Maybe too Much

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 Maybe I watch too much football and maybe I smoke my pipe too much.  I paid attention to three college football games and four pro games between last Friday night and Sunday night.  After it was over Sunday night I mentioned to my wife that I need to give up football for awhile.  I felt it was interfering with my Spirituality.  Then while on the subject I suggested that maybe my pipes do too.

She told me not to be foolish.  Football is the best diversion from life and this blog is called "Pipeology."  But maybe I could do less of each.  I told her I can feel disconnected from my Spirit Guides when I watch too much football and that maybe I smoke my pipe too much.  Maybe I can skip days, I said.  She suggested I wouldn't be able to skip days.  So, I'm not giving up football and I won't skip days smoking my pipe.

But I feel good that at least I am thinking about my Spiritual needs.  Do I smoke more while watching football?  I don't think so.  In fact, the opposite might be true.  Football is about five months of the year.  This past year I followed college football all through the year.  And now that the season is here I feel as though I know more than I should. 

But when I feel detached from my Spirit Guides I feel--well, I feel different.  Stressed?  Maybe or maybe it's guilt.  I have a very strong guilt complex.  It's not what I do, but sometimes I'm affected by what I don't do.  But what I don't do is connect with my Guides.  Maybe football brings out the worst in me particularly if my teams lose.  But should it even matter?  

I was into football before my experience and now I'm thinking that the things that used to matter should no longer matter.  Should football even matter?  And maybe I feel guilt if it matters too much.  And maybe my pipes matter too much.  But if I want to get philosophical here maybe football nor my pipes should even matter to me and I feel guilt if I am thinking they might matter too much.

So, maybe I'll watch one college game and just forget the pto games on Sunday.  Maybe I can smoke my pipes a little less.  So, we shall see how it goes, but the fact is I like football and my pipes and maybe too much.  I seek balance in all things and balance says just enough but not too much.  So, there you go.  I'll see if that works.  My pipe this morning is my Dunhill and my tobacco is. my Old Professor  My coffee this morning is Stumptown Homestead.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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