Day #2 of 21

Although this is only Day #2 of my little experiment, I have already experienced two separate temptations. Satan is indeed alive and well.

One, generated by stress and worry over a client’s longevity, had me thinking about a nice Cabernet sitting in a glass within my reach on my desk. That one glass would have been followed by another, and then another, until the bottle was almost empty, and then I would have finished it, justified with the thought that good wine should never be wasted.

The next enticement was created by a family matter… it had me reaching for a cold, frothy beer sitting in my fridge. That beer would have gone down soooo easily and of course, been followed within 2 minutes by at least 2 more.

But each episode was squelched by a little voice in my head, who I am finally listening to. The voice said, ‘think about your little 21 day mission’. And then I thought how unhappy I would be —but not surprised— if I had succumbed to these seductive, scantily clad sirens of happiness.

So today went well, at least as well as a Day #2 should go. However, it does illustrate the automatic nature of my cravings, and how impulse will rule if you let it. When thoughtful, I reached for water or a root beer, which satisfied me.

So Day #2 passed without incident… not bad for a Monday.

So here we are headed into Day #3… I’ll let you know how it goes.