Fall Preview

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Back in the old days I walked ten miles...wait, that’s not my story.  Back in the semi-old days as a kid I always looked forward to the Fall Preview edition of TV Guide.*  I would map out which of my favorite shows came back, and what new ones looked interesting.  I gauged the conflicts in scheduling.  Before I had a VCR there had to be a decisive winner, couldn’t watch them both!

I remember TV Guide changing with the times, trying to fit in with the additional cable channels.  The big turning point I did not like was when they went to “magazine” style; no more handy book-size editions.  Lots of flash and splash but the ease in reviewing was gone.  Well, I dropped my subscription and never went back.  But now I do appreciate their online presence for information.
Some people have kept their TV Guides for years.  If in good condition, it probably is worth some money.  I used to keep the Fall Guides, but they’ve fallen by the wayside.

TV programming has changed a lot.  I don’t even watch that much on network TV (and I dropped extended cable--too expensive).  Netflix and Amazon Prime offer some good stuff, and I wait for them to pick up shows from networks; that way I can be the one to schedule viewing.

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But this fall I do look forward to NBC “The Good Place*” and CBS “NCIS*.” One show is fairly new, this being it’s final (4th) season; the other starting its 17th season (ps--I hope they bring back Ziva for real!).

TV has been a popular pastime all my life.  Pick and choose your favorites, folks.  But remember:  📺 viewer discretion is advised. 😉     Theresa M.


                                                               

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* Twitter links:                                                                                  

TV Guide Magazine: 
https://twitter.com/TVGuideMagazine?s=17
The Good Place:
https://twitter.com/nbcthegoodplace?s=17
NCIS: 
https://twitter.com/NCIS_CBS?s=17

also...lots of good old info: 
SilverAge Television: 
 https://twitter.com/SilverAgeTV?s=17

and remember PBS is always awesome!!!!!  
https://twitter.com/PBS?s=17

Remembering

To remember a sadness, a hardship, a loss of our own or of many people, is not always an easy thing to do.  But if we don’t allow remembrance, we won’t be allowing a natural, necessary process of healing.  I don’t even want to mention closure.  I think closure is something one may never achieve.  Who in the world gets to the point of “closing” off a part of themselves?  Our experiences define and shape us.

A process of healing makes more sense.  Consider it akin to a wound on the skin.  Very painful at first, but treating it, watching over it, maybe covering it up sometimes--but not too often--is necessary to move life forward.  Healing is a process that takes time; sometimes it is excruciatingly slow.  Maybe a scar will emerge after the healing.  A scar left as a reminder; it will always be a part of us.

Thus, remembrance will be a teacher, a guide.  It will reflect a measure of how much we’ve grown.  Hopefully remembrance will always bring a deep gratitude for what we have now, what we have had in the past, and what we’ve learned.  Remembrance of others’ pain and loss and acknowledging your concern for them is a part of everyone’s healing too.

We remember in order to move forward.  Healing is a welcome, necessary process in becoming whole.       Theresa M

Home

As I turn a certain corner I always glance over
there to my old homestead.
It’s where I dealt with demons and shame,
and finally released the bricks of blame.

There I struggled to find the hope
of reasons to hold onto life
as I began to understand my past,
forgiving all and allowing myself to try again.

I cleaned up my slate in some ways,
with just the dust of old deeds diving down -
left as a reminder of how easily
problems could rise up again.

But even more, that house holds
the moods and memories
of who I once was
and whom I have become.

As I turn the corner I always glance over
there to my old homestead.
A wave of sadness engulfs me
remembering all I left behind.

The past was a part of me for so long.
It took a lot of energy to change.
Even now I am tired and weak…
I go to my new home with hope
of getting some restful sleep.

Theresa M.   

Reality...For Real?

Who in the world’s reality are we living in? So much drama, stories of which we constantly need to fact-check.  But check with whom?  How is anyone to be trusted?

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There cannot be only one source for information.  Even that one source needs cross-checked.  How do we get someone who is fair, honest, who presents a balance of what all sides say/do, and then what is true about all that?

I read something, it seems stupid or upsetting.  Is it real?  I don’t know.  I read another opinion, another source.  Well, seems so real.  I see with my own eyes the person saying what is stupid or upsetting.  But is it an edited, out-of-context version?  Further searches for a fuller context.  Maybe then “Oh, yeah.  That’s stupid!”  Then I’m on it.  Or maybe I decided, “Oh, yeah. That’s not what they meant.”  Then I’m on that.

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Everyone has their own opinion.  But I’ll look through a few sources before I believe.  Maybe I’ll still have doubts, perhaps because I don’t want to believe.  Sometimes the truth is just so awful, or maybe absurd!  In the end, I must learn to trust myself.

If one is going to speak up against that which is awful, or wrong, or unfair, or racist, or dangerous,  isn’t it always a good thing to seek the truth, or at least listen to all sides?  I think maybe more needs to be taught in schools about learning to be rational, to be impartial, to think through information provided.  Too many people, with our age of instant info, have pre-set notions, beliefs, ideas (I’ve got a few of my own) and have their minds made up.

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 But to grow continually as a person, one must practice such virtues as understanding, kindness, tolerance, faith, forgiveness, compassion.  Put aside the hate altogether.  Put aside at least harsh judgement, old biases, stereotypes, and platitudes.  Put values of fairness, respectfulness, and goodwill up front.  And yes, keep a sense of humor.  It helps retain sanity.  At least it does in my reality.           Theresa M

“Oh reality, it’s not for me and it makes me laugh,

but fantasy world and Disney girls

I’m coming back.”*

*"Disney Girls" sung by Captain & Tennille /1975 album Love Will Keep Us Together
written by Bruce Johnston