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December 9th, 2009

Suddenly I’ve awoken to find myself upon a journey to being more aware.

At the same time, I’ve realized that other folks have awoken concurrently.  There must be something that has caused this, though I’m not entirely certain of what.  Is it a planetary combination?  Is it an evolutionary alarm clock?

Practice makes perfect.  I’ve been regularly revisiting my quest throughout my last handful of days.

My quest, should I choose to accept it:

• Be aware of what I’m doing while I’m doing it.
• Be thoughtful of the ripple of consequences that plume out from my thoughts and actions.
• Be present, wholly, while I am interacting with another.
• Be present, wholly, while I am deciphering my next plan of action.
• Be mindful of the things I do, and why I do them.

Yes.  This sounds so simple when I type it out.  However, it takes far more attention, far more discipline, than probably anything I’ve ever attempted to do.   Yet, it’s not a challenge so much as a necessity.  I must do this.  I must do this in the way I’ve set forth.   There are no shortcuts.