The ever-lovely and observant Liv tagged me for a seven deadly sins meme. While I have knowledge of the sins, I am not Catholic, lapsed or otherwise, so my beliefs are not as strong or steadfast in this area. Of course, I will play along anyway!
- Lust (originally extravagance…) Is there lust in my heart? For things, yes, I admit. I lust after things I will never be able to have (come on, those Cadillac commercials? PLEASE?!) Does the lust have for people I will never meet or even see in person count? Is it a sin if it doesn’t change who I am or how I live my life?
- Greed – yep, guilty as charged. Greedy for money, things, love, a better world, the best life possible for me and mine.
- Sloth – only when it comes to doing chores. Honestly, you’d be hard pressed to find me just sitting around. Ask my husband, he’ll tell you I often attempt to do too much. There are not enough hours in the day!
- Wrath – only sometimes. Generally when I am exhausted and there is a great amount of whining surrounding me.
- Envy – some, but not really. I envy Jen for her lovely holiday; I envy anyone who is living in relative quiet right now instead of the steady, loud whistling of a penny whistle by a small boy. 😉
- Gluttony – alas, I am guilty of this sin. I love good food and love to eat.
- Pride – excessive? No. But I do feel pride in myself, in my boys, in my family, in my life. This is a good thing; it is not hubris.
There ya go, quite the sinner I am! Someone pray for me!! Honestly, I get the whole sin thing, and I get how any of those in excess are bad, religiously or otherwise, but it’s definitely one of things that I don’t think about. Do you practicing Catholics give it thought on a regular basis?
Just for fun, I took the quiz, too. 🙂
Greed: | Medium |
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Gluttony: | High |
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Wrath: | Low |
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Sloth: | High |
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Envy: | Very Low |
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Lust: | Low |
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Pride: | Medium |
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Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz
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ah, envy. it\'s a powerful thing. useful, too.
missed you.
<b>Greed:</b>Medium
ahh pooh it cut my code off. Basically I am medium on everything, so I am mediocre on the scale of deadly sins. how typical…heh
I\'m medium for greed, gluttony and sloth, and low for everything else. But perhaps I\'m in denial. (Actually, I don\'t think the questions on the quiz really get at my temperment. Perhaps I should try the meme part. Though I think sloth may prevent me. And maybe gluttony and pride will interfere, too, since I\'m hungry now, and am too proud to showcase my flaws.)
ah, envy. it’s a powerful thing. useful, too.
missed you.
Greed:Medium
ahh pooh it cut my code off. Basically I am medium on everything, so I am mediocre on the scale of deadly sins. how typical…heh
I’m medium for greed, gluttony and sloth, and low for everything else. But perhaps I’m in denial. (Actually, I don’t think the questions on the quiz really get at my temperment. Perhaps I should try the meme part. Though I think sloth may prevent me. And maybe gluttony and pride will interfere, too, since I’m hungry now, and am too proud to showcase my flaws.)
heh. sins? i do think about them from time to time but in an abstract way. i try to monitor my behavior, and not slide too far off the path.
heh. sins? i do think about them from time to time but in an abstract way. i try to monitor my behavior, and not slide too far off the path.
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