quit eating "brown bananas"

It is interesting to me how having this as a goal keeps me more in line with this philosophy. I have not “quit” eating the brown bananas but I am certainly eating fewer of them. I still feel a bit guilty about heading directly to the comics but being aware is the first step. I want to have the mindset that I COULD read the comics first if I want but am instead CHOOSING to read the “news” first. I know that is a silly example of “brown bananas” but it is easy to understand.

I was worried that my tendencies would lead me to doing only the stuff I enjoyed, leaving the daily responsibilities. Surprisingly, that has not happened. When facing a stack of magazines, I feel the liberation to not slog through the ones that don’t interest me. The important but boring things in life are still getting done, I just feel like I am enjoying the fun parts more.

Well, I just got back from a 2200 mile motorcycle ride (in the mountains of GA, NC & TN) and found a whole bunch of “brown bananas” – my newspapers!! It was difficult to just quickly skim the front page and then head straight to the only “good” portion of the paper – the FUNNIES – but I did it.

I decided that I did not have to suffer through the rest of the “news” to get to the section I really wanted.

I once heard someone say that if you only eat the fruit that is about to spoil (so it doesn’t spoil) you will spend your life “eating brown bananas.”