Oliver:
So very glad for your 'near miss'. After guitars and bands and all the things that occupy our lives, it really comes down to a few things, not the least of which is having a quality of life. I spent a very long time under a great deal of stress . . . . ultimately for no good reason. I've been out from under that now for several years, and can tell you that it's just not worth it. I always have heard about how you spend your life, and I now look at it that way. However long each of us have, only God knows, but it's an amount of time we have to spend, just like spending money. Spend the rest of yours on things that are good for you, and good for you not just in terms of diet or quitting smoking, etc: Spend it on things that make you and those in your life feel happy down to your bones. There's nothing better than that. I had to re-learn how to have fun like a little kid, to re-capture those days of riding a bicycle and playing cowboys. Not entirely possible as a middle-aged man, but was important for me to grasp that innocent concept of fun, which I'd lost.
You take care of yourself. I've decided stress is a great thing for concrete, not people !
J o e y
