The Seven Deadly Sins - #4 Envy

¹envy              

noun en·vy \ˈen-vē\

: the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has

: someone or something that causes envy

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Envy... now that's a good deadly sin.

How many of us have looked at someone and thought - wow... they have everything I want.

That is envy.

 

How many time have us woman been in line at a grocery store, looked at the cover of a magazine and regardless of who is on it thought, wow, I wish I could be them.

They are tall, skinny, pretty, rich.

Granted, their lives are probably just as messed up as the rest of us.

 

I've looked at friends and envied them.

How they have no fear.

How they take charge and don't worry what people think of them.

 

I envy my sisters for having children and remaining skinny.

I envy my husband for knowing who he is and never straying from his beliefs.

For having the courage to try something new and to go after what he wants.

 

I envy people that quit their corporate jobs to chase their dreams, whatever they may be.

I envy people that don't stress and worry and just DO.

I envy people that have never dealt with depression and have no idea how it feels.

I envy people that have never lost a love one unexpectedly.

I envy people that don't even try to have kids and pop them out like it's their job.

 

As much as I may feel envy, I wouldn't change my life.

I know behind all those things I envy, are problems and life stories, just like me.

As much as some people look like they have it all together... they don't.

Everyone envy's people from time to time... and then you may learn the truth.

I had some married friends, who I thought were the best couples, I wanted that.

I envied them.

Those married friends aren't together anymore.

It woke me up.

Don't envy what you don't understand.

There is ALWAYS more to a person, a story, a situation, a behavior then what you see.

 

I'm going to work on not being so envious.

I think we all should.

 

The Seven Deadly Sins #3 - Greed

greed            

noun \ˈgrēd\

:  a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (as money) than is needed



Greed.
Greedy.
I don't think this word has ever been used to describe me.
I don't believe I am a greedy person at all.
I don't have a desire to 'keep up with the Jones'.

I don't really hang around greedy people either.
Everyone I know is giving, for the most part.

I would think where my greed lies is with 'time'.
I want my time with my husband, just him and I.
If we go a long time with out hanging out together, just the two of us, we miss each other.

I am greedy with family time.
It's actually something Jerry and I talked about in pre-marriage counseling.
I had to talk about how I don't want to miss anything my parents and sisters are doing.
Packer Sundays, dinners, random gathering, holidays... it's VERY hard for me to give up any time with my family, so that could be looked at as greedy.

I was probably greedy when I was younger... but I don't recall.....
Do you think you are greedy over certain things?

The Seven Deadly Sins - #2 Sloth

sloth      

noun \ˈslȯth, ˈsläth also ˈslōth\

: the quality or state of being lazy

: a type of animal that lives in trees in South and Central America and that moves very slowly

 

I think it would be fun to write about the animal sloth... or even Sloth from the Goonies, but instead I'm writing about being lazy.

 

I'm lazy.

I know I'm lazy.

If someone tried to insult me and said "Geesh Holly, you are so lazy!"

I would say... "Yup. Duh!!"

I currently weigh more than I have ever weighed.

I work a part time job.

I sit on my a$$ most days watching ION television.

Back to back episodes of Criminal Minds, Blue Bloods and Ghost Whisperer.

ION is almost as bad as Netflix.

I have a membership to the Y and for awhile was going 5-6 times a week.

Then I stopped.

For no reason really.

I'm just freaking lazy.

If I was in the movie Seven with Brad Pitt, I would for sure be the person that was killed for being a sloth.

Even over gluttony.

I am not proud of it, but at the same time, it just is.

I know if I lost some weight, started feeling more in shape I wouldn't be AS lazy, but I have always been a couch sitter, television watching, kind of person.

I like going out and doing things.

Traveling.

But I LOVE being home.

I need to get that work out/get in shape bug again.

When I do get it... I do pretty well at losing weight and getting in shape.

It's just a mind over matter type of thing and right now... my mind is all sloth-like.

What are your main motivations to get you off the couch?

What do you do to not become lazy?

I just can't seem to get my mental focus on losing weight/getting back in shape.... and I don't know what to do.

So I will sit on the couch, with ION playing in the back ground and go to bed at 9.

Maybe I'll be motivated tomorrow.

Maybe not.

The Seven Deadly Sins - #1 Gluttony

glut·ton·y

ˈɡlətnē/

noun

noun: gluttony

1. habitual greed or excess in eating.

synonyms:

greed, greediness, overeating, gourmandism, gourmandizing, voracity, insatiability; informalpiggishness   The first Seven Deadly Sin I will cover is Gluttony.   When we first boarded the cruise ship last week, they directed us to the lido deck for drinks and food. I was hungry. Jerry was hungry. Mary was hungry. We went to the lido deck, got in line for 'The Grill' and loaded our plates with the normal American fare: hotdogs, hamburgers, fries, chicken strips and all the dipping sauces you could imagine. You want chili cheese fries in 95 degree heat? Ok... it's yours! As I sat down to eat my large hotdog with bbq sauce, my chicken strips with honey mustard and my fries with nacho cheese sauce, I took a minute to look around. And then looked at my plate. Then looked around again. The first word that came to my mind while looking through the very large eating area and my own plate was : Gluttony. Holy shit.   People on the cruise were of all shapes and sizes. Some very large. Some very small. Some very 'me'. They all had one thing in common. Everyone took HUGE plates full of food. More than some people eat in a day. One day I had eggs benedict and macaroni and cheese.... FOR BREAKFAST!! It's free!! No.. really it's not... it's in the cost of your freaking cruise... But since you don't actually have to PAY at the time... it seems free.   I ate huge breakfasts. Huge lunches. Huge dinners. For no reason besides the food was THERE. It was the most 'gluttoness' thing I have ever seen or been apart of. (According to my sources 'gluttoness' is not a word, but I'm using it.)   I actually see how people that barely get any food in a day could hate me. I ate and wasted enough food in 4 days to feed a 'normal' person for 3 weeks.   **Next time you think you are 'starving' or 'so full'.... be thankful you don't actually know what starving feels like and be ashamed that you ate enough to be 'so full'.   There is a happy medium. Find it. Don't be apart of the 7 deadly sins.   **message to myself.