In any given moment, we can make a conscious choice to be curious, thoughtful, kind or be on auto-pilot and respond from reactivity and defensiveness.  Of course, it’s a continuum of possibilities. 

Do you sometimes feel like all you do during the course of a day is chase down little details so you can cross them off your list and procrastinating taking care of the more important questions in your life? There’s a term for this: “Action Addiction”