This critter carrier, just like my old Chevy truck, is in the top three of my favorite things to drive. It’s great to haul stuff around while feeling like you have all the time in the world and the ability to go anywhere you want.
The critter carrier is a great example of what I mean about the “autopilot” syndrome. We think we have a lot of time, and that we can go do whatever we want, but when we’re out of our own heads we just don’t have it anymore. When we’re driving we get in our car, get in the car, and go somewhere.
Sure, but that’s the problem with driving — you don’t have a lot of choice. You can get in your car, get in your car, and go anywhere you want. You just can’t do anything else. If you’re like me, you have a lot of things to do, but you don’t have a lot of time.
At the center of the Autopilot syndrome, of course, is our own minds. We can never stop thinking about what we want to do today, or what we want to do tomorrow. If we were to stop thinking about what we want to do, what we want to do tomorrow, and just think about what we want to do today, we would literally not have any choice.
This is true of so much of our life. We are in a constant state of “autopilot.” We are constantly “running on autopilot,” going from one activity to the next, without thinking about how that activity affects our health, or what it might lead us to do later (or even if it will lead us to do what we want to do). This is the opposite of being a conscious person.
So if we are on autopilot and don’t think about what we are doing, how might we take care of ourselves? We might not even have the desire to. We’ve got a ton to do and we don’t much have time. But it’s also the case that our actions affect our health. Our health affects our mood, and mood affects our actions. So our actions affect our mood. Or rather, the things that we want to do.
We are all aware of this, but I know many of you guys are feeling a little bit like: I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING RIGHT NOW! I can’t be thinking about what I am doing when I can be thinking about what I want to do.
This is important because we all have a tendency to fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to others. And even though we might make decisions that are based on self-image, it’s still dangerous not to think about our own actions before our decisions. When we’re like that, we can end up making decisions that are bad for us. Instead of focusing on the other person’s actions, we focus on ourselves.
To avoid this trap, it is important to consider our actions before we make a decision. When you set out to buy a new car or buy a new house, for example, you have to consider what you want to do with your life. This could include spending more time with family, or taking a new job. If you set out to do something that is bad for you, it might not actually be a bad decision.
I think this is one of the best aspects of self-awareness. One of the most important parts of self-awareness is being able to look outside ourselves and see what is really going on. By considering our actions, we can see what is truly important to us. If you are buying a new car, for example, you have to consider what is really important to you, and what will make you happy.
