You could give it up, you know.
Nah, mate. I couldn’t.
Sure you could.
Think I haven’t tried ? I’ve cut back, mate. Cut back heaps.
Still ….
I’m in a happy spot. I’m not going to beat myself up.
But ,,,
Everyone needs one vice in their life, mate. It keeps us tethered.
John Malone 
Why is it that just
about everything nice
is considered a vice
and comes at a price?
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Lol … I often wonder the same thing, David esp chocolates and buns 🙂
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I agree. We shouldn’t beat ourselves up. And, as long as whatever the vice is, isn’t controlling us and ruining our lives, it’s fine to enjoy something that may not necessarily be healthy. I rate mental health very highly and sometimes that thing we enjoy is critical.
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well said, Worms; yes, I agree with my friend too — as long as it’s not controlling —
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Chocolate was bad 🍫
but now it’s good 😇
Coffee was a bit naughty
but now you should ☕ ☑️
It does get confusing 🤔
without a drop 💧
of good old moderation
telling me it’s high time
to give up all that
cocaine & heroin 😎
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😂
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and now, I see, they have unbanned nuts from school lunch packs ??? no wonder people are confused 🙂
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They have?? That sounds extraordinary. I will have to check on that.
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yes, they have: but I saw it on a commercial channel so it might just be South Australia; worth checking though — just saw it on Channel 7 that new National guidelines suggest banning is not the way to go but should be replaced by other measures, like education including educating kids not to share food —
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Hmm. Will definitely explore. 🙂
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🙂 yes, give the hard stuff a miss, David; moderation is good, even to excess 🙂
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Nothing exceeds like excess 🤔
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Lol, I’m going to have to pay that one, David 🙂
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Those gummy bears are killers 😅
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thankfully I’ve never tried them, Elle; one less thing to get addicted to 🙂
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I enjoyed the wordplay. I think our so called vices are what make us free spirits though.😂
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thanks Hobbo; the wordplay both in my post and the comments got a little out of hand but hey! it’s all fun 🙂
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🙂Of course it is. I’d no intention of putting a dampener on either a fine poem or some very funny comments.😂
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thanks, Hobbo; interestingly the post is an off cut of a rather long and tediously confessional post that I decided to hold back —-
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Well, it certainly works as a stand alone 🙂
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🙂 yes, and the bonus is the nature of the addiction which is the centre of the original is not mentioned in the off cut which makes it more mysterious and of a general nature 🙂
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👍🙂
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what’s wrong with two?)
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I like the way you think, Beth; why not ? 🙂
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Yeah, it’s no fun being “perfect”.
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you got that one right, Neil 🙂
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Yes, there should be something that stands out among the ordinary and so-called normal. Could be a vice or a poor but joyful choice. As long as it doesn’t hurt someone else. One can handle a slight deviation. Tethered is a brilliant choice of representation. 🙂
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I like that, Terveen: ‘a poor but joyful choice’ 🙂
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As long as our vice(s) don’t define us, it makes life all the more interesting, or perhaps it just makes it tolerable some days. 🙂
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thankfully I don’t think I’ve ever ‘brushed against’ a perfect person; I’m always wary of people who come across as ‘squeaky clean’ —
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Struggling is a daily thing. Vices?
A great, yeasty cinnamon bun? A glorious square of chocolate. Why not?
I just do my best to avoid the occasional joy becoming a habit. That’s where the rubber meets the skid marks and crashes. I prefer the slow deterioration to the rapids, the whitewater…
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wonderfully said 🙂 occasional joys can easily slip into entrenched habits — the first drink, the first cigarette ….
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Grandma always said: to much or to little spoils everything.
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Grandma was a wise person, Ulle: you did well to listen to her 🙂
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One of my favorite U.S. Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, said, “People who have no vices have very few virtues.” Have a great weekend, John.
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that’s a great saying ; you too 🙂
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Well, we can’t all be angels floating away free of vice. Besides, what would we have to confess if we didn’t have a few common spots on our souls.
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yes, I think one vice — if not criminal in nature — is manageable:)
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Just one, what about a few in minuscule quantities. Sounds more pleasing to have a small arsenal of potential vices, no?
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I like the way you think 🙂 yes, indeed 🙂
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