Guest guest Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 It's a great feeling, isn't it?! ;-) You should be able to find out when it's going to be playing again on a PBS station near you by entering www. **** . org where the **** are the letters of your local PBS station. Then go to the " Programs " link and enter " Barbara Sher " or " Refuse to Choose with Barbara Sher " . We have two PBS stations in our area so I had to try both of them before I finally found it. Good luck! You'll enjoy it! Jace Pam wrote: > Jace. CONGRATS on being normal. > > At least now that also puts me in the normal range. I, like you, are a > scanner. I am writing a book, working on at least 4 different knitting > projects, trying to organize my books in my office and all this time I > thought I was just one of those who could not concentrate on anything for > any amount of time. > > I think most of us tend to start out as divers, BUT then the more > experiences you gain in life, the more you want to do. I know I am > married > to a diver. He always loved logistics and warehousing. He is doing > what he > loves to do and I truly am happy for him, > > But, I started out as a diver who honestly believed that all she > wanted was > a career teaching home economics and being the mom and wife. Well, the > teaching did not happen, but the wife and mom did. Throughout my years, I > have wanted to job in a corporate office, preferably in publishing or > marketing. But military life does not always allow you to fill those > dreams > But through his years in the military, I found I wanted to either > become a > special events planner or this one still even shocks me, but a sex > therapist > > > So now I continue to do my scanning and figure out what I want to do and > when. Hopefully in the meantime, I can finish up some of the loose ends I > have already started. > > If you see it again, can you please post when that show will be airing > again > I am interested in viewing it. I am going to see if I can pick up the > book in the meantime. > > Pam > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2006 Report Share Posted April 22, 2006 I searched the two PBS stations in our area and as of now it is not scheduled to air for the next two weeks. Guessing you got lucky finding it when you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 On the theme of being " normal " , we should all try to see ourselves as average since it is the concept of averageness that makes us human and healthy. Don't try to be exceptional but be average for the sake of your mental health. Have a great day. Mark NYC > > YES!!! I just found out I'm NORMAL! Well, I knew it for myself all > along but so many others have tried to convince me otherwise. ;-) > > Why all the excitement?! I just watched a program on PBS featuring one > of my favorite self-help authors, Barbara Sher, talking about this > wonderful concept she has (and covers extensively in her latest book, > " Refuse To Choose " ) about " Divers " and " Scanners " . > > " Divers " are people who discover what they want to do in life very early > and dive right into it, and hold on to that focus throughout school, > college and that's all they do for their career. " Divers " are also > those who may not discover what they want to do until high school or > college and then lock into it with a laser like focus and go on to have > successful careers in that specific field. > > " Scanners " , on the other hand, are those people who are interested in > MANY things, often times at the same time. This makes them happy but > can often drive family and friends crazy. " Scatterbrain " is just one of > the many labels others place on them because it appears to others as if > they just can't seem to stay focused on one thing for very long without > dropping it and moving on to something else. I've been like that all my > life and in the last few years I've wondered if I might have adult > ADHD. My wife's assured me I don't, but there's still been a slight > nagging in my mind that it might be so. > > Today's program has eased my mind forever. I'm just a " Scanner " ! I > have SO many projects going on at one time that it's sometimes hard to > keep up, but that's just the way I like it and the way I'm most > productive. In any one day I go from working on a website design, to > writing for my own site, to writing one or more of the three different > books I have in progress, to learning new songs on my guitar in > preparation for a special benefit concert I've been invited to perform > at this summer in Stamford, CT, to writing new songs (I have a half > dozen in different stages of completion), and a few other projects I'm > just getting started on. > > One person in particular that I know is very concerned for me because I > won't choose just ONE thing and concentrate on that. Been there, done > that and it's VERY difficult. My mind wanders constantly and I HAVE to > make notes in a special notebook that I transcribe later into my web > design planner or my journal or my songwriting binder. > > I won't go into any more details but I just wanted to share that with > you, because this has eased a LOT of stress that's come and gone in my > life over the last few years and thought it might help someone else who > reads this. > > Jace Carlton > Co-Moderator > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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