The Back Living Room entertainment center

July 19, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley 1 Comment

The back living room entertainment center

I am surprised that Alan and I have two TVs. I am not a big TV watcher, and he is not either. I rarely make time or want to watch TV because most programs do not capture my attention unless they involve sports, music, news, foreign language or history. If I am writing, the TV is on, but I am half listening. I do not, for the most part, have the attention span to watch an entire program and I am at peace with that. I feel that the TV is a mood downer in general.

This entertainment center is probably going to be sold. We are debating one or two TVs in the new home. In the house that we are considering, we would only have space for a TV in the front living room and in our bedroom. When I studied Feng Shui years ago, I read that having a TV in a bedroom is not good for the marriage. I am not really sure that I want to stare at a TV in bed. It is healthy to have an escape from technology. Electronic devices do not bring serenity. A person’s peace from within can actually be disturbed by something upsetting on the TV, in an email, on the phone, etc. I avoid technology for several hours a day. A pleasant painting in the bedroom instead of a TV is more thoughtful and peaceful. Staring at beautiful photos or art can be centering.

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About Heather Lucier Stanley

Heather Lucier Stanley grew up in Central Massachusetts and lived in New England until she started studying at the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature. In her early 20s, she moved to San Antonio, Texas and started studying business and accounting. In her late 20s, she became a Certified Public Accountant. She has held many varied and interesting business and volunteer positions: public accountant, internal auditor, systems implementer, project manager, business analyst, tax preparer and Austin Skiers board member. While traveling 35% for a position she held, she earned her Master of Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Phoenix. She is enthusiastic about learning and trying new things. A few of her passions are personal development, fitness, snow skiing, and travel. She is outgoing and real. She feels that success is easy to attain if the individual defines what success means to her and then has a plan to achieve her individual success. No two definitions of success are the same because each of us is unique and has something original to share with the world.
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