R.I.P Whitney Houston - What can we learn?

This morning  as I was preparing to go to church my mum knocked on my bedroom door and said "You know the singer Whitney Houston?" and I replied "yeah what about her?" and my mum then said "she's dead". That moment my jaw dropped, I was in complete disbelief. I then took my phone and went on twitter and saw many tweets about her death (breaking news hits twitter before anywhere else). I couldn't believe it.

Unless you live in a remote village in the Amazon rain-forest I am sure you know who Whitney Houston is. She is one of the most talented singers to have ever graced this earth. There are very VERY few singers out there whose vocal abilities can even compare to that of Whitney's. She was really blessed with a God given talent. She started singing in the church and then progressed into having one of the most successful music careers which included her winning over 400 awards.

In 1992 she married Bobby Brown which I believe was the biggest mistake she made in her life. He had problems with drugs and alcohol as well as having numerous run ins with the law. After Whitney had been with him for a while, she too started having a drugs problem. This started affecting her  behavior and performances. This beautiful talented woman who had everything going for her had now become a drug addict which eventually cost her career. From this I realised that as people we need to be very careful with who we allow into our lives. People can either be an asset or a liability. In Whitney's case Bobby was a liability. Whitney was someone of a high value whose worth had dramatically depreciated.

"He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed" (Poverbs 13:20 NKJ)

I can't tell you how relevant this verse is. You have to make sound choices when you choose who you associate with. As someone who has worked in a criminal Law firm I have seen young guys who have been charged with crimes, not because they are bad people but because they associated themselves with the wrong crowd. Being around the wrong people can cost you so much. That is why when someone always brings negativity to you, you should cut them out of your life or at least keep them at a distance. In life people come and people go, some people are not meant to be in your life. The people that I currently choose to be in my life influence me in a positive way and help me to become a better person. I do not have time for those who are a liability, negative or detrimental. I will not hesitate to cut them off, after all I only have one life why waste it on someone who doesn't even care about my well being?

My message to you is choose the people you surround yourself with wisely. I will leave you with my favorite Whitney Houston Track

Written By Dinah