Bob's Burgers

[Diana]

  I realize that I'm writing a lot in response to the replies here.  I'll admit that I felt a little embarrassed for bringing up some TV show, but I'm not intending to be defensive--I simply want to elucidate why I made the post and affirm that it was with good intentions.  I also feel that good can be found in many places.  Eventually, and, perhaps, very soon, I'll have little desire or need to watch television.  I used to play videogames, now, I play none.  Do I regret the time spent?  Not at all.  Every single experience I have had is, in some sense or another, a blessing.  Some experiences I draw upon frequently; others, not frequently at all.

We can learn from anything, and it doesn't have to be something that appears outwardly inspiring or obviously "spiritual" in nature. Anything we might see or experience is catalyst and what we do with it is our journey. We have all had an experience where we see a homeless person, or someone dies, and our perspective palpably shifts. 

I remember thinking once about movies that depict perfect family scenarios, where everything is cozy, happy, and unrealistic, and how that must seem to children who are in really bad situations. At first the obvious reaction might be that the unrealistic depiction would be harmful inducing sad, resentful, or defeated feelings in children, and that's possible—like that sort of family is not possible for them and they must live in the daily traumas they experience. But I realized that watching something like that can also supply a child with the feelings that don't exist in their world, that watching and feeling the feelings in that cozy show gives them the experiences of love and family through feelings, and to show what is possible, and even just be a small respite from the daily trauma they live in. 

I am also a fan of laughter. I think it is vitally important to express the emotions through laughter. I watch a comedian, Sebastian Manascalco when I get down, and it doesn't matter how many times I watch his routines, they make me laugh. There is nothing spiritual about what he riffs on, it's just funny. But built-up frustrations with work or whatever can be released through laughter, and assist in bringing about balance.