Time to Pause

The calm follows autumn’s amber sunsets.

Sweet dreams linger in the shadows.

Evening songbirds rest and wait

for their cues to serenade;

as we take the time

to pause and

reflect.

Each of us can benefit from learning to pause mindfully. Pausing gives us an opportunity to clearly see the desires, wants, fears or anxieties that are driving us. Pausing mindfully when you transition from one activity to another, or at any other moment in your day, will allow you to fully notice and experience what’s really happening.  It takes a mindful - pause to reboot ourselves from the rote mode to proactive engagement with life. Here are links to several mindful - pause exercises:

The Mindful Pause Exercise

http://www.psychiatry.wisc.edu/uwpMindfulness_pause.html

9 Reasons to Hit “Pause”

https://mindfulminutes.com/9-reasons-hit-pause/