Are you addicted to the 'Plug In Drug'? An article by Dr Robert Anthony

Statistics tell us that 85% of North American households last year
did not buy one non-fiction book. Not one!  If that amazes you, here
is something even more amazing.  90% of those who bought a
non-fiction book did not read it!  Yet during that period of time
these same people spent 85 BILLION DOLLARS on movies and watched
television over 6 hours a day or 42 hours a week!

Now I can hear you say, "But Dr. A, that's not true in my
household". Perhaps. But look around and add up how many hours the
TV is running in the background, or you are flipping the remote
"just to see what's on".  Compare that to how much reading you do.  

Are you addicted to the "plug in drug"?  Both men and women are
highly addicted to this powerful drug. Men will often criticize
women for watching TV soap operas or other mindless TV programs,
but they are not immune to this drug either. Watching TV sports is
the most mindless, time wasting non-activity ever conceived by man.
Watching a group of men high on testosterone running around and
throwing a ball and screaming at the TV for hours on end is absurd.
There is nothing wrong with wanting to watch a special game or
playoff, but to spend your nights and weekends watching these games
is nothing short of being brain dead. 

The problem is we have become a nation of "watchers" instead of a
nation of "doers".  We watch people entertain, play sports and do
other activities but we rarely participate in these activities
ourselves. It wouldn't be so bad if you wanted to actually PLAY
sports and get some exercise, but to watch others do it for hours
on end is wasting thousands of hours of your life that could be
used to bring you everything you truly desire.

Here is my point.  If you don't have the riches you desire in your
life, it is a clear indicator of how you are spending your time.  I
know. You need to relax, your friends are doing it, you need to
know the "score", you need to know who is winning American Idol. 
Get serious! 

Now please don't write to me and argue the point. If you want to do
it, then be my guest, but you are "watching" your life away. If you
want more money, consider converting the time you watch TV -
probably 40 hours or more a week - into a part time business and
your income will jump through the roof. And the best part is you
will break your addiction to the "plug in drug".  It's a
win-win-win.

Today will bring you a new awareness, a lesson or a manifestation
that you are making progress - IF YOU LOOK FOR IT!  No matter how
large or small, please record it in your Evidence Journal. It will
only take a few moments and will AUTOMATICALLY put you in the Flow.

Truly Caring for Your Success!
Dr. Robert Anthony