having it all

So I wanted to write a note about my thoughts on the Alexander Mcqueen suicide. Alexander Mcqueen is in my opinion one of the most talented fashion designers of our time. He had an amazing passion and skill that spawned the most awe inspiring pieces of artwork for the human body. I remember reading his biography thinking, wow, this guy has it made. Then, a few weeks ago the headlines read a differnt story, "Alexander Mcqueen dead". It really made me rethink everything I had originally assumed. Apparently, his mother died days before and it was coming up on the anniversary of the suicide of the woman who discovered him. He must have really been hurting to want to take his own life. It was deeply saddened by the whole string of events and began to realize "having it all" in the world, doesn't mean your happy. We all lose our parents and people we love, it's the way life happens. We morn and move on. All that fame, all those awards, all that talent and admiration was nothing when it came to life's fulfilment. It really is a reminder for what my pastor talks about every Sunday. You can try to fill yourself up with the ways of the world, but it is the love from God that fills our soul and truly makes us joyful.