I am pasting an article at the bottom of my post that came across one of my feeds. I almost didn’t post because I did not want this to be taken the wrong way but ultimately felt it may resonate with some that need to ”hear” it as it did with me. I have seen posts about book hoarding/addiction but after a couple quick searches didn’t find those posts except in contexts of managing libraries or affecting software speed in earlier Logos iterations.
This is not posted with judgmental thoughts on anyone else but on my own self reflection I am treading into an area of excess that needs to be checked. I suspect there may at least be a few others that find themselves in the same spot. I am not a Pastor or professional but I love to read and study. I personally have reached a point where I need to use more discernment in purchasing books.
After reading the article pasted below it prompted me to evaluate. In 10 months I have spent five figures on Logos purchases. In addition there are many other e-books I have purchased from Amazon, E-Sword, Accordance, etc as well as buying more physical books in the last 10 months than I bought in the previous 10 years. (I knew it was alot but didn’t realize how much until I reviewed.)
My name is ….. and I am a bookaholic :-)
I can rationalize having a large library and much of it I feel is still very warranted even after reflection. There are many, many books in reflection I would not have purchased. I will continue to buy books!! However, I will use much more discernment than I have in the past and pray about guidance moving forward to not give into greed, irrationality and excess. There needs to be some checkpoints or guard rails. Here is the link that prompted me to do some self-reflecting:
https://www.ccwtoday.org/2021/06/book-hoarding/
