BEING OFF COURSE IS NORMAL
As much as I like that state of being fully aware of my doing and being present, I also know that l need to check frequently whether I am still on course.
Did you know that an airplane is most of the time of course? It doesn't matter whether it is on autopilot or whether on manual-flight, wind changes are resulting in slight deviations from the original course. So what a pilot (or an autopilot system) constantly has to do is to compare the current location with the planned route. Since the plane will be off course 99% of the time, the pilot needs to adjust to get back on course.