Please continue on to the next level ....

2011. So if we were sleeping or just not paying attention, then would it be possible to not realize the changeover to the new year date? Kind of like being so focused on a great book or engrossed in a fascinating project that you're unaware that a couple of hours have passed ... or if you were to waterski around the horn of Africa - would you truly know the point when you, the skier, were cutting through the Indian Ocean & the boat pulling you was zooming through the Atlantic?

I suppose the point of this musing is that so much of life seems to fly by in part because we're not truly paying attention. While I'm not a big believer in "new year's resolutions", making a concerted effort to truly notice our surroundings & what is currently happening around us on every level may be one of the most useful & positive things any of us can "resolve" to do. Think about it - how much more could we really accomplish and how many positive changes and pro-actions could we really make if we all resolved to be completely aware and live in the moment?

~ The Girl In The Little Black Dress