“Honor the Red Flag when you see it.”

The Red Flag.

It’s just there to save us.

It’s there so we don’t make a wrong turn and get hurt, or get lost.

There are times when we see it but look away so simultaneously that we don’t know we saw it until we are abruptly awakened, and we have lost so much precious time.

Do we need something that speaks LOUDER.

How about if humans come equipped with that buzzer that basically tells you it’s over. You know the ones – a gameshow contestant that has the answer smacks it quickly – like me hitting the snooze because something so obviously loud is trying to wake me….

But would we respond to the buzzer?

Or would we “hit the snooze blindly,” and continue our state of illusion only to wake up later finding we lost so much time?

How many times do we hit the snooze?

Why don’t we just wake up?

Because just like me all cozy under a pile of comfy covers, the thought of a very productive day sometimes gives way to the comfort of now.

Because sometimes, it’s just really hard to wake up.