Autopilot

Have you ever drove home, got there, and wondered if you ran any red lights and you cant remember how you got there? about a month and half ago i found a new way to come home from school through town, and i like it, its different and a little quicker, not as many lights, you know the important stuff, because when you drive the same route everyday, you analyze these things, well at least i do. Anyway, so about 3 times, i automatically went the old route and didnt even realize where i was and what i was doing until i was almost on the highway. Then it was like i just woke up, and i was like, where am i and why did i go this way, did i run any red lights? Autopilot. Automatic autopilot. I cant believe i can be so unconscious while doing something so important. And of course it got me thinking, how scary to go through life on autopilot. And be that the trend for me this year thus far is reflection, i started thinking about the past year. i was so caught up in the "busy" that i was living without thinking, reflecting and most times even feeling. I hate that. I admit the past year has been completely busy trying to go to school, teach school, be a good mom wife friend etc. etc. but that is no excuse to live without thinking. Life is fleeting, it hits home more today than ever as we deal with the passing of a friend. What a wonderful short life she had and her legacy will live on. So my reflective mode lives on as i reflect on my own life and the legacy i want to leave, and you cant leave a legacy on autopilot, only with much thought, reflection and refinement can we be who God made us to be and be better than we are, the best version of ourselves. I'm going to stop now, because i am starting to sound like a self help book! Be in the moment today, then at the end of the day reflect what those moments brought!