I got the news today that one of the guys from my old youth group died today. I know who they’re talking about, but I can’t put a face to the name. He was 31 years old and died of a heart attack.

It was not a good time to give me the news. I’d just had a disagreement that didn’t end well (in fact, I don’t feel it ended at all, but I’m not going to push it) and was in a pretty foul mood as a result. When I got told the news, the first words out of my mouth should not have been spoken aloud. But it did make me realise something.

If I am quieter than usual, if you have even less contact with me than you’ve gotten lately while I’ve been so busy with work, fret not. I think its time to retreat a little and to keep to myself for a while. It seems all I’ve managed to do lately is cause grief, so its probably better that I only speak when spoken to. Time to shut my mouth for a while.

I need a sanity break so I’m going to do what I’ve done in the past. That means you may not get a response from me for a while and this blog is definitely taking even more of a back seat.