Frank got home from a long, tough day.

Actually it was only one in a string of long, tension-filled days.

He unlocked the door, patted the dog and instinctively drifted into the fridge to get a beer.

“Hi honey.”

No response, but that was not unusual because Cheryl, his wife sometimes was not home when he arrived.

Frank slumped down on the couch, beer in hand, turned on the TV to watch the bad news of the day.

Two hours later Frank woke up with his dog sleeping beside him. It was dark.

“Honey!?” he yelled out.

Nothing. “Huh.”

“Wonder if she left a note?” As Cheryl often did if she went out for the evening and assumed that Frank would not remember. No note.

Frank surveyed the contents of the fridge which seemed pretty lean to him — and unusual. Cheryl was good at keeping the larders full, especially during the holiday season.

He took out some leftovers and another beer, slumped back onto the couch. God! I’m tired he thought.

Awakened by the 11 o’clock news he got up, went into the bedroom to find the his wife’s closet doors open. Her closet was empty.

Shots of adrenalin fired through his gut, up into his exploding brain as he realised Cheryl had left him.

Frank is like a lot of us. We don’t notice what’s really going on until we are confronted by a crisis.

Here is a Harvard research project to illustrate the phenomenon.

From Dr. Jim Sellner, PhD.,DipC. — working with Zoomers & Super Zoomers managers so they can SEE more possibilities for experiencing more joy, health and a sense of abundance.
Dr. Jim is author of Leadership for Einstein’s: Bringing Out the Genius in People While Becoming Great Yourself.
He co-leads Brains’ Trusts Peer Groups for CEO’s and executives.