This is What’s Up Wednesday. This is not exactly what I had in mind for WUW, but it will do. Click the link over there to check out the first What’s Up post. This week I ask, “What’s up with me being tagged to do this?” The only person that can answer that is Jill…Check out her blog here.
In case you haven’t figured it out yet, Jill tagged me to do a post on 5 addictions of mine. Usually when I see anything resembling a survey or a “do this cuz I said so” kinda thing, I delete and move on. This, however, made me think of a few things that may be getting too much of my attention. Thus the reason they’re called addictions and not lovely things we do too much of
. This, of course, does not imply that I only have 5….Just 5 that I’m willing to list here…HA!! Here we go:
- This Computer. No, not just the internet, but the computer and most all of the information it holds. This is definitely my number 1 cuz I devote way too much time to it. I constantly justify the time I spend here by telling myself that everything I do here is to expand the Kingdom of God. When I think about it though, that’s not 100% true. Sometimes it’s more of an escape. If I’m here, I can ignore the destruction my kids are making of the house. If I’m here, I can ignore the fat cells making themselves comfortable in my big ole butt. Sometimes it’s a diversion from reality and I need to get over that. It is also caused, at times, by my craving for the adult interaction that I don’t get nearly enough of. None of those things are excuses and I need to stop using them as crutches. Don’t get me wrong, there are some things I do here that I feel specifically called to do and I will continue to do as long as I am reaching the lost. I haven’t had any indication, as of late, that I have stopped reaching them. THAT’S a good thing…No, it’s GREAT!! Praise God!!
- I Assume. Yep, that’s an addiction for me. Most of the time, I assume the worst in every situation. Random tweets, messages and blogs that have nothing to do with me?? Yep, I assume they’re pointed directly at me and I immediately take offense. Looks, short talk, people not saying anything? Yep, I generally assume I’ve done something. I know, I know, to assume makes an////well, you know what I mean and I know it’s something I need to fix.
- Food! This could possibly be up there with number 1 and it is definitely an addiction. Now then, addiction is defined as being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming. Wow, dependent is a good word. When I’m bored, I eat. Unfortunately, the only time I’m bored is usually at night which happens to be the worst time to eat. Apples and grapes don’t do it for me. I usually end up with some chips and salsa or some left over cornbread stuffing….Yes, I’m still eating stuffing from Christmas and I need to stop typing about it or I’m gonna end up with a big ole bowl in front of me in a few minutes. NEXT!
- Christian Music. I know, there are worse things I could be addicted to, but no one said these had to be bad things. The word “addicted” may seem to be a bit strong here, but ask my wife, I almost refuse to listen to anything else. I’ve been this way since I was saved. I love the stuff! I have downloaded main stream music to try and break the monotony, but it’s basically wasted space on my ipod cuz I never listen to it. I have a few playlists and one is titled “Christian”. In that list is 6 of my 7 gigs of music. Without a second thought, I turn on the ipod, hit Christian and then shuffle. I have ZERO desire to listen to anything else. I can’t imagine God minds that too much. You should try it!
- Smoking! Oh hush! I can hear ya now….”How can you put this last?” Well, I don’t have any good excuses for ya. I’m not trying to tell ya it’s not important and I’m not saying it’s something that I shouldn’t be trying to quit. But, of these 5, it is the one that is the least likely to stop. I have all but given up on quitting. I have tried the patch, cold turkey, Zyban…You name it, I’ve tried it and I’m still puffin away. If you have a miracle cure, let me know, but I’ve prayed and prayed and prayed and I can’t shake it. A while back, we stopped smoking around the kids which has decreased my habit from 2 packs a day to a little under a pack a day. That’s amazing improvement for me and now I know the only person I’m affecting with my smoke is ME. I can deal with that. I truly wish I could quit, but I can’t stand the person that I am when I try to quit. I get mean and hateful and have thoughts that I don’t enjoy having. I know they would eventually go away, but I’m not sure my marriage would out last my temper. I’m a pretty easy going, gentle kinda guy and I don’t know what it is with nicotine, but the lack of it makes me someone I don’t wanna be. Doubt it’s that bad? Ask Ria if she thinks I should quit. How she manages to quit because she’s pregnant is beyond me. She, just like me, can’t quit for nothing any other time, but tell her she’s pregnant and she’s done! I don’t get it. Hey, maybe I just need to get pregnant?!
Ok, there ya have it. I’m not gonna tag anyone cuz I’m a brat like that, but feel free to let me know about your addictions in the comment section.
