When you just can't help yourself..
Often times, humans generally find it hard to let go of some cravings, desires and uhhmmmm.....what's the word? Yea, ADDICTION.
There's something very beautiful about addiction-it's not restricted or limited.
I can be addicted to sleep, you can be addicted to feeding on junkies, he may be addicted to talking, she may be addicted to singing. So you see, addictions are not negative in essence. What's negative about them is
1. If the very nature of what you're addicted to is bad
2. If you can't control yourself and your time, more especially, over the thing(s) you're addicted to.
If you've found yourself in a habit that seems unbreakable and so difficult for you to quit, if you've gotten to that point where you hate what you're doing but you can't just stop (even a job which you're not finding fulfillment from may become an addiction when you have no other source of income generation), then I must say, YOU'RE NOT ALONE. Yes, you're not. In fact, you're very normal for having an addiction. It shows you can be very passionate and it can be a plus to you if you channel such powers to more resourceful and productive avenues.
For real, I don't have a list of do's and don'ts on how to break away from addiction. In fact, I very much welcome every and any suggestions or ideas of possible solutions (simply drop a comment or go to the top right of this blog's homepage, and click on the "sign in" command to post an article on this issue or any other).
There's good news all the same. There's someone who can help you break away from negative addictions. He's got a name and that name is JESUS. He's helped me break away from my negative addictions and He's ready, right now, to help you.
# Think about it...
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Living In A Straight Line
Tamara, a university undergraduate, was very fond of kittens. She loved them to her bank account (she could spend her last time seeing to their needs).
It was not a surprise when she got a kitten for her birthday. Tamara's present was fat, beautiful, furry and white with inconspicuous brown lines around its abdomen.
Remember!!! She loved kittens to her bank account. Unfortunately, her bank account had gone red from the extravagant expenses she made for her kitten. She had to lie to her parents that she needed some money for textbooks and handouts (I trust you what she eventually did with the money).
Often times (in fact, many times) we are caught in the act of lying to our spouses, our parents, friends, siblings, acquaintances and even enemies. Yet, we are never caught in the very act of lying to ourselves...Yes, we lie to ourselves subconsciously. Let's see this instance.
Remember that time you had a fight or a quarrel with your next door neighbor (or your best friend or any other person(s) at all). It was obvious that it was you who unleashed the straw that broke the camel's back and yet, you refused to go and make peace to kill the seemingly endless (let's say 10 year old) malice. And you've been lying to yourself that peace making, as far as that quarrel was concerned, was not your responsibility since it wasn't you who started the feud (I guess I caught you on that one).
How about that time when you found yourself crushing on a guy who does not even know you exist. Let me quickly add that I meant he doesn't love you (Before you go smiling and lying to yourself AGAIN that one day he'll probably see you).
Yea. This one is quite common. Ever heard a lady say "We're not together but he's gonna break up with his girlfriend soon" or "He's still with her because of the children".
BOTTOM LINE!
How long will you go on lying to yourself that you don't have what it takes to live a decent and productive life?
How much more do you want to procrastinate on the very things that will you yield you a fulfilled life?
How long will hurt yourself before you realize that the guy you love does not love you ?(that can really be frustrating)
Tamara might have thought that she lied to her parents only, but in all truth, she lied to herself FIRST. In the end she'll see to the needs of her kitten, but is that as tangible as losing the trust of her parents?
We, as females (and males inclusive) have a lot to lose when we throw integrity out of the window, when we don't live straight lives and worse of all, when we lie to ourselves that we are right on track when we're not.
The ultimate catastrophe for a female with attitude issues,who lies to herself that her persona is simply a 'follow come', is that her character will be a total turn off to people who come around for a while. This is because her lies deceives and stops her from making conscious efforts to developing a better attitude. Be sure that mediocrity sets in here.
It's high time we all embraced a life of integrity and lived in a straight line, being sincere with and to ourselves first, to our purpose, our dreams, our passions, to the people God has placed in our care, even around us and to the world at large.
A whole lot of benefits abound for a life of integrity. If you want them, you've gotta work at disciplining yourself, but I must be sincere, discipline ain't a plate of salad; It's serious business.
Are you willing? Are you ready?...Break a sweat and reap the harvest of integrity.
Love you...
Tamara, a university undergraduate, was very fond of kittens. She loved them to her bank account (she could spend her last time seeing to their needs).
It was not a surprise when she got a kitten for her birthday. Tamara's present was fat, beautiful, furry and white with inconspicuous brown lines around its abdomen.
Remember!!! She loved kittens to her bank account. Unfortunately, her bank account had gone red from the extravagant expenses she made for her kitten. She had to lie to her parents that she needed some money for textbooks and handouts (I trust you what she eventually did with the money).
Often times (in fact, many times) we are caught in the act of lying to our spouses, our parents, friends, siblings, acquaintances and even enemies. Yet, we are never caught in the very act of lying to ourselves...Yes, we lie to ourselves subconsciously. Let's see this instance.
Remember that time you had a fight or a quarrel with your next door neighbor (or your best friend or any other person(s) at all). It was obvious that it was you who unleashed the straw that broke the camel's back and yet, you refused to go and make peace to kill the seemingly endless (let's say 10 year old) malice. And you've been lying to yourself that peace making, as far as that quarrel was concerned, was not your responsibility since it wasn't you who started the feud (I guess I caught you on that one).
How about that time when you found yourself crushing on a guy who does not even know you exist. Let me quickly add that I meant he doesn't love you (Before you go smiling and lying to yourself AGAIN that one day he'll probably see you).
Yea. This one is quite common. Ever heard a lady say "We're not together but he's gonna break up with his girlfriend soon" or "He's still with her because of the children".
BOTTOM LINE!
How long will you go on lying to yourself that you don't have what it takes to live a decent and productive life?
How much more do you want to procrastinate on the very things that will you yield you a fulfilled life?
How long will hurt yourself before you realize that the guy you love does not love you ?(that can really be frustrating)
Tamara might have thought that she lied to her parents only, but in all truth, she lied to herself FIRST. In the end she'll see to the needs of her kitten, but is that as tangible as losing the trust of her parents?
We, as females (and males inclusive) have a lot to lose when we throw integrity out of the window, when we don't live straight lives and worse of all, when we lie to ourselves that we are right on track when we're not.
The ultimate catastrophe for a female with attitude issues,who lies to herself that her persona is simply a 'follow come', is that her character will be a total turn off to people who come around for a while. This is because her lies deceives and stops her from making conscious efforts to developing a better attitude. Be sure that mediocrity sets in here.
It's high time we all embraced a life of integrity and lived in a straight line, being sincere with and to ourselves first, to our purpose, our dreams, our passions, to the people God has placed in our care, even around us and to the world at large.
A whole lot of benefits abound for a life of integrity. If you want them, you've gotta work at disciplining yourself, but I must be sincere, discipline ain't a plate of salad; It's serious business.
Are you willing? Are you ready?...Break a sweat and reap the harvest of integrity.
Love you...
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