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There is a rather old song, where a Man in a long term relationship is reading the singles section of a newspaper, and an ad catches his attention. It is an poem ad asking if he enjoys certain other things that are not part of his present life. The Man apparently has been with the same woman for some time now, and the relationship for whatever reason has grown stale. The Man thinks he is ready for a change, and this one singles ad in pretty intriguing to him.

The man answers the poem type ad, with a poem type reply. He suggests at the end of his reply ad that they meet at a favorite hangout of his. Once they are together they can start planning their future, and he can plan on how to get out of his stale, boring relationship he is currently in.

He arrives and takes a seat. Then if memory serves me right, in walks a woman. After one look he knows it is she that placed the ad. The woman who walked through the door is his long term girlfriend! They laugh and seem quite comfortable with the thought that they are both bored in their relationship with each other. Now though, it appears that they both enjoy things that neither of them talked about in all the time they were together. The song ends with them laughing and planning their new improved future together.

The song has a lot in common with most of our lives. We get up to an alarm going off, and do our morning ritual to get ready to leave the house to our work or school. From leaving the house to the end of the day we spend our time mostly on autopilot. One day blends into the next, and the next, until it is the weekend again. Occasionally something interesting happens and we come out of our fog to check it out, but generally we slip back into the fog we call our life. So we have a lot in common with the song when looked at from this perspective.

How different our lives would be if we were not spending them on autopilot? What if we started each day with the intent of seeing everything through a new pair of eyes, or form a new perspective? What if as we went though our morning routine, we actually participated in what is happening to us? The texture and smell of the soap and shampoo in the shower; the crunch or subtle tastes hiding in our breakfast; the sounds and sights on our way to work or school; the fun and pleasure of accomplishing a task that we have not bothered to feel anything about in years?

Actively participating in your own life adds a lot more enjoyment and importance to your life, than simply going through the motions. Even if you think your life is boring, and your job is worse, until you change something to make it better, it is the best life and the least boring job you have at the moment, so take advantage of it. Do not let yourself be lulled into sleepwalking through your life!

Comments (0) Mar 31 2008