Friday, September 11, 2009

This blog


Ok I am making this blog to use as my brain dump station. I have my other blog for my “family necessitated postings” of soccer games and cute kid pics. This blog with be more of my thoughts. I have to give credit to my friend Bryan for this as he uses his blog to express his thoughts and I find this idea appealing but wanted to keep it separate. My first post is on the subject of obsession. Now I will not mention names to protect the “innocent” here but I have noticed lately that us as humans are obsessed with being obsessed. This means that we find something that occupies most of our energy. This could be movies, members of the opposite sex or sex, religion, politics, work, you name it there are a ton of things that obsess us. What I have realized is that the object of that obsession is not important really, it’s the category of obsession. For example, someone could be so obsessed about a certain musical band and it takes up every thought and purchase for 2 weeks and then something happens and it’s on to the next item of obsession. What is the constant in this equation? That’s right boys and girls it’s the obsession it’s self. This leads me to think about the power of obsessions and how it affects our lives and priorities, since we know we must have an obsession is our obsession focused on the things where we need them?

8 comments:

  1. Are you referring to Bryans obsession with cheese?, I knew it!

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  2. I actually do obsess about things all the time. Doing a certain kind of exercise, my running obsession. I have an obsession with keeping the house clean. But I should be obsessing about my kids more and my husband. I should be obsessing about my salvation and weather I am doing everything I am supposed to. Didn't think about it till just now, but man our lives are basically being obsessed with something all the time. Scary.

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  3. Okay, so here's my obsession - CHOCOLATE!!!! Gotta have a piece every day and I'm ashamed to admit, even on fast Sunday.

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  4. I know no one is immune everyone is obsessed with something and mom if you have to pick some food to be obsessed about chocolate isnt a bad choice.

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  5. Well I do eat Dark Chocolate, which is good for you (I think this is called "rationalizing")

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  6. Obsessions...
    Oh, how I love thee.
    Let me count the ways.

    From soccer boys to movies to bands to accessories to... well you get the idea.

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  7. come on Thor, I know you dump more than that.

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  8. Deep thoughts by Thor Rollins....to be continued.

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