quit eating "brown bananas"

I was out for dinner recently and was trying a sampler of different food. I found myself trying a bite of each item and then started saving my favorites for last. I remembered back to this goal and shifted gears – a little bit.
Just funny how some habits are so hard to break.

as it is close to Christmas (even if it is 80 degrees out) I wanted some “Christmas” tea this morning. I had 3 flavored tea bags left. The one I wanted (my favorite of this bunch) was “winter spice.” I debated for several minutes thinking I should save that one for a special time and drink one of the ones I don’t really like because “if I drink the favorite first then I will not have motivation to ever drink the other 2.” I know – really warped logic. Anyway, in the end I did decide to drink “winter spice” because I thought of this goal. Thanks 43T!

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.

epp_dog Said ~ 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.”...
And I say… I couldn’t agree more!

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.”