In the military one must maintain, “situational awareness”.
It is hard to do that all the time. There comes a point when you realize your mind had wandered. Situational awareness suddenly returns with a sharpness that is almost shocking to the senses.
Welcome to freerepublic. As you reorient to the situation you have perceived and well described, you may experience a little vertigo. FReegards.
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