dailydatewithgod

Our minds require energy to be present.  As a means of survival and preservation of energy, our brains do this marvelous thing of recording information and experiences.  This cuts down, in theory, our need to be fully present during an experience because we can use our already familiar resources based on the already obtained information.  It is an ingenious process but the downside is it makes us unaware of the constant fluctuation of life in familiar experiences, with familiar people, and familiar ideas.  Even if there is a similarity our system knows it does not need to be on as high awareness because most likely they already possessed energy and power we have will suffice.  The upside of this is we do not need to start from the beginning every time we encounter someone or something as if we were the main character in the movie Memento. Given the constant fluctuations of life, it is easy however, to miss out on how the people around us, our ideas, and various experiences are not what they once were.  We all recognize this phenomenon when we realize we notice changes in someone we have not seen in a while versus someone we see every day.  Our hearts call us into a pause each time we take a breath to make room for the fluctuations of life.  We have the opportunity at each breath to allow an awareness of whatever fluctuations are present to be made visible to us. Sometimes it is just easier or we are too worn out by life and all the other new things we are encoding to take the pause.  Is it any wonder we are a bit overwhelmed by the speed at which life is constantly changing with technology?  No wonder our brains are not interested in using much more than survival energy to see the persons we work or live with’s daily fluctuations. It could, however, come in handy to take our hearts up on the offer of the pause to see one person in our lives’ fluctuation, especially if the lens through which we currently see them has grown foggy and weary.