It has been estimated that an average American spends 4 hours and 45 minutes a day watching TV, which over the year adds up to over TWO MONTHS! That is two months of our life that we could have spent playing with our children, getting fit, writing a book, starting your blog, learning a new language, meditating, attending workshops, or just doing what we like to do. There is another weighty reason to reduce amount of hours we spend in front of the TV – it numbs out our emotions!

Ever-growing scientific evidence indicates that people, who watch too much TV start living their lives through the characters in the shows and movies they are watching, ignoring their own feelings, goals and problems that need to be taken care of.

Do not let TV rob you of your family time and your peace of mind. Turn it off!

This is easier said than done. There are so many things to worry about from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to how to finish an important work project on time. But the problem with worry is that it is useless. No matter how much of our time we spend imagining the worst or mulling over what others might say or think, it is not going to improve the situation. Unless we do something other than worrying to change it! Do not let “tomorrow steal too much of your today”! Eliminate worry and you will have so much more energy to enjoy every second of your life.

The main idea behind our desire to ‘be perfect’ and ‘do perfect’ is a good one. It is based on our desire to become better, push our limits and improve our skills. It is the execution of the idea that is wrong. Ironically, our belief that what we do is not good enough becomes the biggest block to our growth. The first step to becoming better at something is to let go of perfectionism and allow  ourselves to experiment, make mistakes and learn from them!