Author:Mary Lenihan

365 Pause Practices Day 291

  self ~ importance roadblock to true happiness shared by mary When we hear the word "humility", we often misunderstand it to mean: > let people walk all over me > get used to being the victim > keep your mouth shut, don't say anything > don't interrupt by asking questions > my life...

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365 Pause Practices Day 290

  Smoothie LOVE the business of a pauseshared by mary Last week I'm at our local OR JUICE & SMOOTHIE and the customer ahead of me was being impatient. I reached into my purse, pulled out a PAUSE FOR LOVE PRACTICE card, and shared it with the owner after ordering my...

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365 Pause Practices Day 284

  There Are a Gazillion ReasonsWe Refuse to Pause ~Here are Eight! shared by mary I Got This! Pausing will only slow "me" down baby"I GOT THIS" IS TAKING YOUR EYE OFF THE BALL. That's exactly what we're saying to ourselves when we're stuck in pride. Sports stars drop...

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365 Pause Practices Day 283

  Helping Kids Find Inner Calm Parents, Grandparents, Teachers, School Nurses & Counselors, and Kids are COLLABORATING with Pause For Your Helpful Self. Your Helpful Self is always Safe, Kind, Wise, and Truly Helpful. School Nurse & Mom Teaches Her Son PAUSE I realized that my interventions sometimes made things worse...

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365 Pause Practices Day 282

  Message of  PEACE sharing & photo by mary Peace in our midstis here to beholdsharing its glances even in the bitter cold.We may not recognize Peace with our body's eyes and all,but Peace sees us and hears our weary call.And when we let Peace inlet Peace sit by...

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365 Pause Practices Day 281

  Embrace of Trees The seeming foreverness of treesdrawing my attention towardsinner ~ outer Peacea simultaneous unioneach reflecting the otherinner ~ outer ~ innerTrees appearingeach onewith a trunk of its ownyet somehow embodying a connection with each othereach being their part, rooted andconnected insideone eartha forest of...

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365 Pause Practices Day 277

  Relationships!Opportunities? Roadblocks? Do relationships seem like an obstacle course to you? ~ family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, passersby, clerks ~ sharing by mary What if those seeming roadblocks were seen differently?Seen as opportunities to open to one's inner Wisdomrather than a PROJECT or a ride into the CUBICLE HALL OF HORRORS?Opportunity for what?Our walk in...

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365 Pause Practices Day 275

  What One Inspired Person Can Do sharing by MaryThe other night I had the transcendent pleasure of experiencingInspiration In Motion. The skies opened.Good food with music after visiting with John's mother, Mary Ann, at her retirement community, is usually a lighthearted evening for all. Yet for...

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365 Pause Practices Day 274

  Saturday Evening Pause Let this evening be an opportunity to Invite a Pause. Is something happening in your life that seems to be stealing your Peace of Mind?Are you wondering how to express LOVE truly?Are you willing to pause from trying to figure it all out?If so,...

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