Living The Pause

Happy Thanks Giving

This Holiday season, we can choose to Step Back from the self-made to-
do list and instead lean in to Inspired DOING…

Inspired doing leads us toward a sense of CONNECTION and LOVE
within that can be shared with our families and dear friends.

This LOVE brings a calm, restful, peace within us and between us,
filling our time together with joy and meaningful connection…

~~

“Inspired doing is to act with enthusiasm and
fortitude that comes from love;

all other doing is self-fabrication.

Yes, it is true.
Even doing the dishes in your own strength
is to believe that the self you made up
is more powerful and valuable than the Self
you have been given.

May sound extreme, but it is not.
Do not be disturbed by this teaching.
Relax into it!

Give thanks that you are not required to operate
in this world by your own strength.
It is not that you do not have strength,
for you do,
thus to rely on something you call “strength”
that you have mustered up
all by your lonesome,
is not your real strength.

Strong are those who allow themselves to receive Help.
Do not rest on your laurels.
Rest in the pause.

The worth-whileness of the doing
that will come forth from stepping back
from doing on your own
will someday be seen.

Trust what is unseen in this moment
and you will one day rejoice in what you see.”

Pause Golden Book, Pages 20-21

In a Pause,

I am willing

to be guided

In the direction of

LOVE.

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Listen and

Follow this LOVE

being revealed to you.

Give thanks.

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When Push Comes to Love
Have you been here?
Watch the Video and Let LOVE love you.

Sharing by Mary

At the computer trying to focus and get some work done, but nothing
is happening no matter how much I try.

My cubicle mind does not like it when I don’t cooperate with its plans
especially when it comes to being productive. Its strategy is to push on
me. For much of my life that worked because workaholism and
perfectionism were how I graded my value and sought
approval. Thankfully, I am outgrowing those unhelpful
conditioned beliefs, and Practicing The Pause regularly is
helping me do just that!

Staring at my computer screen, just as push was coming
to shove, I paused, and push came to LOVE!

Inner Wisdom said, “You need to Pause For Love”. My Inspired Self lifted
me out of my chair and walked me outside of our Pause For Inspiration
studio. That happens you know; your Higher Mind can move your body
into action! Wow, I hadn’t noticed the leaves were turning a stunning
golden yellow. As the cool autumn wind brushed across my face, my
body absorbed the striking sunlight. As nourishing as that all felt, I still
needed to move from pushing myself to loving myself in my mind, so I
reached for The Best Nutrition going ~ LOVE.

Pause For Peace of Mind
Sharing by Mary

How come we resist Pausing?

Pausing can show you how busy the mind is and if you think pausing means you have to clear your mind of all thoughts, that can turn you off from pausing. A blank mind is not the goal. One simple pause is.

SO >>>>>>>>>>>>

PAUSE ~
Give
yourself a
moment of
calm. Rest.

pause is a pause away

Pause For Your Mind Health
October is mental health awareness month.

NOTE: This is my experience. You will have yours.
Always seek the professional help you need.
Caring people are there for us!
Pause can simply be a Truly Helpful Practice.

Sharing by Mary

Thirty years ago I came face to face with my first mental health crisis. Something I thought happened to others, not me. It was precipitated by the loss of what felt like my entire life. Little did I know that what broke me to the core, turned out to be the beginning of an essential healing journey. The only way I made it through and out the other side was by:

Trusting that there is a Peace and a Knowing greater than what I am
thinking
yet still within me

Having lived through the darkness of depression and debilitating anxiety, I learned that depression and anxiety, at least for me, were not what I imagined them to be. I learned and am still learning that they manifest in ways I had not imagined and it varies with each individual.

We often do not recognize mind-health challenges in ourselves and others. As a result of misunderstanding the signs and symptoms, we think something is “wrong” with us and hide in shame, fear, and an overall sense of unworthiness to even exist. I focused on trying to fix myself because there must be something wrong with me! Why can’t I just get with the program?

When we or others struggle with our mind-health, we may judge ourselves and others as crazy, lazy, selfish, self-absorbed, a goodie two shoes, aloof, cold, narcissistic, mean, a bitch, thinks he/she is better than everyone else, a bad employee or friend, irresponsible, incapable, not good enough, a procrastinator, perfectionistic . . . the list goes on.

My mind-health challenges are an opportunity for me to
Pause for Help.
Getting whatever help I need.

I am grateful that I am Practicing the Pause with my mind-health
challenges and letting Inner Inspiration

Show me and remind me
of the glory of
who I am truly.

Showing me
how to let go of fear-driven expectations of myself and others
and how to practice compassion for myself and others
in the moment!
Wherever I am, whatever I am doing,
and whomever I am with.

Showing me
This LOVE that is always
Safe, Wise, Kind, and Truly Helpful and
Letting this LOVE, love me.
So I can love myself.
So I can love others.

Download the free Pause
Mobile App ~ Listen to &/or
view Quick and Extended
Pause Practices

Express
Your Inspired Self

Pause for Inspiration inspires a way of living
in the world while recognizing that our…

True Nature

is Infinite Light

that could never be

OF THIS WORLD.

Though, do not fret.

This most

serene,

still,

always moving,

all embracing

and

Inspiring

Light

serves you well

and everyone else

while we are living in the world.

This Light

enters the world

through

YOU!

YOU ARE A LIVING

EXPRESSION OF

INSPIRATION

IN THE WORLD.


YES – YOU.

The Pause Practice can help us
slow down
and
experience a calm quiet mind
so we can
express
our Inspired Selves
in the midst of everyday life.

~ ~

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You are Worth a Pause!

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Do you have a self-care Practice?

Shared by Natalie

Recently, I was guided through an exercise where I was to create a
“Care Square”.

A Care Square is essentially drawing a square on a piece of paper with
four quadrants on it.

The upper left quadrant is titled 5-minutes
The upper right quadrant is titled 10-15 minutes
The lower left quadrant is titled 30-minutes and
The lower right quadrant is titled 60-minutes.

I was asked to list self-care practices that I could do in each of the
designated time frames from short to longer self-care practices.

In doing this exercise,

I realized that my #1 self-care practice is
Practicing the Pause Practice.

The Pause Practice overarches any other self-care practice…

Even before I can choose one of the many self-care practices available to me

I have to choose to Pause

and

Get out of my own way,

Inviting Inspiration Within to help

And then choosing to

Follow the Wise Guidance of Inner Inspiration.

In a Pause, I am willing
to be guided
in the direction of self-care.

Slowing down

and

choosing to nurture
my mind and body
in the moment.

I can Pause and gently say,
“I am willing to experience my calm quiet mind.”

This is an open invitation to my inner self to receive CALM.

It’s like opening a window and
experiencing a fresh morning breeze. Ahhh…

Soon I find my mind becoming clear and
my Inner Inspiration beginning to come forward.

The Pause Practice is a quick and practical practice!

~~

Won’t you let ~Pause~ be an integral part
of your self-care practice?

Sharing by Mary

Spinning On This Wheel . . .

Today I am resting my mind.
I thought that would mean doing nothing. Ironically, I did
quite a lot! Cooked and ate a healthy breakfast, sat in quiet stillness
centering my mind on PEACE, did daily to-do, moved my body with an
open heart, had a conversation, wrote a few work emails, and now I am
sharing this post with you. A truly productive day and all while resting
in this Well of Peace Within. How? Read on > > >

As I Practice Pausing For My Peace of Mind, I recognize the chaos and
craziness my Me-Character brings into all aspects of daily life.

In Practicing and Applying Pause, I connect with a
Deep Inner Knowing and Loving Presence ~ A well from which I draw
a sense of inner peace, wisdom, and love for myself and others;
Wherever I am, Whatever I am doing, and Whomever I am with.
It’s a moment to moment decision.

Wherever I am . . .

I am willing to want peace.
As I move through this day, in stillness and on the go,
I can pause to be present to peace.
At home, at school, at work, or play,
I am willing to get out of my own way.
Peace on the inside is one pause away.

Whatever I am doing . . .

I am willing to want peace.
Not all tasks are easy, some are new, some are old,
others seem to never end as I go to and fro.
Yet, whatever task is before me, this I can say,
I want peace, calm, and patience in my day-to-day.
Peace is in the pause, only one breath away.

Whomever I am with . . .

I am willing to want peace.
We may not know one another, or we may be family or friends.
Perhaps you’re my neighbor or in the car coming around the bend.
Yet, this I am willing one moment at a time,
to see you with peace in the middle of my mind.
There is a reason our paths have crossed though I needn’t
know what that is.
We are passersby in space and time,
in a world that forgets connection and can often be unkind.
The good news is I can extend you my peace of mind.

Pause is Not Just a Good Intention or a Bright Idea!

Pause is a Practice as we’re spinning on this wheel.

When I am willing to Practice Pause,

I am serving a Bigger Cause.

One that’s not about me and my special requests.

Rather, one that is recognizing another as my guest.

Sunday Post ~ PAUSE ON THE NEWS ~

Pause showed up on the local news! Thank you to KMOV-TV for showing
our Kids Can Pause and Parents Too! book going into the book bags to
HELP FAMILIES PAUSE to ACCESS their INNER WISDOM
for Peace of Mind with Everyday Life!

Pause & other organizations donated to fill 500 book bags with school
supplies & Pause books and Pause Practice Cards!

Kids aged 5 – 15 and adults showed up to stuff 500 book bags
so kids can begin the new school year
READY to ROCK N’ ROLL and
LEARN through accessing their Helpful Self.

An Inspired Way to Truly Learn!

Today’s Pause

EXPERIENCE INSPIRATION as it flows
through form, namely, you. YOU ARE THE
FORM for the Formless Flow of Inspiration.

YET, IT IS NOT FORM THAT BLOCKS
INSPIRATION, it is the thought of
unwillingness.

SO MANY TIMES YOU DECIDE AHEAD OF
TIME IN YOUR MIND WHAT SOMETHING
is going to LOOK LIKE, taste like, is going to
feel like or sound like, all based on
PAST EXPERIENCE.

REMEMBER,
Inspiration is here to serve in the now!

~Let Inspiration Serve ~

Pause for Now

~ PAUSE ~
Put a Bandaid on it!

Shared by Natalie

Do you ever ignore Inner Wisdom?

Sharing The Pause Practices and Pause free books and practice
materials with participants at the Better Family Life Job and Resource
Fair recently, I kept finding myself struggling with the box
full of our purple plastic bags we give to our customers to hold
their Pause goodies.

The box was flimsy and falling apart.

As I observed myself interacting with this failing box
over and over again,
I began to laugh at myself
remembering something that had happened earlier in the week…

I had been given a direct opportunity
to put the bags into a different, sturdier box,
BUT
instead of flowing with that moment and following inner Wisdom,
~because I was tired~
I opted to put some tape on the box and quickly patched it up.

I put a Bandaid on it!

> NOTE: The Pause Crew is sweating profusely at this
swelteringly hot outdoor event >

> Participants, our customers, are lined up eagerly willing to
receive their Truly Helpful Pause goodies >

! And the tape on the box was coming undone !

! The box was sweating and falling apart !

! Bags are spilling out !

. . .

Choosing to Pause…

…and Transferring those bags into a fresh
new box before the event could have
saved me time in the long run!

…I am reminded that temporary fixes
will never outlast the wise solution
that comes from Inspiration Within.

And that’s my lesson.

Pause ~ Listen ~ Follow

to save time and energy in your day!