Comments on: Who Controls Who? http://hardcorefaith.com/archives/1927 Keeping it simple... Keeping it real! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:30:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christian St John http://hardcorefaith.com/archives/1927/comment-page-1#comment-144 Christian St John Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:56:32 +0000 http://hardcorefaith.com/?p=1927#comment-144 Thanks guys for your comments. It has been hard, I won't lie about that, but I have found I have more time on my hands. As I said I will still watch TV, but now I'm the boss! Thanks guys for your comments. It has been hard, I won’t lie about that, but I have found I have more time on my hands. As I said I will still watch TV, but now I’m the boss!

]]> By: John http://hardcorefaith.com/archives/1927/comment-page-1#comment-143 John Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:53:38 +0000 http://hardcorefaith.com/?p=1927#comment-143 Your hang-up is not mine, but I have mine too! Each of us does. With God's help we can get past them TO HIM! Your hang-up is not mine, but I have mine too! Each of us does. With God’s help we can get past them TO HIM!

]]> By: A. Toezen http://hardcorefaith.com/archives/1927/comment-page-1#comment-142 A. Toezen Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:52:41 +0000 http://hardcorefaith.com/?p=1927#comment-142 Congratulations on your (almost) two weeks, Christian! It's tough to do, but well worth it. (And I wish we still didn't have a TV!) When my wife and I were first married 16-ish years ago, a great book on marriage recommended putting the television away for one year. The author said it really helps to foster better communication skills between a man and a woman. We were both onboard with "no TV for a year". When we moved into the apartment, no televisions came in. WE WERE SHOCKED! You gain SO MUCH TIME back into your life! We were able to read all kinds of books. Projects at home got done quicker (and better). Nature walks were a frequent event, and without the worries of "Gotta get back and see what kinda zany thing is gonna happen at the top of the hour" Instead of tapping the crystal of our watch, we could just hang out on the ridge overlooking our apartment and enjoy the sun setting after work. And why were we watching the same commercials again, and again, hundreds of times? We always got what we needed at the grocery store without the constant, helpful suggestions of the TV. Our One-Year Wedding Anniversary came around. We had lived up to the challenge! One whole year without TV. And we continued for at least two and a half years. The time earned back, the lift in our spirits by not being bombarded with the bad news all the time. And also, the lack of commercials. We kept going! We made it about three and a half years without ANY television in our home. And true to the author's suggestion, our communication skills with one another were solid! But then, it happened. An Aunt and Uncle were so distressed about us not having a television they offered us one of their extras. We thought we would "just try it again" for a while. Rats! We've been stuck with one (and a basic cable bill) since then. I could get all Adam to their Eve about it and say "THEY TEMPTED US WITH IT!" But the honest truth is, we let ourselves go back in to joining the crowd and watching the drivel for the sake of a few cheap laughs and being able to have shallow conversations with the people we meet. I wish it was gone again! Thanks for sharing this topic, Christian! Congratulations on your (almost) two weeks, Christian! It’s tough to do, but well worth it. (And I wish we still didn’t have a TV!)

When my wife and I were first married 16-ish years ago, a great book on marriage recommended putting the television away for one year. The author said it really helps to foster better communication skills between a man and a woman. We were both onboard with “no TV for a year”. When we moved into the apartment, no televisions came in.

WE WERE SHOCKED! You gain SO MUCH TIME back into your life! We were able to read all kinds of books. Projects at home got done quicker (and better). Nature walks were a frequent event, and without the worries of “Gotta get back and see what kinda zany thing is gonna happen at the top of the hour” Instead of tapping the crystal of our watch, we could just hang out on the ridge overlooking our apartment and enjoy the sun setting after work.

And why were we watching the same commercials again, and again, hundreds of times? We always got what we needed at the grocery store without the constant, helpful suggestions of the TV.

Our One-Year Wedding Anniversary came around. We had lived up to the challenge! One whole year without TV. And we continued for at least two and a half years. The time earned back, the lift in our spirits by not being bombarded with the bad news all the time. And also, the lack of commercials. We kept going! We made it about three and a half years without ANY television in our home. And true to the author’s suggestion, our communication skills with one another were solid!

But then, it happened. An Aunt and Uncle were so distressed about us not having a television they offered us one of their extras. We thought we would “just try it again” for a while. Rats! We’ve been stuck with one (and a basic cable bill) since then. I could get all Adam to their Eve about it and say “THEY TEMPTED US WITH IT!” But the honest truth is, we let ourselves go back in to joining the crowd and watching the drivel for the sake of a few cheap laughs and being able to have shallow conversations with the people we meet.

I wish it was gone again!

Thanks for sharing this topic, Christian!

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