Wake up!

Do you set your alarm to get you up in the morning?  Once the alarm goes off, do you wake up?  I mean do you really wake up?  It's been my experience that there are many people who go through life basically asleep.  How many times have you gotten to work and realized you don't remember anything about getting ready, or anything about driving to work, you're just there.  Unfortunately, it's this kind of sleepwalking that has gotten us into the fix that we find ourselves in today. 

Try slowing down a little.  As the sayings go, “Stop and smell the roses,” “Wake up and smell the coffee.” Smell was intentionally used in these sayings because smell is our oldest and most primitive sense (you’ll know this if you’ve ever been stuck on an elevator with an athelete).  I think that's just one way of saying, become aware of yourself and your life and your surroundings.  You'll be surprised when you start noticing things that are part of your world and your life.  Enjoy beauty wherever you encounter it, whether it's man-made or natural.  The dangerous thing about triggering your own awareness and self-awareness; is that sometimes it's hard to turn it off.  But I don't think that's a bad thing.  If you feel yourself becoming too aware of your surroundings, you can always get on your cellphone and tune the rest of the world out, just like everybody else does.

I, for one am tired of living with a bunch of zombies.  No offense to zombies (although, I think I could probably out-run them).