Two years ago, my husband and I decided to disconnect from “cable” T.V. However, we kept Netflix just to be safe, even though we rarely used it. We procrastinated about this decision for several months prior as if we were cutting off our life line! Not because we felt we couldn’t survive without the news, sports, talk shows, sitcoms, reality t.v., etc…but just because we were comfortable having it. Well, that wasn’t a good enough reason to continue paying over $200 dollars per month for a “creature comfort”! So we had to cut it! Not only did we eliminate an expense, we started to declutter our mind. We realized this is where it starts…disconnecting from the T.V. to reconnect with yourself! You see, we started to read, exercise, meditate, and express creativity with all our spare time. We were no longer a prisoner to our television. Instead, freedom became our focus!
why did we do it?
Honestly, we no longer saw the value in content. The financial savings were a plus too! Over $2,500 dollars per year! This was a serious no brainer considering what we felt cable television had become. Cable to us became a billboard for pharmaceutical drugs, chemical filled food, “trashy” talk shows & reality t.v., negative news, fear mongering “terrorism”, and headline stories filled with division and hate. How could we ever be better with that ambient noise running in the background?
what happened next?
The unexpected…but not really! By disconnecting from the mainstream media world, we stopped filling our sub-conscious mind with low vibratory content. In other words, content to keep you stuck in old thought patterns and programs. For example, division, fear, consumerism, and a narrow view of the world. A mental prison! Instead, we started to paint our own view of the world through experience, reading, writing, meditation, and creativity. We started to exhibit more patience, compassion, understanding, and free thought. This was not an overnight transformation and is an infinite work in progress! However, at least we know now we’re moving in the right direction!
we haven’t looked back…
We get it! Television becomes addicting. Including Netflix! Those never-ending series literally CAN and WILL consume your life. It’s obvious why we struggle to find ourselves with so many distractions. Some may argue and call it entertainment, however, in my opinion, it’s beyond that. It makes us lazy, unproductive, and uninspired. Instead of investing in ourselves to figure out what we’re good at, we watch others on television do what they’re good at. We’ve been programmed to believe “they” were the chosen ones. In reality, we all are! It’s imperative we reprogram our minds with this truth!
our growth after television…
Tremendous would be the word I use. As a married couple and individually. Instead of “entertaining” ourselves with television, we started to entertain ourselves with ideas, knowledge, art, music, writing, exercise, travel, experiences, and meditation. This became our new addiction which has led to increased happiness, mindfulness, and self-love. In other words, we’ve missed NOTHING since disconnecting from cable and the T.V. in general. Seriously, nothing bad has happened to us by missing the news. Meaning, it’s not imperative to survive or make it through life. In fact, our mindset and outlook about ourselves and the world have changed for the better. We were no longer subjected to suggestions through commercials, mainstream media, and reality t.v. on how to think, act, and feel. Instead, the silence allowed us to get real. Ultimately, we stopped operating off of default mode (programming) and realized we’re powerful creators of our own reality, NOT bystanders in reactionary mode believing and reacting to narratives being delivered via television. We encourage you to unplug yourself here with us on this journey to reconnect with our true inner nature. We believe this starts by eliminating unnecessary static!