Once upon a time...
there was a girl that watched a rediculous amount of TV every week. Seriously ridiculous. The amount that if any guy found out how much tv she was watching she'd be single for the rest of her life and have to settle in some sort of bachelorette pad with her stuffed animals as company the rest of her life. She might also end up weighing as much as a whale and need a fork lift to get around, but that was a different issue. It was a slow progression. At first she'd watch just a show or two over a meal, and then a couple more and the the next thing she knew the whole day would be gone and all she was left with was the strange lethargy that comes from inactivity and a head full of plot lines that would surely go this way, or perhaps that. She'd get addicted to a series and watch copious numbers of episodes because, let's face it, those screen writers know how to hook you in good.
Once upon a Time, House, Bones, Chuck, Prime Suspect, A Gifted Man, Kitchen Nightmares,The Mentalist... *big breath*... The Big Bang Theory, The Office, 16 and Pregnant, say yes to the dress and youtube videos...
These were her usual picks. If she had completely caught up in a season she would search to find a new one. "This one already has 4 seasons! I'd better get on it". Only when the important things in life started to be pushed aside did the addiction's true nature rears it's head. Perhaps watching tv is a way to get away from the monotony of school and the everyday. Perhaps it is a way to give hope that true love is really out there...
Whatever the case, tv was a huge problem and the girl decided that she needed to give it a break.
She tried a number of times to just limit the shows she watched, but to no avail. She would find herself falling into the same traps as before.
It was not until she decided to lose tv all together that any progress could be made.
She knew that she was wasting her time and that time cannot be taken back once it is lost. She didn't want to go before God and have to say, "Well, you see, I didn't do all that I could have done in the world but I did manage to watch from start to finish all the episodes of my favorite tv shows and then some... doesn't that count for something? Research?" In the big picture, watching tv, playing computer games, spending all your time shopping or what have you... what does it accomplish? Is it a waste of your time or is it going to bring about some real, authentic, good in the world?
Day 4 or 5 of no tv... tough but hopefully just the beginning.
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