First Thoughts

Getting used to life back in the US has and is proving to be quite an adjustment! One of the things that shocks me most is the selection on the shelves in stores! Going into a place like Meijer's where the building alone is so large you can't see the other end of it while standing is quite impressive and overwhelming! Just buying a can of coffee can take you ten minutes while you read all the different brands, and then types within each brand! Cereals are just plain crazy! Having so many to choose from cannot be doing our society any good... In Nigeria, you buy the one or two items that are available. One does not get the option of choosing between dozens of similar items. I wonder if it's healthy for us to have so much STUFF available to us? The more we have, the more we want. And the more we want, the less satisfied we are with what we already have... For me, trying to steer clear of that consumerism drive is going to be a challenge. And so far, I have pretty much failed. I've already bought that new car! And a new color laser printer, and and and... It's so easy to justify what I want rather than base it on what I really need... In the end, we can live on a whole lot less than what we want!

What I intend here by writing a blog is just to get my personal thoughts out there. You are free to agree or disagree with me! I'm okay with that, and it can cause some healthy discussion as well... Somehow, in all of this, I need to be objective about what I see and experience, and that includes hearing people who have differing views from mine!