It Gives Me a Feeling

A twinkle in the eye means joy in the heart, and good news makes you feel fit as a fiddle.                             Proverbs 15:50 (The Message)

I have mentioned in past blogs about watching old, familiar TV shows from the past. Shows I grew up with like The Andy Griffith Show for example. I have seen all or almost all of those old black and white shows a number of times and yet, I watch. Why?

Well, I have thought about that, and I realize that it is certainly not for remembering the plot, or even for the laughs it gives. It is familiar, it is predictable, and it is comfort. Perhaps there is some nostalgia for a simpler time in life, and perhaps because it is so wholesome and inoffensive in an offensive social media world.

I watch because it gives me a feeling.

I am guessing you may do the same with other old shows, or maybe old movies. There is no harm in this, I think, because it serves a valid mental health purpose- it gives a time of respite and comfort, in a wholesome way. So, my friends, if you have your own comfort shows, enjoy them. May you have peace…

Prayer: Lord, thank you for little oases along the way in a stressful world, Amen