How Is It We Can Watch T.V. And Not Remember A Thing One Day Later ?
I Laughed Outloud
As soon as the entertainment black box is turned on
Are brains turn off
I don't think we are really present
Our mind drifts into a fog
We got numb to our surroundings
What seems to be a good thing
Is not that good
A living and breathing vegetative state
Lets review what happens when I watch t.v.
I eat unconsciously and it is usually a snack
Chips, ice cream or popcorn
Maybe these are habits from my past
I watch the commercials and become more and more lazy
My wife will skip the commercials and cut our t.v. time in half
It is not long before I am stretched out on the couch
My wife sits comfortably in her chair
There are so many channels to watch
Program after program
Movie after movie
The more I watch the more I want to never leave
I think of things I want to do
Then I think in my mind later
I am so comfortable
So relaxed
Then before I know it
What started out to be an hour or two
Turned into four hours
Nobody ever talks about how lazy we become
We do say
Did you happen to see this or that program on t.v. ?
Wow I thought it was great
It was funny
I might remember one scene or another
Now let me compare that to writing
When I write I sit straight up in a chair
I also eat
I choose a bowl of fruit
Grapes, cut up apples with a little whipped cream
I eat slower as I become carefully engaged
The snacks are more like a doggy treat
When I write a line that I am extremely proud of
I catch one of my mistakes that I made earlier
That I missed time and time again
A new thought takes over my mind and my writing takes an unexpected turn
I accomplish making something special
Diving deeper into an earlier thought
As my thought builds it starts small and slow
If it was a wall
Rock by rock
If it was stairs brick by brick
If it was a house
Board by board
Each time showing a little more effort
Building on the piece before
If one piece is off
Everything is off
So every little detail is important
I often have to step back and reread what I have done so far
Visualizing what I want compared to what I have
It can't be rushed
Sometimes if I am distracted by something else
I have to stop and continue later
When I am more focused and in tune
Then there are times when my writing oozes from my finger tips
Every word I type
Is followed by another word right on it's heals
As if we were in a long line
Waiting to go on an amusement ride
One person in front of the other
No cutting please
Moving slowly
The hot sun beating on my back
My legs getting tired and my feet also feeling sore
Everyone in front of me in their own little world
Waiting
That will give us each our private own experience
Even though we all go on the same ride
The line moved forward a lot this time
I can see to the front of the line
Only a few heads to go
Now just a couple
Up next
See you when the wild ride is over
I hope your wait is a lot shorter than mine
One fine afternoon leads to an extraordinary time in the making
Enjoy