How Have You Changed?
I used to be dead set against TV. I grew up without one and didn't bring one into my home until recently. Now we have almost one per person.My latest obsession is the TV series "The Office." Larry and I had watched only a few episodes, usually on flight, but decided we should rent the first season to see if it's as funny as it seemed. It is. We watched six shows in one evening—and then shut it down reluctantly. The next night we did it again. Now I look forward to Thursdays at 8:30 almost as much as, well, anything else I can think of.
The thing is, TV is not as awful as I thought it would be. Sure, it is time-consuming and addicting, just as I always thought—but it's fun! It's a wonderful form of entertainment that connects me with everyone else in my house and beyond. We don't need to watch the garbage or stare at the tube every minute of the day. Just like anything in life, we can choose the good (in moderation) and reject the bad.
What values have you changed over the years, and why? Do you regret those changes? (I.e., will I regret mine?)
posted by Heather Gemmen Wilson at
7:21 AM
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The most profound values change I made was when I went from trying to please God to trying to love God.
That's when I stopped worrying about whether I was doing something "wrong" by watching too much TV and started wondering whether that was the best way to be right.
I'd begun that change some time ago, but it was complete, I think, or at least too a giant leap forward, when I realized that this is how love relationships work.
Heather taught me that.
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