Are you present....

Ever consider what being "present" means? When we were kids in school the teacher would call out our name and we would say "present". However, that did not necessarily mean we were really there to take in all he or she had to offer us. We may have been present in body, but where were we in mind and spirit? Where was our energy focused? Being present means to be open to, and have our energy focused on, what is "really" going on in our lives.  We are often present in, but absent to our current situation.  We may condition ourselves into believing we know what's going on..... only to find down the road that we really were mistaken. Sometimes it takes an outside eye to see the unvarnished truth and even then we tend to make excuses to ourself and others for our situation. Consider whether you are present to the situations in your life or on auto pilot only seeing life on the surface or  seeing what others want you to see?