I hadn't planned to plant a blog post because lately, I haven't felt like there was anything of substance to share. It's funny how life can throw you a curve ball. Let me explain in the next paragraph. I was listening to Dionne Warwick singing 'Heartbreaker' on YouTube, when I received the text message that would take the wind out of my sails.  I was informed that my friend and kindred spirit had passed away on November 19th from complications of her recent surgery. I knew she had had this surgery and we messaged one another a few days after. I thought something was off, because it wasn't like her not to keep in contact. She would call on the weekends and we would chat a bit. They weren't really long conversations, but meaningful.  I felt like something bad was about to happen. I had experienced this same feeling when my sister ended up passing away from colon cancer over 20 years ago. You know when something is off.  I sent my friend a text message on her b...