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Wasting Valuable Time with Television

I hardly ever watch TV because there is nothing worth watching. Tonight I had some time and thought, “maybe I will just relax and watch a bit of TV”. No such luck!

I turned it on at 8:00 and found only the amazing talents of a bunch of goofballs. I turned it off and spent an hour listening to a teleseminar conducted by Larry Benet. I had taped it last week and this was a good opportunity to listen to it. The topic was on increasing your memory. Lately, I have been studying Ron White’s system to improve your memory and Ron was the guest speaker on Larry’s weekly call last week. I was glad to get this opportunity to listen to it.

At 9:00 PM I turned the TV on again and the same show was running another episode. There was a brightly dressed rubber man, bending himself into paperclip shapes to the sounds of music and stuffing himself into a little box. I turned the TV off and went for a walk with Scoobie. It was finally cooling off a little from the hot summer weather and the evening was nice. We walked over to the bank, about a mile, and made the deposit and enjoyed the evening. On the way out we stopped at the neighbor’s house. Joan and Bucky joined us. We take late night walks often. Joan and I walk at the same pace and Scoobie and Bucky always enjoy the companionship of fellow species. Bucky is a black lab and Scoobie is a black Belgian Sheppard mix.

10:00 another check to the TV and WOW! we are really lucky, now it is the story of a woman who was killed and her baby nursed next to her for 3 days before they discovered her. I changed the channel immediately. I hate to see blood. My only other TV choice is PBS and I am now listening to a documentary on gardens in Europe while I type this post on my laptop.

I know that you are probably wondering why I don’t have more channels. You guessed it, no cable! I don’t have cable because there is not much better on all of those other channels. I do not see the point of paying to be traumatized. Even when I did have cable, I never found anything worth watching. It is one violent crime show after another. All of those shows are full of negative gory scenes that imprint on my mind for days. Of course I could always watch cooking shows, or learn how to build a house, or plant a garden or blow out eggs to make cute little crafts. I remember one really exciting show that I used to catch occasionally on knitting and another on painting pictures. Do people ever actually utilize what they learn on TV? Of course if you are a sports fan, you definitely need cable. It would be a real hardship to have to get up off the couch and go out to watch a live game. Probably a boring local school game where the kids would really appreciate your support.

How much TV do you watch? I would say if you watch more than an hour or two a week then you have no reason to ever say you are “too busy” for anything. TV is a total waste of time. It is not even a good resource to use for relaxation. The negativity that TV puts into your mind is conditioning you to be apathetic. It is giving you a feeling of hopelessness about life. If you are allowing other people (TV people) to put more into your mind than you are putting into your mind, then you will always struggle with success. How on earth can you expect to be focused, positive, self-assured, open minded and proactive with the negativity of TV filling your thoughts?

Your TV time will be better spent relaxing with family and friends, or walking with your dog. You could study your chosen trade, (there is a free network marketing or direct sales teleseminar every night of the week ) Click here to learn about the Cash Flow Power Hour. You could give some of your time to those less fortunate than you, or providing some community service. Hey, how about, just read a positive book.

You have choices in life. I suggested that you choose to turn off the TV. If you are not going to do it for yourself, then do it for your kids. TV STINKS!

But that’s just my opinion…..