7 Deadly Sins and Me
pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth
A few weeks ago I was roller skating and catching up with an OG skater. He shared some personal health challenges he’s been navigating this year. As we skated, the conversation circled around to gurus and navigating our evolution in this life before reincarnating to the next.
Before my explant surgery, I started listening to Ram Dass music tracks on repeat. A favorite, “You’re a Guru.”
When I spent time with my friend Billie in Washington, still recovering from surgery, we had a conversation around money spells. About them being an exchange of energy, and asking what I would be willing to sacrifice for riches.
Got me thinking.
Made a good fortune spell jar with the intention of goodness flowing out of me. Not attaching it to monetary.
We stopped talking for a bit this summer, both in agreement that I was going through a “greed” stage in my life. I thought I’d been working on it.
The Universe keeps sending things your way, asking “are you sure you’ve learned your lesson this time?”
OG Skater talked about Kleshas. He kept correctly my feeble attempt to pronounce it, which I still haven’t mastered.
In the Catholic Church, it’s the 7 Deadly Sins.
Pride
Greed
Wrath
Envy
Lust
Gluttony
Sloth
There’s a movie about that.
I’ve been receiving a lot from someone lately that I didn’t ask for and didn’t earn. I’d avoided saying no to it because all it did was inspire a feeling of “I want more and more and more.”
Greedy little girl.
And when I sit on it, I’ve been here before. It’s a reason I stayed in every situation that wasn’t good for me anymore.
Greed isn’t even about money. It’s about more.
Haven’t I always chased more and still come up dissatisfied? More time, attention, love, sex, knowledge, experiences.