What Was I Thinking?

I like to think that I am a pretty smart cookie; however, there are moments in which I want to just step outside of my body and slap myself.  Or perhaps replay the scene in Moonstruck with Cher… Hearing certain things can be unpleasant; however, the root of the unpleasantness is not in the message but in the truth.  I tend to think that I always have it under control.. that I am well aware of everything around me, including, but not limited to my actions, thoughts, situations and overall standing in the world… but, even I, can trip myself