We were in the car when she first noticed it, so I couldn't see it, but I just assumed it was just crusted on or something. But no, that earring back is stuck IN her ear. I can't believe it. I'm taking her to the doctor to have it removed tomorrow. The biggest part is inside with only the little tip showing, so we can't just yank it out. It is going to take some precision and pain numbing medication.
With the new year starting, many of us take a little extra time to reexamine our lives and try to make changes to become better people. We make resolutions to quit this or start that...stick with me, this does relate to the earring.
With the new year starting, many of us take a little extra time to reexamine our lives and try to make changes to become better people. We make resolutions to quit this or start that...stick with me, this does relate to the earring.
I've found this year that there are a few habits I'd like to break, and a few habits I'd like to make. I have so many good intentions and what I'm really fed up about with myself right now is my making of those plans, goals and priorities and then ignoring them completely. It is really hard to make all those things happen even though they'd be good for me.
For example, I want to spend the time from 3:00 to 5:00 pm away from the computer. That is the time the big girls get home from school. I always have some project I'm working on. The girls come home and I'm not able to give them my attention because I'm engrossed in something else. This is something that I want to get better about. I want to work on my listening skills so I really hear what they are saying to me. Why can't I just fix it!
I realized tonight that this incident with the earring is exactly what happens to us with habits. We can't just yank them out and be done with it! The biggest parts are deep inside. We need some outside help for their removal. It isn't an instant fix...and it might even be painful. I need to allow enough time for God to work on me.
Another point to ponder is, how do those negative habits work their way into our lives in the first place. With the earring, I think that it was a slow process and she didn't even know it was happening. She had ignored her ears, paid no attention to changing, cleaning, turning those earrings. When we let life just go on without questioning...ride the waves of life without direction, bad things become habits spontaenously. We've got to pay attention. We've got to take action and not ignore the problems because they easily get worse and worse and harder to deal with.
