So, I finally got around to watching the second season of that Ted show. Took me long enough, I know. Everyone kept mentioning it, especially during our weekly team huddles that dragged on forever. You’d hear bits about ‘Believe’ and whatnot. Honestly, it sounded a bit too sugary for my taste at first.
I actually started watching it because I was completely stuck indoors for a week. Just a bad cold, nothing dramatic, but enough to keep me from my usual routine, couldn’t even tinker in the garage. Felt restless. Needed something to just… play. So, I fired up the TV, scrolled through, and landed on Ted season 2. Thought, ‘Alright, let’s see what the fuss is about.’
At first, I just had it on. You know, background noise while I was trying to sort out some old paperwork I’d been putting off for ages. Piles of it. But then, I started actually listening. It wasn’t just jokes and football. There was that whole storyline with Dr. Sharon Fieldstone, the sports psychologist. That got me thinking.
It reminded me of this period a while back when things felt really off-balance. Not just work, but everything. I was just grinding through, day after day, not really processing anything. Like running on a treadmill facing a wall. Seeing the characters, even Ted himself, dealing with their own hidden struggles, it kind of resonated. Made me think, maybe it’s okay to not have it all figured out. Maybe it’s okay to actually stop and think about why you feel a certain way.
I specifically remember the episode focusing on Nate. Watching his whole journey in that season, the shift in him. It was uncomfortable, yeah? But it made me reflect on times I’ve seen similar things happen, maybe even in myself. Small frustrations building up, insecurity taking root. It made me pause and consider how I was interacting with folks around me, especially when things got stressful.
So, while I was stuck on the couch, supposedly just recovering from a cold, I ended up doing a bit of unexpected self-reflection, prompted by a TV show. I didn’t suddenly get any grand epiphanies or anything. But I did decide to make a few small changes. Like, actually taking a proper lunch break away from my desk when I got back to work. Or making a point to check in with my sister more often, just to chat, not because I needed something.
I finished the season over those few days. Cleared out a bunch of that old paperwork too, which felt surprisingly good. It’s funny how sometimes, just slowing down and watching something, even something lighthearted on the surface, can nudge you to look at your own stuff a bit differently. Didn’t expect that from a show about a folksy football coach, but there you go.
