Comments on: I Create http://www.super-mom.com/i-create a blog for moms Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:19:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Mandy http://www.super-mom.com/i-create/comment-page-1#comment-28126 Mandy Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:54:40 +0000 http://super-mom.com/?p=939#comment-28126 Check out this blog entry shared with Taylor by the author's brother-in-law! http://osteele.com/archives/2008/05/my-no-tv We have a No TV in our living room. Sometimes I think it’s our most valuable possession. Our No TV gives the whole family somewhere between one and six extra hours every day. It’s hard to add hours to a day, but the No TV does it. Miles uses the time for making stop-motion movies and Flash animations. Charlotte uses it to read, and write, and compose pieces on the piano. I use it for writing (code), and writing (English), and to teach myself algebra and geometry and management theory and finance. Margaret uses it for her many projects too. We wouldn’t have time for any of this, if it weren’t for our No TV. The No TV comes with other benefits as well. It creates a few square feet of floor space. And it pays out a few hundred dollars a year. In fact, we like our No TV so much, we’ve put one in each of the bedrooms too. Check out this blog entry shared with Taylor by the author’s brother-in-law!

http://osteele.com/archives/2008/05/my-no-tv

We have a No TV in our living room.

Sometimes I think it’s our most valuable possession.

Our No TV gives the whole family somewhere between one and six extra hours every day. It’s hard to add hours to a day, but the No TV does it.

Miles uses the time for making stop-motion movies and Flash animations. Charlotte uses it to read, and write, and compose pieces on the piano. I use it for writing (code), and writing (English), and to teach myself algebra and geometry and management theory and finance. Margaret uses it for her many projects too. We wouldn’t have time for any of this, if it weren’t for our No TV.

The No TV comes with other benefits as well. It creates a few square feet of floor space. And it pays out a few hundred dollars a year.

In fact, we like our No TV so much, we’ve put one in each of the bedrooms too.

]]> By: Adrienne http://www.super-mom.com/i-create/comment-page-1#comment-28115 Adrienne Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:56:53 +0000 http://super-mom.com/?p=939#comment-28115 I have believed more 'untruths' in my life than I could ever care to admit/share/utter... These days I am trying (well, trying not to actually TRY so much) to create the best reality ever. But this seems to take a bit of practice and a lot of faith! So amen to all of the above comments and Taylor's post. I have believed more ‘untruths’ in my life than I could ever care to admit/share/utter…
These days I am trying (well, trying not to actually TRY so much) to create the best reality ever.
But this seems to take a bit of practice and a lot of faith!
So amen to all of the above comments and Taylor’s post.

]]> By: Chrissy http://www.super-mom.com/i-create/comment-page-1#comment-28112 Chrissy Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:07:56 +0000 http://super-mom.com/?p=939#comment-28112 Isn't it amazing how we choose what to see! The plus side of this is that we can choose to see beauty, to see light, to recognize that people are just that...people...Famous..Ivy League....Rich....Poor (although I *detest* that word, because you can have nothing yet everything and vice versa)...it matters not. Once you shake off all of the layers the true beauty and simplicity of being human, flaws and all shines through! Isn’t it amazing how we choose what to see!
The plus side of this is that we can choose to see beauty, to see light, to recognize that people are just that…people…Famous..Ivy League….Rich….Poor (although I *detest* that word, because you can have nothing yet everything and vice versa)…it matters not. Once you shake off all of the layers the true beauty and simplicity of being human, flaws and all shines through!

]]> By: Meredith http://www.super-mom.com/i-create/comment-page-1#comment-28111 Meredith Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:00:42 +0000 http://super-mom.com/?p=939#comment-28111 This is true on so many levels…we believe what we want to! We create what we want to-including but not limited to our perception of ourselves and others! So many people (Ivy League ed or not :-)) put their “idols” up on pedestals and are oblivious to the struggles and shortcomings that said idols may have in their lives. This also brings to light that we never *really* know what’s going on in someone else’s life/mind/soul. One may appear to have it all; a lucrative performing or sports career, the perfect family or home life, the admiration of millions, but be dealing with demons that no one but them can see. It reminds us that we can’t judge a book by its cover! Sadly, addiction runs rampant in all areas of life, and not exclusively in the popular music/Hollywood realm. It’s a big (secret) issue in the classical music world as well as artists struggle to deal with the stress and pressure of failure as well as success, travel, performance schedules etc. Here’s to creating Light and Love!!!! This is true on so many levels…we believe what we want to! We create what we want to-including but not limited to our perception of ourselves and others! So many people (Ivy League ed or not :-) ) put their “idols” up on pedestals and are oblivious to the struggles and shortcomings that said idols may have in their lives.

This also brings to light that we never *really* know what’s going on in someone else’s life/mind/soul. One may appear to have it all; a lucrative performing or sports career, the perfect family or home life, the admiration of millions, but be dealing with demons that no one but them can see. It reminds us that we can’t judge a book by its cover!

Sadly, addiction runs rampant in all areas of life, and not exclusively in the popular music/Hollywood realm. It’s a big (secret) issue in the classical music world as well as artists struggle to deal with the stress and pressure of failure as well as success, travel, performance schedules etc.

Here’s to creating Light and Love!!!!

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