{"id":10365,"date":"2013-07-03T00:51:47","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T04:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/?p=10365"},"modified":"2017-01-26T16:12:40","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T21:12:40","slug":"its-the-little-things-a-lesson-in-yogurt-theology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/2013\/07\/its-the-little-things-a-lesson-in-yogurt-theology.html","title":{"rendered":"It’s The Little Things, A Lesson in Yogurt Theology …"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\u2026 As cliche as it sounds, yes, sometimes it is quite literally the littlest things that bring you about. You don\u2019t need me to tell you things have been unremarkable and quite boring around here lately. I\u2019m positively frozen in place, unable to write. Seized by a severe case of the doubts and intimidated by the talent Patheos has been acquiring. <\/p>\n

Oh, and there\u2019s that incessant voice in my head telling me I gotta lot nerve, sister, writing a Catholic blog. \u201cWhen was the last time you prayed that \u201cboring prayer\u201d- your words, not mine \u2013 the rosary\u201d it hisses at me. \u201cFraud! Fraaaaaauuuuuud!\u201d <\/p>\n

And then I wrote my editor this needy email asking for advice on how to shut the nagging voice in my head up. Begging her to tell me I don\u2019t suck. Yes. Really. I did this. She said basically everyone is feeling a bit like this lately and for me get my shit together and just write something. Only she didn\u2019t say it like that because she\u2019s nice and nothing at all like me. <\/p>\n

Determined by her words, I spent two hours this evening staring at a blank page trying to will myself to write. This was becoming an all too familiar scene. Exasperated, I gave up and decided to eat instead. I congratulated myself on this decision because, hey, it least I didn\u2019t give up and start drinking instead. <\/p>\n

Since I am emotional eater I don\u2019t keep a lot of junk food in the house. Because of this the best I had laying around was yogurt. Greek yogurt. Honestly, why do I keep buying that stuff when I hate it so much? I really do want to like it because it seems like it\u2019s something I am supposed to like. Maybe I was just buying the wrong kind. Surely one of brand or flavor will be palatable. Surely. <\/p>\n

That\u2019s kind of how I\u2019ve been feeling lately, like everything is unpalatable and tasteless. Especially my Catholic faith. I was beginning to wonder if my convert zeal had finally piqued, plateaued and subsequently plummeted. Being Catholic suddenly became as hard to swallow as nasty, bitter Greek yogurt. <\/p>\n

I can\u2019t muster an ounce of enthusiasm for this pope and I\u2019d reached my limit on answering questions and providing explanations for this scandal and that\u2026 and no, I don\u2019t want to explain to you what a rent boy is. Being Catholic had completely exhausted and drained me. Add to that the feelings of inadequacy I was experiencing and being too intimidated to write. Oy. What a mess. <\/p>\n

All these emotions were swirling about when I went to the refrigerator and reluctantly reached for that plastic container of Greek yogurt to begrudgingly eat. But wait\u2026 what\u2019s this? <\/p>\n

A Greek yogurt that doesn\u2019t suck? What witchcraft is this?! <\/p>\n

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And that was all I needed to awaken my taste buds. Something as simple as a tasty Greek yogurt brought me real joy. Trust me, it\u2019s not as pathetic as it sounds. I just really enjoyed that yogurt. Liked licked the spoon clean enjoyed it. It reminded me that happiness is something you got to work at. If one brand of yogurt tastes like butt than try another brand. And even if you don\u2019t exactly enjoy being Catholic right now, eventually you\u2019ll come across something that will make it taste sweet again. <\/p>\n

I know it\u2019s not much and you were probably hoping for something more substantial that yogurt theology but it\u2019s all I got right now. It\u2019s a little thing, for sure, but I\u2019ll take it because little things are better than no things. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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