In a world that's filled with instant communication, freaky fast deliveries and a "You can do it!" mentality it's hard when life suddenly pauses.
What is a pause? I guess I'd say they are the times when life stops flowing in a manner that grabs our attention and makes us wonder why nothing is moving. Examples include: times we're looking for work and nothing is available; or we want a relationship, but we're not meeting anyone; or maybe it's simply a time that seems eerily quiet. Pauses, I think, can happen for many reasons.
The "brick wall" pause occurs because it's simply not the right situation for us. Those times when we find ourself banging our head on a brick wall wanting/waiting for something to happen. And only when we are exhausted from the effort do we stop, breathe and look around for a new possibility. Once we pull back and look around we tend to find a new (and typically much easier) path to take. And often we look back and wonder why we wasted so much time banging our heads on a brick wall.
The patience pause - sometimes pauses occur because we are waiting for other pieces to fall into place.
Through no fault of our own we are left to simply wait. UGH! How frustrating this can be especially when we are ready to go ... we just want to go! But as much as we may be ready the universe asks us to have patience, relax, and trust that it will all come together when the time is right.
The observation pause is the universe's way of bringing our attention to our life.
When we are in the flow of life, we seldom have time to take stock of all the little nuances taking place. We fly through our days ticking off all of the items on our "to-do" lists, typically our heads are three steps ahead of what we are doing and our job is to keep up with our racing mind. It is incredibly hard to stop the flow of our day and seldom do we have time to stop and take notice of the small seemingly unnoticeable events. But when we are "paused" we can stop and observe the little things happening.
And then there is the "get ready" pause! When we know something big is about to happen and the universe is giving us a moment of grace. It is a pause that allows us to take a giant breath before launching into a new arena. Its as if an invitation is made to take advantage of those quiet moments with a subtle warning ... you'll need the strength!
Pause are a part of life. How we interpret the pause, seems to make a large difference in our mental health. Do we see pauses as boring, seemingly wasteful times in our life that cause us great stress or might we see it as a fertile void giving us a moment of grace? If you feel paused, take a moment to reflect on what kind of pause you are feeling and allow that to lead you into grace.
What is a pause? I guess I'd say they are the times when life stops flowing in a manner that grabs our attention and makes us wonder why nothing is moving. Examples include: times we're looking for work and nothing is available; or we want a relationship, but we're not meeting anyone; or maybe it's simply a time that seems eerily quiet. Pauses, I think, can happen for many reasons.
The "brick wall" pause occurs because it's simply not the right situation for us. Those times when we find ourself banging our head on a brick wall wanting/waiting for something to happen. And only when we are exhausted from the effort do we stop, breathe and look around for a new possibility. Once we pull back and look around we tend to find a new (and typically much easier) path to take. And often we look back and wonder why we wasted so much time banging our heads on a brick wall.
The patience pause - sometimes pauses occur because we are waiting for other pieces to fall into place.
Through no fault of our own we are left to simply wait. UGH! How frustrating this can be especially when we are ready to go ... we just want to go! But as much as we may be ready the universe asks us to have patience, relax, and trust that it will all come together when the time is right.
The observation pause is the universe's way of bringing our attention to our life.
When we are in the flow of life, we seldom have time to take stock of all the little nuances taking place. We fly through our days ticking off all of the items on our "to-do" lists, typically our heads are three steps ahead of what we are doing and our job is to keep up with our racing mind. It is incredibly hard to stop the flow of our day and seldom do we have time to stop and take notice of the small seemingly unnoticeable events. But when we are "paused" we can stop and observe the little things happening.
And then there is the "get ready" pause! When we know something big is about to happen and the universe is giving us a moment of grace. It is a pause that allows us to take a giant breath before launching into a new arena. Its as if an invitation is made to take advantage of those quiet moments with a subtle warning ... you'll need the strength!
Pause are a part of life. How we interpret the pause, seems to make a large difference in our mental health. Do we see pauses as boring, seemingly wasteful times in our life that cause us great stress or might we see it as a fertile void giving us a moment of grace? If you feel paused, take a moment to reflect on what kind of pause you are feeling and allow that to lead you into grace.
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