people are fighting for life!!

let me be the first to admit

that there have been times that i have not placed much value on my life nor given any consideration to the loved ones in my life who could have been irrevocably affected by my thoughtless inconsiderate ways...

... how awful is it that people have little awareness of how their behaviour could end their existence in an instant!

meanwhile...

...i see on a weekly basis children and families struggling with emanate death...

...fighting for life...doing everything possible to avoid death...

...i have a friend who is trying every foreseeable and alternate way to create life...

and yet we hear in the news how people take life for granted...

...a man who takes over 90 lives in a few hours...

...people who disregard life by abusing their bodies and minds...

...for me this is a reminder of how blessed we are to have our health..to live in a beautiful country...to have freedom...

...and it is so important to appreciate the gift of life...

...it is precious and we have so much to be thankful for...

...the 'good times'..the carelessness...the thoughtlessness not only affects our gift of life..it impacts on those we leave behind should it all come to an end!!

...live...love...laugh...

...honour and respect this one life we are given...

as one day you may not have the choice!!