Being checked in

A couple things were running through my head and they kind of tie together?  Maybe??
-We have a change in management style at my work and I find myself being held to a higher standard.  I don't mind it (because generally I want to do a good job and I feel like being accountable will achieve that) BUT I find myself starting a little whine in my brain.  Kind of like, "Oh... Do I really have to think about this instead of just sliding it on to the next department?  Cause I'm sleepy and would rather sit here and stare at my desk top (look at the pretty waves and stripes...)".
-Read an article: Thankfulness by Kurt Bruner about giving thanks and how it's not for God's benefit but it's for our own.  The words "bored" and "disillusioned" stood out because they are common in my life lately.  I feel "bored" because my days are assembled by the same tasks over and over again.  I like how the author points out that Paul seems to say that contentment is a discipline we learn!  Actually, I think I remember someones therapist expressing a similar thing.  The author's point is that to counteract our sinful ungrateful nature we need to be thankful.

Both of these issues I feel connect to "attending" (that's the word you used the other day, right Mom?); To being "checked in" to life I guess. 
I'm bored when I live life in the fuzzy, hazy clouds  where every minute is the same and I only think it's monotony because I'm not seeing the glorious and wonderful details that I see when I'm really living down here on earth.

Not sure if any of this made sense :) lol
But thanks for letting me try and noodle it out.