What is the one thing you cannot give up?
By Wendy789
@Drosophila (16571)
Ireland
September 29, 2016 4:21pm CST
We all have that one thing, we cannot give up.
For me it's great food! After I've graduated, I went through a period of poverty.
Massive student loans to pay off and limited means.
The only thing that kept me happy was my weekly treat of great food. For every other 6 days it's pasta all the way.
So ya what's the one thing you cannot give up?
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49 responses
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
30 Sep 16
@Drosophila Few are as comfy as your own... and when I am asleep in a bed, it is, by definition, my bed. Or my side of it, at least...
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
29 Sep 16
Candy. I love candy..all kinds of it..Sweet, sour, chewy, hard. You name it I love it. It is my weakness.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
@Happy2BeMe So no cheese cake? now thats yum
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
Luckily I've never had a sweet tooth, but I do love savory snacks
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
30 Sep 16
@Drosophila I don't care for any other kind of sweets like cake. cookies, pies etc. though.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
30 Sep 16
@Drosophila I do not indulge myself.
Seriously, I read the responses and I see that it is some kind of food for many. For once, I will follow the mass : you can remove anything you want in my diet and I will not protest...
...I like variety when it comes to food, so I will be happy to find a replacement.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
lol.. its not about stopping.. it's about giving up? what little indulgences you can't give up?
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@1creekgirl (41744)
• United States
30 Sep 16
Singing! I love to sing about my Savior, Jesus.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
absolutely! I agree. The good thing is we don't have to give up time alone with God. unlike good food for dieting.
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Oct 16
@Drosophila True. The best diet food is fresh fruit and vegetables. I'm doing well on this diet along with swimming.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
One thing I read the other day.. which you may light is "life is not about surviving the storm, it's about dancing in the rain"
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
@vandana7 now that sounds intriguing! would like to try
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
Mmm.. Definitely keeping in touch with family is very important.. which reminds me, I should call my Ma :D
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@DanieGirl80587 (2713)
• United States
29 Sep 16
Coffee. I'll never give that up.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
@DanieGirl80587 actually I tried giving up Coffeee.. man, not advisable. I almost fell asleep at work. you're right.. that's now another thing I can't give up
@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
30 Sep 16
I can not give up work and earning money online.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
giving up working is a no.. for sure.. lol :D
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@rina110383 (24492)
•
30 Sep 16
Work, be it regular or online job. I'll never give them up in exchange of weekends, meeting with friends, etc. Work and the money I earn from it make me happy. I'm lucky that I never experienced hardship in life. Thanks to my workaholic parents, a trait which I inherited. I've seen some struggle with their finances. I don't want to be in that situation. If I need to work from Monday to Sunday, then be it. I want a life where my present and my future is financially secure.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
I agree with that, I love working myself. it's great when you can positively apply your skills and get paid for it. Though, I must say, going through my poverty stretch worked out really well. It has grounded me in ways that university has not done. University was a bit of a bubble, while I was working to pay for my living expenses, I had illusions that graduation meant I'd walk into a job and be instantaneously ok.
Evidently, that was not the case, I graduated with outstanding results and massive debts to pay off. As the rejection letters piled up, it really didn't look like I was going to get anywhere great for a while. Now in retrospect, that period did me a whole lot of good, it showed me to be realistic in my expectations but to be confident in my abilities. At the same time, it really showed me who my friends were.. so ya won't trade that period for the world
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@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
30 Sep 16
Well... Since i have literally lost every possession I owned, there is not anything I can't give up, except breathing. I guess that would be hard to give up.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
It doesn't have to be material.. it could be simple little indulgences, like sleeping that extra hour etc
@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
30 Sep 16
I have many....but first comes MY FAMILY
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@saulgoodman (2643)
• Dundee, Scotland
30 Sep 16
Life.
Simple as that.
I love being alive.
Having said that there are certain provisos attached.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
Absolutely, one need things to keep life going
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Sep 16
something to read, then looking it up to learn more and/or see images of them
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
1 Oct 16
@Drosophila the internet makes you even more curiouser because it's much easier than finding a book. but then it also makes us "expect" that there's "always" a writeup, a picture, and a video about whatever it is online; that text, images, audio and motion are "the norm."
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
1 Oct 16
@hereandthere that is very true indeed, we can even ready different things at once
@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
That's very true, nothing to read would be very scary
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
1 Oct 16
indeed, nothing like a good treat of food :D
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
1 Oct 16
I was going to say coffee but honestly, my computer.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
1 Oct 16
@Drosophila lol but I love to drink it while on y computer, or should I say the Internet, I could live if I just had my iPhone or my iPad.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
1 Oct 16
@BelleStarr ah you're a i-product person too lol
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
29 Sep 16
Yes, it's food, though I need to cut on it for health reasons; also sleep, I feel always so sleepy these days.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
30 Sep 16
ya, I'm having to forgo some really good food too
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