Do we go through our days on auto-pilot? Reaching the end of the day or the week or month only to realize that nothing productive happened the whole time?
An intentional act i.e. doing what we WANT to do is profound. Whatever is important to our lives is almost always OPTIONAL in the moment. Prioritizing our health is optional - exercising is optional, healthy eating is optional - until we fall sick!
Unmindful living leads to projecting what we WANT to do in the future. This contemplation is about making intentional living a default setting in our lives.