My Name is Kara Beth and I Am an Addict!

Bless my heart. I don’t ever slam someone who falls back in to alcoholism or drug abuse.

Shoot! I can’t even control myself when it comes to a stupid, online word game! I fell off the wagon, hook, line, and sinker!

I thought I had my addiction to Word Wipe wiped from my weaknesses. I hadn’t played but one game since before Thanksgiving.

But alas! Here’s the story.

We got home from Grady’s basketball game. I had done most of the things on my to do list.  “I’ll just play a game or two. I deserve a treat!” Despite my delusions that I had kicked my addiction to the game to the curb, countless hours later, I was still at it. I finally grabbed myself by the throat and turned off the dern computer!

The online games are supposed to be good for old people like me. However, my mind continues to frantically spell everything I say for the rest of the night and sometimes for days after. I am certain that instead of helping my brain, there is a little cartoon character that zooms from my computer screen, jumps through my eyes, and reaps havoc inside my head!

What is harmful for one person may not be for another. I know Word Wipe and similar computer games are bad for me. With that knowledge, I’m sorry I succumbed to the temptation to waste my time and brain power on such an activity.

I know what I should be doing and it isn’t Word Wipe.

I wonder how addictive the computer is for others, especially children. I pray their minds aren’t drawn to hours of useless endeavor. I hope that I will spend more time doing necessary things and be able to ignore the pull of connecting one more string of letters to make a word.

Hey! I could even spend my time writing a blog about it! Has to be more entertaining than my cooking disasters! Argh!

Blessings anyway

kb

Ephesians 5:16,17  Making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of God is.