Tom, I can relate to the benefits of not watching TV. I stopped watching TV in college, mostly because I didn't have one around, and then I never started again. We rent movies and TV series from Netflix, so it's not like we're completely free of that influence, but it's so nice to not have it just sitting there, waiting to be turned on. When we have some down time (the kids included), we read, bake, play games, knit, etc. I think that really adds to our quality of life.

Lance, thanks so much for your support all along for the Love List Project. I can relate to so much of what you're saying here. As a parent, there's always the joy we take in on our own, and the joy we take in seeing our kids' joy. It can be a really difficult thing to balance—I often end up feeling guilty when I'm enjoying something purely for me, but if I'm focusing everything on my kids I can start feeling sorry for myself! Ugh. I can also relate to this: "it’s really been very much a connection to soul that has been on my love list for the last month. And a lot of that is coming through connections with others, that just deepens my own connection to my soul." Think we're extroverts? :)

Jennifer, yeah, that pang to the heart kind of tells you something important is happening, doesn't it? Thanks for pondering these questions alongside me. I'll look forward to hearing what you discover about yourself and your life in all the digging.