"In the afternoon a nap was fitting. Maybe it was the activity or the early morning, or maybe the Hallmark Christmas movie where sappiness is common place and boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back. I am getting sleepy just thinking of it."
I joke with my wife about the Hallmark movies at Thanksgiving and Christmas. They all have very similar plots and the music is a dead give away that something is happening. The funniest part is that all through the movie it is the same song.
I've got to hand it to them though. These movies are wildly popular. Even my children are excited for the new ones each year and watch reruns of their favorites from previous years. There are some elements of these movies that I think make them successful.
First of all they are pure. I think our society has an overload of filth. We all could use more pure thinking and pure pleasures. The innocence of the characters touches our hearts (unless they happen to be the wrong love interest who the leading lady is connected with at the beginning of the movie).
Second they are accessible. They show them at numerous times and advertise like crazy. With DVR's you never have to miss one either and you can fast forward through the commercials. There are a ton of these movies too. Chances are if you like one you like them all.
Finally you feel good after watching them. Even the most cynical person, myself included, will smile when the two people who should be together end up happily ever after. Sure it is cliche and life isn't like that most of the time but we all want to believe in a happy ending. The truth is that if you read the end of the Bible you will find one.
This blog post may feel like an ad but really it isn't. It is an encouragement to put good things in your soul. What goes in will eventually come out. If it is pure, accessible and you feel good afterward then it seems like a winner in my book. Other things may be polluted and feel good beforehand but afterward you feel defiled. Wouldn't you rather feel good about life? I would.
What are some other pure activities we can be involved in? How do we guard against polluting our minds?
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