Back to the toob

So, I didn't make it, mostly because my husband was feeling lonely watching TV all by himself. So, I figured I'd start watching a little TV again every night.

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How to entertain yourself!

There are lots of ways. I really don't need to tell you (but I will anyway). I am sure you know what you like to do. 

Things I suggest

-hanging out with a friend in person

-talking on the phone

-practicing whatever hobby you love

-admiring the art, beauty, and skill of others

-learning a new skill yourself

I guess the point I am trying to make here is that I feel we should all spend time enriching ourselves and nourishing our relationships, and I think too much TV can take away from all that.

So much to do!

Today, we went to the Sussex County Fair, saw lots of animals, rode lots of rides, and ate some not so delicious fair food. A fun-filled day in the country air was definitely a reinforcement to stay away from the drudgery of television. I am feeling much smarter and calmer. I feel the television could be a distraction from my own inner voice. It is definitely a distraction from getting things done. And, while I am all about taking time to relax, I am also about quality relaxation time; time to think, read, play, and write. I feel like  now I am thinking about all this too much.

So far, this has been much easier than not wearing any chemical skin products. I truly have not been tempted at all to watch the TV. New ideas of things to do keep popping up all the time!

What to do?

things I did today instead of TV:

played at the park
went for a walk
cleaned the house
read poetry and part of a novel
listent to music
watch John Jr paint
have dinner with my parents

the list goes on and on! so much still left to do - don't know if I'll ever have time for TV again!

No TV - What?

Some of you may be thinking, why would she do this? Why would anyone do this? Others may totally be like, it's no big deal, I don't watch TV really anyway.

Reason: I think I will find better uses for my time, become more prolific with my poetry writing, have more time to study Reiki, and have more focus in general. Who needs TV? I can amuse myself. I guess we'll see if that's true.

Day 1: All day, I totally forgot that my plan was to avoid television for this month until my husband came home and asked me how it went. I was like huh? And then he reminded me that I said I was avoiding TV for the month. By happenstance, I had not watched TV all day anyway. This morning, I watched Johnny Jr paint, we played some Little Tikes Basketball, my parents visited, then my parents took Johnny Jr out for a while, and then I had free time to myself. I didn't even think of tv even when left to my own devices. I cleaned my car a little, went to the library and checked out some poetry books, and then practiced my Reiki on myself.

This Thursday, I took a class in Reiki and am not Reiki level 1. At this level, I am ethically bound to only use my Reiki energy to heal myself. The thinking is that one must heal thy self before having the energy and full capacity to heal others. This makes perfect sense to me. I  plan on spending as much time as I need to balance all my energy, heal myself, and  ready myself to heal the world. So, all this no TV time is going to give me lots more healing time, which is great.

Please feel free to post comments with other suggested activities for other readers who may want to try some new things instead of television. TV is just really going down the tubes anyway...