A view of the view

I like tv. I used to think I was addicted to it and spent months "working" on my addiction. It was true, I felt more energy when I didn't watch it, I got more creative. During that time, I do think I was addicted.

Now, I like to think I can take it or leave it, but that sounds suspiciously like an addict in denial. So, I watch tv and when I do, I sometimes zone out and I sometimes see things in tv that surprise me.

I actually think that we are beginning to view more discreetly by watching tv. I think we can differentate between false and real better by virtue of TV media. Think Nixon/Kennedy debates and the posters "Would you buy a used car from this man?" Thousands of us began to see the falseness glaringly reflected from our tv screens. It's been a process, but I truly believe we are better at seeing truth/hipocracy/make-believe and heart felt expressions. Art imitates life.

When you step back and look at the trends from the past, you can see the progress and direction our world and our selves are taking.As a 68 yo woman, I have seen alot.
I seems to me that only by revisiting the past and readjusting the view by examining attitudes and judgements can one see where one is moving.

One can feel integrity as well as beauty. Occasionally, tv shows one or the other. But when both appear together it is breathtaking and it is a directional marker!!!

I believe our tv programs are not just crap (although some are and I can see those better) but I refuse to clump them all together by virtue of the fact that they are tv. There is truth seeping through everywhere I look and I like the direction it is taking. Have you looked lately??