Is Your Life on Autopilot?

So often I hear people say “time flies”. They say is it Christmas already? Feels as if we just had a New Year’s party! Some people say it feels so, because when we are having fun time flies. But I do not agree, we feel as if time flies not because we are having a lot of fun, but because we are living on autopilot.

Most people spend a majority of their time “zoned out”. They go through their day while being in some kind of mental fog, and if they do think, it is about anything but about what they are currently doing.

They get up in the morning, get ready, go to work, drive home, have dinner, watch TV and go to bed. The next day same cycle repeats. They think about work when at home, and think about other things that need to be done, or some other personal matter while at work. While driving they may be thinking about bills that need to be paid, watch TV while eating.

How many times do you really focus and are truly present when you do something? How much do you really focus on task at hand, and savor the moment however ordinary it is?

Life is too precious to be spent living in a haze, without being present. Savor each and every moment, experience it to the fullest!

Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift that’s why it is called the present. – Bil Keane