HD TV

We have a high definition television.  When I watch TV with my family, I drive them crazy because I don't use the HD channels.  I just haven't taken the time to remember the HD channels and, besides, the other channels seem fine.   At least they were, until I saw something new. 

One day, while watching a show on HD I saw them..... freckles on the face of a familiar actress.  I had seen her several times before, but I had never seen her freckles.  I was stunned.  How could I have missed them?   I wondered what else I had missed.  All this time, I was satisfied with the quality of the picture.  But as I looked at the picture in HD, I realized I was settling for good, when better was available to me.

I do that in my life sometimes.  I settle for things I know; things that are comfortable.  Usually those things are good.  But are they the best?  Is there something that's better for me?   If there is, what stops me from letting go of the good and reaching for the better?  It's usually complacency.   What's before me is fine; it works, so why try out the new thing.   Don't fix what isn't broken.  Right?  Maybe.  But often, that new thing challenges me, stretches me, and makes me see things in a new way.  It adds color, depth, and richness to my life.

So now I use the HD channels.  (I do feel bad for actors and newscasters, though.  You can see all the blemishes, flaws, and wrinkles that the make-up artists try so hard to cover up!)  I enjoy seeing all the details in the picture.  And I am reminded that it's okay to let go and try new things....