Why Is AWARENESS Under-rated?

 

Is AWARENESS that under-rated?  YES it is, dude, frankly!  To most of us, AWARENESS is nothing more than another byword in the English language.  BUT for us to mine and dissect it, many of us would be inclined to think that it's NOT worth it to even spare a second for a quick discourse.  BUT to quote the experts, AWARENESS is 'meditation in motion' no less.   That practice of bringing mindfulness into our daily life.  YES, we can practice that art of being here and there WHILE queued in that grocery checkout counter or WHEN weaving through that chronic traffic gridlock.  BUT can we agree that AWARENESS involves a simple yet incredible shift from our ordinary state of mind wandering to bring our attention to that level of AWARENESS as to WHAT is happening in the moment???

I recall stumbling across this catchy one-liner sometime back:  LIFE MOVES PRETTY FAST.  IF YOU DON'T STOP AND LOOK AROUND FOR A WHILE, YOU MIGHT MISS IT.  Indeed, top-heavy words that speak volumes underneath more than WHAT it's said.  I can attest that a life WHERE AWARENESS is wanting moves pretty fast.  Let's face it.  WHEN we wake up, go to work and do all our other day-to-day stuff, we often operate on 'autopilot' mode, sans that need for AWARENESS even as the days fly as do the weeks, months and years💧💧💧

HOW often do we exclaim "HOW TIME FLIES!"  Quite often, right?  Before we know it, with each passing year, the novelty of our life would seem to be diminishing even as our own AWARENESS level seem to decelerate.  I did come across a very insightful piece about MINDFULNESS WHERE it opines that if we really want to live much longer, our AWARENESS and PRESENCE [and NOT drug, NOT even healthy eating] is the best solution.  True, we may NOT live longer in terms of what calendar shows BUT our AWARENESS level can be a 'shot in the arm' even in the most mundane stuff☝☝☝

Do we recall early in life WHERE we appreciate WHEN the leaves fall?  OR even those pebbles we tend to step on WHILE walking around OR even smelling the scents of that recently cut grass  OR as simple as feeling the warmth of summer?  Probably YES WHEN we were at the Grade School, but that's about it, right?  There were multiple studies sharing the same conclusion that those simple manifestations of AWARENESS and presence does slow life down as they help us go through each day feeling more alive, awake and most importantly, content💥💥💥

Our takeaway:  WHAT do we need to exert OR invest to increase our AWARENESS in our daily life?  Very little, in fact, if at all.  BUT WHAT hinders us to increase our day-to-day AWARENESS are those tons of distractions that tend to drive us off-track.  And a big chunk of those distractions are the challenges we face.  BUT can we shove off those distractions that are beyond our control, if only to enhance our day-to-day AWARENESS in life👐👐👐