Moments of clarity, when we step back from ourselves and see the mechanisms of our lives; the pattern of behavior, the needs that inform our decisions.
The ironic truth is that this understanding doesn’t make our actions any more effective.
But it can make use self-conscious.
We become awkward, our knowledge making us move out of step.
We slip away from the rhythm and rut of the life around us when our natural inclination is to fall in line; the people about us sense the change, adjusting course to avoid anything that threatens the routine they’ve so carefully crafted to insulate themselves.
Still.
Still, all in all, I’ll take perspective over comfort.