Wholesomeness

Garbage In, Garbage Out

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We take such care to nourish our bodies with good foods, sometimes even shopping at specialty supermarkets to get the freshest produce. We spend enormous time keeping our bodies healthy and in shape. (If not, we spend enormous time feeling guilty about it!)

What about our brains, our most precious commodity? Do we feed it good stuff or bad? I'd like to propose a Wholesome Diet for Our Minds. It goes something like this:

• Determine to support worthwhile movies, especially faith-based or family-strengthening ones. Note to Hollywood: please increase the quality of movies. Memo to faith-based producers: no sickening, pollyanna stuff. Give us realistic Biblical solutions to real life problems. 

 

• Channel your family into watching reality television ONLY if it is worthwhile and teaches values.

(Suggestion: if your teen watches something a little questionable on television, a good tactic is to let them watch it only if they can come up with three to five reasons it is not valuable. This teaches discernment.)

• Watch television movies and programs that make you think, really question life and God. If it's current events information, make sure you hear both sides of any issue and then make up your own mind about what is truth. That is being a critical thinker.

 

• Take a class in other religions or dialog with those of differing faiths. Intellectual dialog with others can serve to strengthen your own faith.

Wholesome foods nourish our bodies. We must also be cautious about what we allow to infiltrate our brains. Garbage in, garbage out. 

 

 In what ways do you nourish your brain? Feel free to share in the Comments below. Also, feel free to share this blog post with your Facebook friends. Thank you.