When you pause, is it something that is imposed or are you drawn to it?
Are you alert and waiting for something to happen?
Is there an expected outcome?
Are you pausing in order to take a break from thoughts that stimulate or frustrate?
Or do you pause as the gateway to stillness and as a way of connecting to your inner world?
When we are wrapped up with expectations of others or from ourselves, we lose touch with the sacredness of the simple pause.
There is nothing to wait for.
Find Your Middle Ground 
When I’m frustrated, I try to pause and reevaluate the situation. Taking a break always makes things more clear.
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Yes indeed Jill 🙂
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I think we might all do well to insert a pause clause into our mental habits contract – an invaluable friend and protector! H ❤
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A pause clause – love it Hariod!
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Hariod, I really love the idea of a pause clause. Thank you!
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“Pause as the gateway to stillness” — always my intention, sometimes, I fall short. 🙂
Always I begin again to breathe into the silence between each moment.
I too like Hariod’s ‘pause clause’! 🙂
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Thank you Louise 🙂
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When I pause, it’s to clear my head. Sometimes walking away from a situation temporarily, brings answers… ❤
Diana xo
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Thank you Diana.
A pause to clear our head … can bring us so much more than the answer ❤
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in no time
at all
i’ll embrace
this notion 🙂
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In no time indeed. 😉
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Thank you for this, Val. I appreciate this. Pause feels so much better than waiting. 🙂
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To me Carrie, the ideal pause is one without intention… simply being. 🙂
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Brilliant! This matches so well with what I am trying to do more and more and more – pause, pause, and pause again.
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Thank you Julie! It is a practice 🙂
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When I press “pause” . . . I let go and allow the now.
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Like an “easy” button right? 🙂
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Val, prior to opening your posts, I find my pulse slow with an expectation of peace and of finding my center. This post had that impact as well.
Your blog reminds me of this quote by James Carroll:
“There are times when we stop, we sit still. We listen and breezes from a whole other world begin to whisper.” (James Carroll)
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When we are ready circumstances align… So glad you found your centre D. Thank you xo.
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The “pause” keeps me present and allows me to see and listen. 🙂 Thanks Val
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On a nutshell … Nature’s perfection 🙂
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Makes me realize I need to pause more often. A river with waterfall would be a great place…
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I would Tiny! … as long as you weren’t waiting for the salmon to leap like this bear 😉
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My blog title’s tagline Val. Indeed. I ask that question quite often. 🙂
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So good to know Nomzi! Thank you 🙂
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Perhaps a good number of bloggers are pushed by dramatic events or circumstances to start blogging. I remember asking myself about a year ago, “What are you waiting for Nomzi Kumalo?”. Quite a number of times. 😀
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There is inspiration here 🙂
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Indeed Val. And sometimes all one needs to do is to surrender. Have a beautiful day. 🙂
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You too Nomzi! Thank you 🙂
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