Consumerism

 You are exhausted from shopping or maybe you just love to shop and find sales, or not.  Well, as we look to the dawn of Christmas let’s look at consumerism.  It is not the same as buying something you need.  That is not an addiction.  Consumerism is about physical enjoyment as your only destiny.  It is about chasing happiness and fulfillment by buying yet one more thing, or opening that package/box from Amazon or whoever shipped it to you.  When you buy something you need you actually enjoy it for a while.  Food is enjoyed.  Those pair of shoes for winter weather that you needed are enjoyed all winter.  You know that consumerism is your addiction when you buy something and the joy is but for the moment.  Then it passes and you need to buy something else to get that joy back.  Alcoholics know this feeling.