the last few days i've realized that i'll get to school or class an not even remember the drive to campus or the walk to campus to get to my class. it's like someone put a roofie in my oj at breakfast. i won't even remember turning my car on but the next thing i know i'm sitting down in class about to start taking notes. after doing things the same way for a certain amount of time, they become automatic processes that require minimal attention to complete and can often be done in conjunction with another automatic process. this makes me wonder how much of my life i go through in this trance-like, auto-pilot state. it's scary to think that one can go through a good portion of their life performing functions in an almost robotic manner with no thinking involved. i believe, and i feel many others would agree, that the number of these automatic processes that occur in our lives need to be cut down so we can truly enjoy life and experience all that it has to offer. i learned in my advertising class that one way to end this numb behavior is by coming up with different ways of doing things, even things that occur in your everyday life, thus being creative. it could be taking a different route to school or sitting in a different seat in class, i'm sure even the slightest change will produce the desired results. so from now on i am going to consciously eliminate these robotic processes from my life and hopefully even find a new and more enjoyable appreciation for the little things in life.
"enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things" - robert brault
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