The Charlie Sheen Epidemic

Okay, so I tried to stay away from this for as long as I could.  The crazed whirlwind surrounding Charlie Sheen has been undeniably crazy and quite frankly hard to watch.  To many of us, we see it as another celebrity/entertainer who has fell from their high mountain top, yet it is so much more than that.  An entire show has been suspended, which means hundreds of people including writers, actors, producers, clean up crew, caterers, assistants, production crews, etc are out of work.  He is out of work.  He has children who are front row ticket holders in watching their fathers' life fall many bricks at a time.  Sad, very sad.  However, watching all of this made me ask as question: How many of us are victims of our own hype?

Charlie Sheen is really no different than any of us.  His "stuff" has just been exposed on a world platform.  How many of us have committed actions that have had an adverse effect on others?  How many times have we just did what we desired without thinking of the consequences or even cared what the outcome would be?  How many times have we made decisions that caused our loved ones to question their love for us. How many times have we thought that we were loosing our minds due to the sum total of our bad choices coming down on us? Let's be honest.  We all have the ability to become products of our own hype.  This is why it is so very important to have an inner circle of people around you  that you trust and respect to ground you. 

Sadly, Charlie Sheen had no one in his circle to bring him back to reality.  No one becomes this over night.  There was a slow progression of the that train headed for the wall for some time and no one said or did anything to stop it.  "Two and a half Men" is a close account of his life.  As long as it was making money and remained the number one sitcom, no one was willing to mess with the formula.  When it became uncontrolled, like anything else, Charlie and the show were dismissed.

My point:  Check your life.  Check your inner circle. Check your motives. Check yourself. There is a great epidemic going around, don't be the next casualty. (Point taken Diana)