ME! I know I have been somewhat bad lately at blogging on here, but I am just totally depressed that I lost my camera over Labor day BOO WHO :( We did have a lot of fun though! We went to PC with our good friends Taryn and Travis along with their 3 kiddos. We went to Swiss Days in Midway, which was totally craziness! I have never seen it that busy before. Then we headed back to the hotel in PC and went swimming, which is kinda sad because swim season is pretty much over now. It was a lot of fun, we really enjoyed our weekend. Did I mention my dads friend from Italy was our personal chef the entire trip? Amazing, simple amazing!
So on a totally unrelated note Nathan and I for some time have hated the phrase...."It's complicated" Why you ask? It is a favorite line written into just about any movie, TV show, kid show, you name it show. For some reason we believe life is too boring or dull with out constant drama in our life, which is why we seek it out in TV shows and so on. In High School I had plenty of drama, so much so that when I think back on it I sometimes want to throw up thinking about how dramatic I was. And I totally just ate it up...Always with a boyfriend, and usually had another one on the side, you get the picture. But it seems that somehow television, and movies have never moved on from that stage in life. I see situations on TV that reflect what my life was like as a teenager, only it's being roll played by grown adults? Anyway It's just kinda funny to reflect on this subject, for me at least. I mean life can be pretty simple, what makes it complicated is when we start listening to the "worlds" point of view such as.....
1-Have sex with anyone why not? It's your body do as you please = baby on board with some random guy, or an abortion = complicated and sad
2-Do drugs to feel better = drug rehab, kids get taken away, wife or husband divorce you = complicated and sad
3- Having an affair, so many people do, it's no big deal = getting caught = getting a divorce = sadness, hurt, anger = see #1 & 2 above
4- Stealing = going to jail = 1, 2 & 3 above
You know the phrase " You are what you eat "...? Well in this case maybe we are what we watch.
These are just a few of the many "it's complicated" situations found on the tube these days. What are your thoughts on this subject??
3 comments:
I have appreciated by vanilla life without the man made complications! Trials come to all but drama is usually a result of poor choices or rationalizing. The wonder safety of trying to follow the teahings of the gospel are a simple solution to all problems. Problems are solved by simple principles!! Even it "It's complicated"! I could go on and on...
That sucks about your camera! I have so much free time right now I watch a lot of tv... I agree with you. Sending such bad messages... Its ridiculous! Imagine what it'll be like in 10 years... I need to do a better job of watching what I watch!
I need to work on what I watch too, I hope I don't come across as preachy? This thought just keeps weighing on my mind. I am just as guilty of it as anyone else, that's why I wrote on this topic, it helps give me a push in the other direction :)
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