Well, more then just a little time has passed since a blog was last posted on this site. I think it's actually been about four months...

Anyways, just because I was tired of not seeing anything new posted, I've decided to take it upon myself to write a blog on Mr. Atkins behalf.

So...here's a thought for discussion. Addictions. Got any? Or used to have one but overcame it? And I'm not just talking about hardcore things that necessarily break down your life...but even a small addiction that takes your time away from things that maybe you should be spending your time on.

Over the past month or two we've been trying to fast one or two things every week. Food is usually an easy thing to pick to fast, but we've also thrown in there a computer game, playing the Nintendo DS, and other things of that nature. I gave up bread about a month and a half ago, and am still going...mostly just for the fact that Australian's eat a heck of a lot of bread, at every meal, and I'm trying to break that addiction. I think I realized a couple months ago that there was some things...small things mind you...that were taking up my time that should've been spent else where. Like playing the Nintendo DS instead of reading or doing devotions. Or playing a computer game instead of praying or writing emails back to people I really needed to reply to.

I think addictions come in all shapes and sizes and can range from things like bread or chocolate, to television or a mobile phone. Two years ago I was definitely addicted to MSN messenger, but then gave it up for lent. Since then, I have an extremely short attention span whenever I'm chatting with someone on MSN, and have to be doing two or three other things at the same time to keep my attention there...usually I end up walking away from the computer forgetting that I'm logged on and in the middle of a conversation with someone.

So..what addictions have you got? The TV? Your phone? Food? Coffee? Shopping? Work? A person?

And how would you define an addiction? Are they good or bad? At what point do you realize that something takes up too much of your time and you're lacking spending time doing other things? When does a hobby, a passtime or something for stress relief become something that we absolutely cannot live without? And is that a positive or a negative thing?

Thoughts?

(And maybe the bucket boy might even post a comment to show that he's still alive :P)