Being Erica aka "Best Show in the World"

If you haven't heard of the Canadian show Being Erica, then you are hearing about it now. I just watched the series finale of probably THE best show on television to date.
Centered around Erica Strange, played by actress Erin Karpluck, the show follows the life of a 32 year old woman who hits her low point after losing her job as a telephone sales woman. She is full of regrets and doesn't know what she is doing. One day she eats something she is allergic to and ends up in the hospital where she meets a man called Doctor Tom. Its from this point, that the show starts and never looks back. Doctor Tom guides Erica back in time through her regrets so that she has the opportunity to change them and to move past them. After resolving a regret, she finds that obstacles in her present life are often related to the issue she had to face in her past. This helps her face the present situation with a new perspective making a resolution of her issues attainable. Over the past four seasons of this show, Erica has faced a lot. She had to relive her brothers death; she has dealt with broken hearts; she has lost hope, found hope and she has given hope. Through her life and the lessons she learns, Erica helps her family and friends find happiness too.

I found that every episode seemed to mirror things I was facing in my life. Issues of insecurity, sexuality, love, fear, letting the past determine the future, issues with family and friends and so much more. It represents the life of a woman, nay, the life of any person who just needs help to realize that the life they want is attainable. The show does all this while being sweet, charming, disarming, funny, smart, and, most importantly, relatable. Human lessons at their finest.

My writing about how fabulous this show is just can't do it Being Erica justice. So, watch it for yourself. It doesn't matter if you are a man or woman, gay or straight. This show hits home and I think it can help you to at least see life in a different way. Sometimes a change in perspective is all that is needed.