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Today I’m A Kid

Posted on June 20, 2018

Some days I need the basics – the basic pause. Today I am busy harassing myself about all kinds of things; what I am ordering myself to get done, what to eat, when am I going to find time to move this body, what to write for this article etc. A stagnant fog is taking up residence in my mind and no amount of caffeine seems to be changing the atmosphere. I pause. I give up harassing myself long enough to reach into my purse for a KIDS CAN PAUSE practice card. “Ah, this will do the trick,” I sigh with the thought of relief coming in the not so distant future.

Inspiration Asks a Question!

Posted on June 13, 2018

in Moving in the Pause

by Mary Lenihan

There is something we all want in this life and though we may not be able to describe it or name it exactly, I will venture to give it a descriptive name, "simple, uncomplicated LOVE." Here we are, all of us, making up this world....

Pause For Humility

Posted on June 4, 2018

in Moving in the Pause

by Mary Lenihan

What does humility mean to you? I could pull some good sounding words out my cubicle mind/me-character hat to answer this question, but I won’t. Instead I will share how confused I was about humility most of my life. Probably like many of us I once thought to be humble was to hide behind the curtain, let people step all over you, don’t speak up or loudly enough so anyone can hear you, and don’t stir the pot. Turns out this is not what it is to practice humility. Yes, I am seeing that humility, like Pause for Inspiration, is a practice. A practice in letting go of who I think I am in exchange for who I am truly.

Women Rising Up In The Pause

Posted on May 18, 2018

in Moving in the Pause

by Mary Lenihan

These women are rising up to learn, practice, experience, and teach the Pause Practice Tool to those in their community, at work, their neighborhoods, schools, and with families, and friends. Pause for Inspiration is a grassroots movement and our grass will only grow as ordinary...

Stretching Beyond What Seems Impossible

Posted on May 18, 2018

in Moving in the Pause, Uncategorized

by Mary Lenihan

Pause is a practice in stretching beyond what seems impossible. Today I found my Self remembering Mark Madsen who moved beyond his disability by being willing to Pause and See Himself Another Way. Mark was a Professor of Voice and self-named Pause Ambassador. After attending a...

Fathers and Daughters Pause

Posted on May 18, 2018

in Moving in the Pause

by Mary Lenihan

Grateful for the father of these precious daughters who cares and shares the practice of Pause for Inspiration in the midst of everyday life with his girls. Grateful for these young women being willing to what The Pause is, experience pausing for their Helpful Self,...

What Does Inviting Inspiration Within to Help Mean to You?

Posted on May 18, 2018

in Moving in the Pause

by Mary Lenihan

We are teaching the practice of Pause for Inspiration "The 4 Decisions" with the young men and women at Roosevelt High School and St. Louis Job Corps Center, both located in St. Louis City. The Pause Practice involves slowing down, getting out of our own...

Pause to Move From Anger to the Vast View

Posted on May 17, 2018

in Moving in the Pause

by Mary Lenihan

“What is a common cause of anger?” and “How can the Pause Practice help?”

Pause at the Gas Station

Posted on May 17, 2018

in Moving in the Pause, Uncategorized

by Mary Lenihan

Have you ever gotten angry with a person or in an ordinary situation only to realize later that your anger was completely unrelated to that person or situation? I have!

Pause On The Job

Posted on May 17, 2018

in Moving in the Pause

by Mary Lenihan

It occurred to me recently how essential it is that I PAUSE FOR INSPIRATION ON THE JOB! As I Slow Down, Take a Breath, Open to My Helpful Self, and Follow the Unique, Helpful Direction that shows up in the PAUSE, something happens.

Author:Mary Lenihan