Pull The Brakes And PAUSE

Pull The Brakes And PAUSE

Prior to the Covid-10 Pandemic hitting us hard, I was right there in the middle of the rat race, driving two hours one way from home to work and close to three hours coming home from work at the end of the day [because of the chronic traffic gridlock].  So, you SHOULDN'T be surprised if I was always looking forward to the next weekend, for a respite.  Alas, even after the Covid-19 Pandemic has finally ended, I am truly blessed because our organization continues to allow our workforce to work via the hybrid work from home model.  YET, we still need to Pull The Brakes And PAUSE📗📙📘

Alas, PAUSING seems to be the most valuable life skill there is.  WHY?  For so many reasons, PAUSING gives us that respite from the frenetic pace of our day-to-day activities.  WHO can claim that he/she lives a slow-paced laid back daily life [UNLESS one is into his retirement phase by now?]📌📌📌

NOT to egg me to hard-sell here BUT PAUSING does create that 'magical space' WHERE the path we're on can suddenly take a turn for the better.  YES, it can be a game changer.  BUT it DOESN'T come naturally though.  Being able to PAUSE requires enough mindfulness to recognize WHEN it's needed.  And then it takes even more mindfulness within the PAUSE [itself] to observe WHERE we're at and discern HOW to proceed from thereon.  YES, it seems easier [and messier] to plow right through instead.  We've all been there, done that.  And the worst things I've said quite a few times have been those times WHEN I felt too absorbed in my own state to take a beat💧💧💧

YES, when there is NO PAUSE, there will be NO reckoning.  Instead, it can be a scene and it's NO small feat to stop that locomotive train in motion.  And the only way that I know to hone our ability to PAUSE and step back is to practice building those skills in less emotionally charged times, that is, to dabble in meditation as a way to build mindfulness muscles, so to speak.  YES, eventually you will realize you've come a long way since then💥💥💥

Our takeaway:  All these are verbose words that are much easier said than done.  And I admit that in the past, I would recurringly disconnect and sometimes recklessly rampage from time to time BUT in those TINY TIMEOUTS, I would take a deep breath, or leave the room OR remember my mantra for the day to FIND PAUSE IN THE CONSTANT MOTION OF LIFE.  It's all about PULLING THE BRAKES and PAUSE😍😍😍