I’ve been watching more TV than usual lately. It’s been a very cold winter and of course, there was that whole Covid thing going on too. About a month ago I received my second vaccine and had a reaction. I spent a couple days laying down and then experienced vertigo for a few more. Needless to say, I watched a lot of television.
Since then, I seem to be watching a couple hours every evening, sometimes even more. I’m enjoying my TV time, but not feeling good about feeling addicted and wasting my life away. It’s just not in alignment with my values.
It’s time to minimize my watching time again. My goal is no more than 1 hour a day, unless it’s a movie on a Sunday afternoon. I won’t be watching TV during the day the rest of the week either. There are just too many things to get done.
For motivation, I looked at how much time I was wasting. Two hours a day is 14 hours a week. That adds up to about 56 hours a month or 672 hours a year. Just imagine what I could do with that. It’s not like I don’t have a hundred things on my to do list. Things like:
- Gardening
- Painting 3 bedrooms
- Learning to water color
- Journaling
- Redoing the floor in my red room (Yes, red. You can see now why it needs to be painted.)
- Going through old pictures
- Updating emergency supplies
You get the idea.
I want to be present in my life, not live through the false reality of TV. There is absolutely no way that I will say at the end of my life, “I wish I had watched more television.” There may be a time when I can’t do the things I can now and TV will keep me entertained, but for now I intend to enjoy the capabilities I have and what life has to offer me.
Can you relate? Would you like to join me in watching TV less and living more? You can let me know what you think in the comments below.
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