It's NCAA March Madness time. An while I like basketball, like everything, too much of somethings can be too much. I tend to wish my husband would fall asleep early or sleep in late just for the mere fact I could have the remote and watch what I really want to watch. Today I am going to begin working on let me husband have the remote.
Why is it that I don't like letting my husband have the remote? Because he flips the channels and never stops...for over an hour...unless its sports on that he wants to watch. He fits in well with my parents as they are sports freaks. They watch very few "regular" tv shows at night except for the news as their lives are filled with sports 365 days a year. While I like sports, at some point in my day it is just too much for me to watch it all the time. I need something no brainer and where I don't have to root for one team to win over the other.
For my Jeff though, he enjoys sports. He stated one time that for him, sports are real and he needs this real activity to unwind. For him, I see him smile, get excited, and even laugh at times when sports are on. And yet, I so many times try to control wheat we watch, which in then unconsciously to me though, tries to control who he is.
Today I am going to start working on letting him have the remote more and to let him watch sports. I don't want to control my husband...I want to be equal. I want to share in what passions him as he shares in what gives me passion. So, while today's topic was about letting him have the remote, it's really about sharing in the passions of my husband. And sharing in the passions of others in my life.
You can often tell what passions another person. It's the thing that fires them up, that puts the glint in their eye, and that even changes their breathing and what puts an extra bounce in their step. Today I am going to start paying attention to what passions other people and help them stay motivated to their passions. I know what passions me and recently one person telling me that I motivated them helped keep me going with my passion. So, it's time I pay it forward a bit and help others stay connected to their passions.
So, today Jeff, you can have the remote.
Boy, for me it's just the opposite. I know what I want to watch and am on that channel on the hour so I don't miss the first of the program, lest I don't know what is going on, and it's really hard to catch up. My wife on the other hand, starts going through the channels until she goes through all 150 of them at least twice, then finally settles on something to watch. Although now it is 10-12 minutes after the hour. (Boy if she reads this, I am toast.) Oh well, I can just watch the first 10 minutes of the show next time. It all comes out in the end.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I usually get control of the TV around 9 or 10 PM, and that is fine with me, as I do need a reason not to depend on that tube thingy.
I would love to comment on Melissa's blog but I must go plug in the toaster. Mr. Garwood and I have a date.
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