Starting Over
Okay, I admit it. There are a few things I'm passionate about. . . you might even say I'm addicted to--God, my family, strong coffee, caffeine, my pup Payton, my friends, cold bottled water, sleeping in until the last possible minute, white noise while I sleep, prayer/meditation, my Bible (and it has to be mine-don't want anyone elses), my Ipod/music, the computer, driving my car, listening to books on CD, marching Bands, Barry Manilow, Chicago (both the city and the band), Praise and Worship Music and I hate to say this, but reruns of my all-time favorite show STARTING OVER.
For those of you who've never heard of Starting Over, I'm not surprised. It was a short-lived daytime, reality show--although that's not really a very good description of it. I discovered it in the wee hours of the morning when I couldn't sleep (It aired at 3:30 am when I first started watching it). I've included a clip in my video of the week slot at the right. If you're curious watch it.
Now while all of this may seem relatively insignificant to you, it's quite important to me. You see I was reminded tonight of connections--specifically how God uses one thing/person to connect to another to another and still to another. Because of STARTING OVER I've been blessed with some precious friendships that I just wouldn't have if I never watched the show.
But more important than that is the chance God gives us to start over, to wipe the slate clean so to speak through the blood of Jesus! Somehow I don't think those two words, "STARTING OVER" will ever mean quite the same thing again to me. So am I passionate about STARTING OVER? Yes, siree I am! I'll even bet my life on it. How about you?
8 comments:
Yep, yep, yep, Cheryl ... Did I tell you I've been watching my taped episodes of SO (even thought the non-cable reception wasn't great at all for me) to help myself through recent days? Listen, I so understand this show being important to you. It is to me as well. And the hope that the concept is possible -- Well now, that's just huge.
P.S. Thanks for the clip!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! And it has some of my favorite people and elements -- Rachael, Bethany, Iyanla running group, being real ... Oh how I miss this show, too! And I know this will be a cornball statement, but Starting Over honestly does live on in our hearts and lives.
great clip...good show. We all need to know that it is NEVER too late to start over. Each day He gives us in a new opportunity...we can choose to walk in our old ways, or equip ourselves with Him and walk in His ways. I choose HIM every day!
Never saw this show. By the way ask your bro-in-law what they are thinking? It is so DARK this year and just seems so uninteresting! I'd love to know why they went this route. Seems they screwed up the previous seasons by attempting to do another.
Ahhhh, thanks for that good dose of Iyanla--(although it just leaves me "a want'n more" :))
I am just amazed at what came, for me, from that show---
(show one, day one)
I was sitting on the edge of an unmade matress, which was askew on the box springs on the floor, in a bedroom Id never slept in , with tons of boxes that needed to be unpacked,after being divorced for 3 mos from a 21 year marriage that began when I was 18 years old.
The 3 mos before that I was living in a house that had no water-
phew--
As I was leaning and manually (can you imagine? ;))
leaning in to manually scan through the channels of the b/w 13 inch tv, I found it......and stopped immediately....and the rest is history--
From that day to five years later and all the way to meeting 20 amazing women in Chicago this summer--
I know I keep using the word amazing but that is the only one that seems to carry the magnitude of what I feel about this ..so it is amazing to me how strong the connection that that show plugged me into, and these women appeared--
just really kinda bizarre to me--
There are those who cant really wrap their mind around it and find it sorta "out there"--
But to those of us who are experiencing it, we know that sorta "out there" means sorta "deeply divine"---
Thanks for the memories--
XXOO
paye
the annonymous ;)
Oh man, Paye. . . You had me crying!! What's so AMAZING (yes, there's that word again) is that I totally understand your attachment to the show. Those of us who feel a special connection, all have our own stories of Starting Over. I just wonder if Burnim/Murray productions and NBC universal realized what they created? I think NOT. . if so, it would still be on the air.
Ah memories. . . I just glad I have some video tapes to reflect back on every now and again.
~Cheryl (aka SOfan)
You mean its not on anymore! I LOVED that show....I wondered why it wasnt on when I went to see 3pm weekdays....oh I am so sheltered lol.
Thanks for being one of those amazing women from Chicago Cheryl! Yes the show did bring us all together, but it was the Lord's timing and plan, not the TV. Love to you!!!
Sally
(hsmom)
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