Rabbits At Large.

Way back in 1859, a Mr Austin imported and released onto his property near Geelong, 24 Rabbits for hunting purposes. In less than 10 years, rabbits were in plague proportions across the Eastern States of Australia. By 1894 they had even made their way across the desert country to Western Australia.

All Mr Austin had wanted, was to recreate a little of his home Country entertainment for himself and his friends. Which initially he did, but bye and bye, this fun became a pest, and then an economic threat to the country as a whole and particularly to the farming community, as these rabbits competed with domestic animals for ever decreasing grass and fodder and devoured whole fields of crops and vegetables.

What about us? Are their some things in our lives, whether it be cigarettes, alcohol or even drugs, that started out as a bit of fun for ourselves and maybe a few friends but now this recreation, has become a pest or even a destructive influence on our lives, our families, our homes and even to others around us, both to those known by us and those unknown by us.

I will discuss this further in other articles but for now I would just like you to think on and identify those things in your life that started out as a bit of harmless fun and have now taken, or are in the process of taking over your life completely.

The first step in dealing with any problem, big or small, is properly identifying and admitting to the problem. Until this is done nothing can be done to help solve or control the problem. Do you have a problem that you have been reluctant to admit to, but know you need to? Well make a start by identifying and acknowledging that it is a problem and that it is your problem and then seek the appropriate help and assistance. Over to you: Walter