Have you ever had the experience of driving your car somewhere, parking up and then realising that you have no idea of how you got there, no idea of the route you have taken? You have been on autopilot.
Leanne Reed challenges you to overcome this state of autopilot. To focus in on the present. To be mindful! She remarks that this is much easier to do for pleasant experiences like looking at a beautiful sunset for example but so much harder for painful, difficult experiences or even neutral ones such as a car journey.
She says that we are constantly caught up in the current content of our thoughts and this can prevent us from being mindful; really taking notice of the present moment.
Why not take a read of her article and have a go at her suggested experiment of following your breath. Let me know how you get on!
