Distractions

I find myself easily distracted by TV when I get home from work. I usually walk in the door go to the coffee table to grab the remote to turn it on then walk to the counter to the computer. I have this need to have constant noise and distraction. Sometimes I think it's to drown out things God may be saying to me. Why? I have no real good answer other than that maybe I won't like what God is telling me. Sometimes I think I have become so conditioned to having constant noise in the background and I can't stand to be alone with my own thoughts or just with the quiet. I forget that it's in the times of quiet I can hear my heart and longings and God's voice. Along with trying to save money, I have decided and called to cancel my TV cable services. I am looking forward to the new ways I will spend my time, hopefully more productively. Maybe I will spend more time reading, listening to sermons, keeping in touch with people...I think this is a change that has needed to happen for a while. I know for some people TV is not a big temptation or they have maybe never had cable but I can see the negative impact it's had on how I spend my time. When I called to cancel my services the person I spoke to (I felt) tried to make me feel guilty: "Do you not watch that much TV?" "Why do you want to cancel your services?"  I'm trying to save money..."Well you're saving by bundling your internet and cable." Yes, but $53 is still less than $112, right? That's the point...less money. Anyway, I am looking forward to being cable-free next week!