Okay ya'll, I've got a serious 'tude because I had to come to work this morning, I'm bone tired from all the housework I did (but happy to have gotten it done,) I'm being forced to listen to the recap of Thelma and Louise's beach adventure and my Second Life business was invaded by zombies over the weekend.
I'm G-R-U-M-P-Y.
Anywho...
There's something that's been burning on my mind this morning that I feel I need to get off my chest. When did the word "Blessed" become synonymous with having things or money?
I have often heard Thelma, Louise and Bubbles state that they are able to afford the things they have because they have been truly blessed. I dunno.. to me, if you were "blessed" then the electric company wouldn't be turning your power off because you didn't pay your bill after you blew your paycheck on a new digital camera.. but maybe I'm wrong. If you're "blessed," do creditors call you at work harassing you for payments on your credit card?
According to the Encarta dictionary, to "be blessed" is to be declared sacred or holy. In my mind, this has little or nothing to do with material things.
Anywho.. that was just in my craw this morning.
I never did make it to the nail salon. I'm sporting talons of death now and if I don't go soon I'm gonna lose an eye when I forget and go to pick out an eye booger (farkin ragweed.)
I hope to be back later with something more profound or at the very least witty. Right now all I can concentrate on is absorbing as much coffee as I possibly can.
Ya'll be blessed.
8 comments:
Cute, rant all you want, we are so blessed to have you to read.
DG (smirking)
LOL :p~~
Well there is that 1980's and beyond right wing evangelist, and New Agers' belief (Deepak Chopra et al) that money is good and a gift from God when you are a good person. Crap of course. I guess the idea has become more mainstream.
As for the moaning - AT LEAST YOU HAVE HOT WATER. You are indeed blessed.
Hahaha! A good place to look up your dreams is myjellybean.com and then go to the dream dictionary... too much allergy medication babe.
I'm am indeed blessed. I have a job that allows me to pay the bills and have nothing left, however, I do get to read you on the I-net, again, another blessing.
I hate ragweed! *sniff* *hack* *cough*
Dang Bert, you still don't have hot water? You're going to have to start taking stove pot baths. I hope you get it fixed soon, it's not that bad taking cold baths in the summer, but in the winter, it's gonna get downright airish.
I think you're right about the allergy meds Inanna, I've been hitting the Nyquil pretty hard.
I'm blessed to have ya'll too :)
You crack me up!
I dunno 'bout everybody else, but people who use the term "blessed" to describe anything less than a miracle make me want stab them in the head with a freshly sharpened pencil.
To me blessed is when your moronic 18yo son tried meth and goes semi-psychotic but is fine now. That IS blessed. Would I feel better if I had driver to the ER in a Mercedes? Nope.
Now don't get yourself fired to read my silly blog. I wonder why it won't load. Compared to many I have very little "extras" on my page....
We don't have ragweed here but we have every other freakin kind of weed and my allergies suck!
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