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Don’t EVER accuse me of not being creative or active!
You can see from my post that I watch one show. The Unit. I do watch other shows a few times a week, and I agree about the NCAA March Madness Tourney–it’s great! I also love football and ice skating seasons. (Unfortunately, most ice skating is broadcast on cable now, and I don’t have cable.)
In spite of watching TV, I’ve managed to write seven novels, two of which are published (www.jazzicals.com)). I also have composed over a hundred Christian songs (mainly children’s), written two musicals, a screenplay (looking for an agent), an “Olympic-theme” VBS.
I play the piano for several choirs and churches in my city. I accompany children and teenagers at various competitions, and I am the staff pianist at my daughters’ school. (They both graduated several years ago.)
I chaired a performing arts competition in my city, which happened a few weeks ago and went very well, in spite of bad weather.
Before I got kicked out of my Protestant church, I was the Children’s Choir director and produced two musicals.
My daughter was involved with theater from her childhood, spent her summers interning at various theaters while she was a teenager, graduated from college with a theater degree, and is now a production stage manager. She watches a lot of television-Smallville, Heroes, and Lost, but again, don’t EVER accuse her of not being creative. Her list would make mine look puny, and she’s half my age!
My younger daughter is a physical therapy major, but she is also completing a music minor and is a member of the select choir at her school. She competes in voice competitions, and has produced two ice shows at the rink where she is a part-time coach. She watches a lot of TV, too–Desperate Housewives and Gray’s Anatomy.
Have you ever considered the possibility that truly-creative people find television relaxing to our extremely-overactive brains?
I find that even when I sleep, I dream of stories and songs to write. Same when I drive, workout, have sex, even in CHURCH! I have always been this way, even as a child. I wrote so many stories and had so many imaginary worlds–Terabithia was the norm for me.
So TV is a great relaxer.
Also, I believe that TV is a great “connector”, at least in the U.S. During a National crisis (Katrina) or a National triumph (Olympics), we are all joined together as we watch TV collectively across the land. This helps me to feel more committed to my fellow Americans when it comes to charitable giving.
I agree that many people spend way too much time watching TV instead of getting out there and living a real life. I have a co-worker who is 27. After work she goes home, makes supper, and watches TV. She wonders why she never meets a man to marry. She wonders why she is gaining weight. Duh. I think this is sad. I wish I had the body and the years that I had when I was 27.
But it’s her life, not mine.
Please don’t judge people for something that neither the Bible nor the Church has declared sinful. Live your life without TV and God bless you. Allow others to live their lives with TV and God bless us, too.
You can see from my post that I watch one show. The Unit. I do watch other shows a few times a week, and I agree about the NCAA March Madness Tourney–it’s great! I also love football and ice skating seasons. (Unfortunately, most ice skating is broadcast on cable now, and I don’t have cable.)
In spite of watching TV, I’ve managed to write seven novels, two of which are published (www.jazzicals.com)). I also have composed over a hundred Christian songs (mainly children’s), written two musicals, a screenplay (looking for an agent), an “Olympic-theme” VBS.
I play the piano for several choirs and churches in my city. I accompany children and teenagers at various competitions, and I am the staff pianist at my daughters’ school. (They both graduated several years ago.)
I chaired a performing arts competition in my city, which happened a few weeks ago and went very well, in spite of bad weather.
Before I got kicked out of my Protestant church, I was the Children’s Choir director and produced two musicals.
My daughter was involved with theater from her childhood, spent her summers interning at various theaters while she was a teenager, graduated from college with a theater degree, and is now a production stage manager. She watches a lot of television-Smallville, Heroes, and Lost, but again, don’t EVER accuse her of not being creative. Her list would make mine look puny, and she’s half my age!
My younger daughter is a physical therapy major, but she is also completing a music minor and is a member of the select choir at her school. She competes in voice competitions, and has produced two ice shows at the rink where she is a part-time coach. She watches a lot of TV, too–Desperate Housewives and Gray’s Anatomy.
Have you ever considered the possibility that truly-creative people find television relaxing to our extremely-overactive brains?
I find that even when I sleep, I dream of stories and songs to write. Same when I drive, workout, have sex, even in CHURCH! I have always been this way, even as a child. I wrote so many stories and had so many imaginary worlds–Terabithia was the norm for me.
So TV is a great relaxer.
Also, I believe that TV is a great “connector”, at least in the U.S. During a National crisis (Katrina) or a National triumph (Olympics), we are all joined together as we watch TV collectively across the land. This helps me to feel more committed to my fellow Americans when it comes to charitable giving.
I agree that many people spend way too much time watching TV instead of getting out there and living a real life. I have a co-worker who is 27. After work she goes home, makes supper, and watches TV. She wonders why she never meets a man to marry. She wonders why she is gaining weight. Duh. I think this is sad. I wish I had the body and the years that I had when I was 27.
But it’s her life, not mine.
Please don’t judge people for something that neither the Bible nor the Church has declared sinful. Live your life without TV and God bless you. Allow others to live their lives with TV and God bless us, too.
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