Are you alive? Seems like a stupid question dosen’t it.

Oh, I know that you are still breathing and your heart is still beating, but are you alive? Are you living or are you simply going through the daily motions of life waiting for the inevitable day when you will pass from this earth?

Many people that I see in my day seem to be simply existing, going through life day after day, without purpose. It is very disturbing to see how many people trudge through life as if they were a zombie.

What is even more disturbing is that many people who are essentially sleep walking through their life are very unaware of their zombie like state.

Most of these people would probably tell that life is okay, even though deep down they have a knowing that they aren’t really living anymore, they are nearly surviving. Their journey of life is on a sort of auto pilot.

The interesting thing is that some of these people may be awakened from the existing slumber, usually by some traumatic event such as a near death experience like a car accident or a heart attack.

Have you ever spoke with someone right after they have had a near death experience? They are so aware at that moment. They say things like, “I am so happy to be alive, I know that I have not been a fully engaged parent, spouse, global citizen,etc. I swear from this moment forward, I will not take life for granted, I will be a better Father/Mother, husband/wife,etc. I will stop and smell the roses. I will take more time for myself.” The list goes on and on, I am sure ..you get the point.

The person says these things because they have been jolted out of their slumber, they have had an “awakening”.

The really sad part, is that for the majority of people who are “awoken” in this fashion is that it is usually very temporary.

The person seems all too soon to forget what it was like to be on deaths doorstep and they fall back into their old habits,back into their comfortable slumber.

Part of the key here is to be honest with yourself enough to ask the tough questions to determine if you are indeed “living” or just sleepwalking through the reminder of your time on this earth.


So, I ask you, are you alive?

i'm just going through the motions.


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Wide awake!

Lights are on, and I am home!

Totally in the NOW...and for the most part, completely present in every moment.

When I slip into somnescience...the 'observor' gives me a tap on the shoulder.


good post!

Nope. Not living at all. If anything, I'm barely surviving.

We are the BORG - Resistance is futile

Livin' large!
Don't become trapped by that sophomoric psychology crap. Just enjoy every day as it presents itself.