How did we get here?
To this place and time
Where virtual takes the place of actual.
It started with the first televisions sets.
Families began to sit around it and stare at the screen.
They were deceived into believing that they were "spending time together"
But they weren't looking at each other, and they weren't interacting with each other.
They were taken away. They were somewhere else. With other people.
Satan used the technology to destroy the family.....and he's done a great job!
A baby girl sits on the floor and cries for attention. Mom and Dad are scrolling away on their smart phones while the tv blabs on in the background. Heaven forbid they miss a thing. Too bad they are missing EVERYTHING. They are missing the point of life!
Little ones play at the park, families sit down to a meal, couples sit in a coffee shop, and they stare at the screens. Even church is not off limits.
When did we lose our minds? Why do we do this? Throw life away, throw precious time away? Miss out on so much? Let relationships fall apart so that we don't miss out on what's happening on screens???!!!
Brain ROT
Soul ROT
Creativity ROT
Knowledge ROT
Relationship ROT
Family ROT
SO.MUCH.ROT!
Satan is happy......he loves ROT
Showing posts with label television. Show all posts
Showing posts with label television. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
ATTENTION!!!!
When will people realize that the person most deserving of their undivided attention, is the person that is physically right in front of them?
Everyone wants to believe that "screen addiction" is a modern problem. I say that they (everyone who thinks that) is wrong. When the television was invented and brought into our homes--that was the beginning of screen addiction.
I grew up in a home with one television. That was one too many. Some people grow up with several televisions-- this is the beginning of screen addiction.
When we choose to look at a screen and invest ourselves in the content there, and choose THAT over a conversation with someone right in front of us.....that is screen addiction.
Screen addiction is a very personal topic for me to discuss. Television, video, screens, etc have been responsible for the most unhappy times in my life. I can never be free of the television Evidently it is a permanent part of our life. This is a struggle for me. Most days I want to grab the shotgun and send that black box to kingdom come!
It is also a struggle for me to accept that my interests, stories, ideas, and dreams are not quite as riveting as those on the 24 hour news cycle. Maybe if I dyed my hair blonde and sat on the sofa while wearing a really short skirt showing lots of leg.....maybe then my story about tomatoes would be just as riveting?
.....ain't gonna happen.....
I am living a life in which I am trying to find solutions to the ills of the world. Trying to protect myself, my home, and my family. This is so much more worthwhile an endeavor than living life as a spectator watching all of the horrors and controversies of the world played out on a little screen. What does this accomplish? What does this enable you to do?
Maybe you can converse about health care, walls, Comey, and nuclear bombs......
But I can grow tomatoes and potentially feed myself.
Which sounds like a better option to you?
Eh, when will I learn?
Is there a 12 step program for screen addiction?
We could sure use one around here.
Everyone wants to believe that "screen addiction" is a modern problem. I say that they (everyone who thinks that) is wrong. When the television was invented and brought into our homes--that was the beginning of screen addiction.
I grew up in a home with one television. That was one too many. Some people grow up with several televisions-- this is the beginning of screen addiction.
When we choose to look at a screen and invest ourselves in the content there, and choose THAT over a conversation with someone right in front of us.....that is screen addiction.
Screen addiction is a very personal topic for me to discuss. Television, video, screens, etc have been responsible for the most unhappy times in my life. I can never be free of the television Evidently it is a permanent part of our life. This is a struggle for me. Most days I want to grab the shotgun and send that black box to kingdom come!
It is also a struggle for me to accept that my interests, stories, ideas, and dreams are not quite as riveting as those on the 24 hour news cycle. Maybe if I dyed my hair blonde and sat on the sofa while wearing a really short skirt showing lots of leg.....maybe then my story about tomatoes would be just as riveting?
.....ain't gonna happen.....
I am living a life in which I am trying to find solutions to the ills of the world. Trying to protect myself, my home, and my family. This is so much more worthwhile an endeavor than living life as a spectator watching all of the horrors and controversies of the world played out on a little screen. What does this accomplish? What does this enable you to do?
Maybe you can converse about health care, walls, Comey, and nuclear bombs......
But I can grow tomatoes and potentially feed myself.
Which sounds like a better option to you?
Eh, when will I learn?
Is there a 12 step program for screen addiction?
We could sure use one around here.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
screen obsession
disclaimer: i have wanted to live a tv free life for at least the last 20 years. i'll probably never get my wish, but i can dream......................
this post is about that & the way the world is now a days with all this "connectiveness"
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
detached.........but connected.
facebook, twitter, instagram
likes, comments, followers, friends?
television, netflix, cable, 24 hour news, talking heads
watching people do stuff and go places instead of doing or going
watching fiction, fantasy, recreations, crime dramas.......aliens, bigfoots, monsters........
ignoring your kids, families, friends, strangers, obligations
to stare at a screen.....
a black box on the wall
table
in your hand
on your lap
no conversations
just the tapped out words on a screen
or
the endless blabbing on
mute the life in the box, but don't turn it off
screen relationships are easier. you can walk away when you tire of it. don't have to invest too much of yourself.
to know more about what's going on in the world
than you do about the people right in front of you
to seemingly care more about what a stranger on a screen has to say than what the person
right there with you has to say.
it's a shame........................
tune out.......................turn off...............................LOOK UP!!!!!!
set a timer
have a life
i'm really hoping that there is no television in Heaven.
i fantasize daily about bashing the television to bits with a baseball bat....................................
this post is about that & the way the world is now a days with all this "connectiveness"
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
detached.........but connected.
facebook, twitter, instagram
likes, comments, followers, friends?
television, netflix, cable, 24 hour news, talking heads
watching people do stuff and go places instead of doing or going
watching fiction, fantasy, recreations, crime dramas.......aliens, bigfoots, monsters........
ignoring your kids, families, friends, strangers, obligations
to stare at a screen.....
a black box on the wall
table
in your hand
on your lap
no conversations
just the tapped out words on a screen
or
the endless blabbing on
mute the life in the box, but don't turn it off
screen relationships are easier. you can walk away when you tire of it. don't have to invest too much of yourself.
to know more about what's going on in the world
than you do about the people right in front of you
to seemingly care more about what a stranger on a screen has to say than what the person
right there with you has to say.
it's a shame........................
tune out.......................turn off...............................LOOK UP!!!!!!
set a timer
have a life
i'm really hoping that there is no television in Heaven.
i fantasize daily about bashing the television to bits with a baseball bat....................................
Monday, June 23, 2014
Day #23 television is sinful
OUCH!!!!
that title hurts!!!!
i really thought about that one before i wrote it, however i could not come up with any good enough reason why that statement was not true.
don't get me wrong. tv can be a useful thing in very limited and restricted amounts. for instance: an occasional documentary or educational program or an educational cartoon popped in when you need a little down time. both of these things can be accomplished with dvd or online.
i'm talking about cable/satellite television here. 50,000 channels of mind numbing garbage. if you can even find a decent program the commercials will be trash.
basically i believe that it is a stumbling block to collective and individual walks with God.
we can strive for the highest possible moral ground when it comes to modesty, but when we turn on the television all of that goes right out the window. there is not a program or a news show or a commercial anymore that doesn't somehow bombard you with innuendo or images that are offensive or inappropriate.
even a show as seeminly innocent as survivorman or some such nonsense has a man dressed in a loin cloth for the entire episode. this is inappropriate to view. whether it is a man barely dressed or a woman barely dressed. both are wrong to view.
the more we believe that viewing these types of things is okay, because, after all, it's on television, the further i believe our hearts get from God and each other.
television is a time stealer and nothing is gained from sitting in front of it for 3-5 hours or more each day. conversation, if it happens at all, only revolves around what is happening on tv. i have had one sided conversations a plenty in the last 30 years. sometimes the sound may even be muted so you can speak, but the attention is not fully there.
all the news all the time is quite possibly a significant source of a ton of my anxiety. there is no possible way that i can listen to this crap without worrying about it. again, the need to hear every word that comes out of the talking head's mouth without having any desire to go out into the world and try to change/impact it far outweighs my peace of mind.
i have longed for the peace of mind, heart, & conscience that being unplugged from the filth and troubles and nonsense of the world would bring. my home is supposed to be my refuge, but it's not. that black box steals from me far more than it gives to me.
this is not written on a whim. when my family was young i came to realize that being plugged into the world was not the proper thing to do. but, as with all major decisions, both parties have to agree. that has never happened.
i saw this quote yesterday
"if something in your life is not right, then change it"
easier said than done.
that title hurts!!!!
i really thought about that one before i wrote it, however i could not come up with any good enough reason why that statement was not true.
don't get me wrong. tv can be a useful thing in very limited and restricted amounts. for instance: an occasional documentary or educational program or an educational cartoon popped in when you need a little down time. both of these things can be accomplished with dvd or online.
i'm talking about cable/satellite television here. 50,000 channels of mind numbing garbage. if you can even find a decent program the commercials will be trash.
basically i believe that it is a stumbling block to collective and individual walks with God.
we can strive for the highest possible moral ground when it comes to modesty, but when we turn on the television all of that goes right out the window. there is not a program or a news show or a commercial anymore that doesn't somehow bombard you with innuendo or images that are offensive or inappropriate.
even a show as seeminly innocent as survivorman or some such nonsense has a man dressed in a loin cloth for the entire episode. this is inappropriate to view. whether it is a man barely dressed or a woman barely dressed. both are wrong to view.
the more we believe that viewing these types of things is okay, because, after all, it's on television, the further i believe our hearts get from God and each other.
television is a time stealer and nothing is gained from sitting in front of it for 3-5 hours or more each day. conversation, if it happens at all, only revolves around what is happening on tv. i have had one sided conversations a plenty in the last 30 years. sometimes the sound may even be muted so you can speak, but the attention is not fully there.
all the news all the time is quite possibly a significant source of a ton of my anxiety. there is no possible way that i can listen to this crap without worrying about it. again, the need to hear every word that comes out of the talking head's mouth without having any desire to go out into the world and try to change/impact it far outweighs my peace of mind.
i have longed for the peace of mind, heart, & conscience that being unplugged from the filth and troubles and nonsense of the world would bring. my home is supposed to be my refuge, but it's not. that black box steals from me far more than it gives to me.
this is not written on a whim. when my family was young i came to realize that being plugged into the world was not the proper thing to do. but, as with all major decisions, both parties have to agree. that has never happened.
i saw this quote yesterday
"if something in your life is not right, then change it"
easier said than done.
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