Recognition

I've had a lot of time on my hands lately to think. One of the more pronounced topics on my mind is the idea of recognition. To some, I may be cruising through life, but this is very stressful time for me, personally and professionally. I'm trying my best to recognize what is happening in my life, analyze and understand it, and make decisions based on it. I feel like this process will help me navigate through life more successfully.

Recognition requires conscious thought, an action that I don't feel a lot people do anymore. Either they don't want to or they haven't taken the time to. It's much easier to get caught up in them moment. I understand that. I'm sure even there's a psychological reason behind it too, like denial, which is a primal survival technique.

I'm a person who likes to think in analogies. In my mind, the lack of recognition is similar to running an obstacle course with a blindfold. To an outside observer, the individual runs into objects or maybe even runs in circles because he hasn't bothered to stop, observe, analyze, and change the situation. Taking the time and spending the energy to analyze what's happening is difficult. I understand that. To me, it's a worthwhile exercise that brings relief and satisfaction.