WHAT ARE YOU MISSING?

On the eve of Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, my thoughts continue to be gravitating toward the things for which I an grateful. My faith and family are always at the top of the list. Good health, friends, freedom are most precious to me. As human beings we have wired into our nervous system a protective response known as habituation. Its a function of the Reticular Activating System. When we have been exposed to something for very long it loses its initial impact or intensity. We become so accustomed to it we no longer notice it. Things like the way your shoes feel on your feet, the way the necklace feels around your neck, the way your sleeves feel against your body. If we don't intentionally think about them, we don't notice them due to habituation.  This applies to everything in our life good or bad. We begin to take for granted the good things, the blessings, the people in our lives. Taking a few minutes to consider the things for which you are grateful will restore your awareness and feelings of the those things. When it comes to the neat things, the important people in your life, what are you missing?