by Charlsie Winston

There are numerous things, habits (and probably some people) that without our even realizing it are robbing us of our precious energy and time.

There”s the gossiping by the office water cooler, the senseless searching around on the internet, the fretting over if so and so likes us, and on and on! Without using too much energy I am sure you can quickly and easily think of a few things yourself.

However, it is the “unplugging of the television” I am specifically talking about here.

About 6 weeks ago it occurred to me just how addicted I was to watching certain television programs. There was Oprah at 3 p.m., the Tuesday night program I felt I HAD to watch and the Friday night program that still calls my name, even now.

Chances are you know what I mean.

I”d even find myself getting somewhat disappointed, or upset, if the show was a re-run, or something I didn’t find of particular interest. What a waste of energy!

Television was controlling my life. It was time for some changes!

First, I stopped watching the regularly scheduled programs to which I was addicted. Whoa. . . withdrawal symptoms big time. And, what was I to do with myself with all this extra time?

I did continue watching the evening news for awhile longer. . . faithfully from 5:30 pm through 6:30 pm. My justification for this was that we MUST stay informed as to what”s going on throughout our world. Right? I mean, what will someone think if I am not aware of what”s happening 15,000 miles away? Get real. . . as if I can do anything about that anyway!

Interesting though, all the while I was watching the news, I knew I was hearing mostly propaganda and seeing award winning displays of sensationalism. I think I must have somehow found enjoyment in learning of all the games, the manipulation and flat out lies that “those in charge” choose to participate. Maybe it made me feel more secure, or whatever, to learn that my own little private Universe is so much better than that of many, many thousands of others. As to what is “better” is my personal perception, of course.

FINALLY, I got it. Finally, I realized that even with all the many years of my working on myself to raise my vibration and to detach from that of no genuine and lasting value, I was still being sucked into and buying into the mass hysteria thrown at me. I was still hooked!

I finally realized that my sitting in front of the tube watching and listening to all the negative and slanted news served no useful purpose whatsoever. . . not for me, not for those close to me, nor for anyone else in this Universe. All I was doing was supporting the news media, which is controlled by the government, and supporting the attempts of the government to instill fear and control over the masses. . . including me!

Now that I”ve gone for 6 weeks without the news, I realize that it kept me in a state of fear and low level depression. This was subtle, yet enough to rob me of some of my precious energy and time. And, as subtle as it was, this fear and depression was enough to keep me from completely creating reality as I want it.

Had I actually bought into what was being said on the news, much more of my energy would have been robbed and much more of the energy of fear would have entered my being. Like so many others, I would have been unknowingly and completely brainwashed.

I sincerely believe I am doing much more good for our Universe and those in it by not allowing all the negative news and lies being told to enter my consciousness. My time is best spent spreading the energy of peace and compassion in my own backyard.

Releasing the addictive habit of watching television, the news especially, has allowed me to raise my energy vibration even more. I am now better able to create reality as I want it. I am able to spread even more positive energyto everyone with whom I come in contact, and thus throughout our world.

AND, to my somewhat surprise, no one has even cared that I do not know what’s happening in “The News”! Chances are great, I think, that current news is still pretty much the same as it was 6 weeks ago.

As to the initial question, “What to do with all this extra time”? I now spend this time involved in activities that feed my soul and my body with positive food. . . activities, such as: walks in nature, reading a good metaphysical type book, meditating, giving myself Reiki, doing some tai chi warm up exercises and/or just doing absolutely nothing but perhaps gazing at this beautiful and plentiful Universe of ours!

I still watch the occasional television program. . . more especially, a high energy and positive program such as Wayne Dyer or the likes on the Public Broadcasting Station. The difference now is that I am no longer addicted to watching certain television programs, am more in control of how I spend my time and energy and as to what I allow to enter my consciousness.

If you haven”t done so already, I encourage you to at least experiment for 30 days with that I have talked about in this article. You just might be surprised at what you discover.

Dare to be different. Begin now to reap the benefits of “energizing yourself through unplugging”!

For over 15 years Charlsie has been “consciously” on (and off, on and off. . . well, you know!) the path to transformation and consciousness. Much of her time is spent observing nature, exploring metaphysics and pondering on the so called mysteries of our Universe. For the past 7 years Charlsie has studied and practiced various modalities of energy work, specifically Reiki. For related articles and quality recommended resources, please visit Charlsie’s site at: http://www.manifestinguniverse.com