Complacency: a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like... 

 

We've all felt it at one time or another. Whether it be with our kids, our family or our spouses...you get in a rut. Some ruts are just merely that, bumps in the road, all the while you know the true value of those who are around you. Others are ones that are nearly like surmounting Everest, but once atop you can see the forest for the trees, and all is right with the world...

 

When you realized that you have been complacent, it's sort of a sickening feeling. How could you ever unknowingly, or knowingly forget someone else's worth?...even your own at times? How is it possible that you forgot how amazing it feels to be appreciated, loved, even listened to?

This has been something on my conscious a lot lately. I'm guilty of all of it. I guess what makes me frustrated is knowing that some things cannot be changed...While at the same time, I sort of shield myself from being too carried away with making certain moments...there are no guarentees in life. Working hard to 'create-a-great-photo-for-Facebook' moment, sort of takes away the meaning behind it.