Saturn Returns....

I'm guilty. I have been obsessing over this phenomena that occurs to everyone at this point in our lives between 28-30, that, according to astrological charts and experts on the topic, it's when the planet Saturn has completely orbited around the sun (29.5 yrs) to the exact moment that you were born. In a brief explanation that i found out there on the "inter-web", you can draw your own conclusions about what it means and what it represents.

www.saturnreturn.net

Since I had heard of this event, right before I turned 28 last year, I was so scared of what the challenges hold ahead of me. But, I quickly became a believer in this strange and odd universal event. Right about the time of my birthday, my biological father had contacted me for the very first time in my entire life. That would set off a series of events for the remainder of the year that would forever change my relationship with the universe. My fiancee and I split right before our wedding was to take place and, untimely as the next event was, i was not prepared for the news that i received about his mother succumbing to terminal cancer. This was all in a matter of months that these events were happening. But during all this change, I had made up my mind that I was going to prevail.

This week, Heath Ledger, the actor, passed away in his home unexpectedly at the age of 28. He was a very gifted actor. I hate saying was because his work still lives on, so I'll say that he is an incredible actor and artist. But, of course, too young. He leaves behind a young daughter of 2, and his former partner, Michelle Williams, that I'm sure cared for him deeply. My condolences go out to their families at this time of hardship. It's crazy to say things about people in the public that you only knew through their work, but that feeling of loss is still relevant. It has weighed heavily on my mind this week, and I never even shared the same space physically with this person. But you know and feel the impact that they had on so many peoples lives.

Some say that during this transition time in our lives, we can/will experience tremendous challenges and obstacles that rarely ever result in death. As much speculation has been made about this persons' personal life, he is still someone's brother, son, father, and friend. No one of us is better than the other. Which has led me to posting these thoughts today. I have strong feelings about the changes that are going on all around us. In life and death.

Although, most hands that the universe deals us, happens for a reason, and I also think that there are great lessons to learn from loss, as painful as it can be, there is beauty waiting on the other side...