Name Your Sin

[threadwalker]

The list of the 7 deadly sins or 7 sinful thoughts changed over time. I pulled the one I'm most familiar with, which is a modern Catholic list, and inserted a few alternates from other lists in parenthesis.

gluttony
lust (extravagence/unrestrained excess)
greed
wrath
sloth (despair)
envy
pride

Most of us will admit that we have 'weaknesses' or 'areas of improvement'. I'll call a spade a spade and admit that one of the items on this list has been something I've struggled with all my life. I've certainly allowed myself to fall victim to all of them at one point or another, but one has been an overall theme.

So I'm curious if anyone else has put thought into this. I'll share mine if you'll share yours.... (mine is going to be enbedded in a comment as soon as I have a lunch break and the time to write something)

Comments

[sassycat8.livejournal.com]

Overarching, I struggle with pride, but I recognize all of them in myself. I have definitely had to work through lust, wrath and envy at various times in my life. Sloth, gluttony and greed are less inherent to me, but still show up on occasion.

I use pride as protective cover for my insecurities. It is my minds way of protecting that piece. The more I make peace with my imperfections, the less I experience pride, and envy for that matter.

Thanks for this post, it is interesting to think about. I have at times pondered at length how our society almost encourages these attributes and discourages the graces. But that is a whole different post. :)