Our days can easily get out of hand when our mind is in overdrive. Its like driving a car with our foot pressed on the accelerator. Unsure where we are heading but driving hard to get somewhere.

car in overdrive

Our ego is in command “Keep pushing you’ll get there!”
Its voice is much louder than the small questioning inner voice  “Where are we going? … Is this the way to happiness?…”

In the state of overdrive we reinforce our habitual behaviors and thinking. There is no awareness of self, just a mindless mind running the show. Pretty scary eh?!

We have to pause in order to hear the small inner voice that comes from our heart and intuitive being. When we pause and become still we can hear it. As we listen, it becomes our guide on how to live our lives and find true happiness. The more we pause the more insights we have into ourselves and the world around us. The more creativity and inspiration opens up. We experience inner transformation and happiness.

So the next time you notice yourself as a mindless driver in overdrive, remember this mantra:

When I pause I transform

pause and transform

26 responses to “*Mantra for Today – transform”

  1. What a beautiful mantra for today, for everyday!

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  2. Thank you Louise 🙂

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  3. I will certainly remember this, Val. Thank you. 🙂

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    1. Thank you Jill. Its a lovely thing to remember 🙂

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  4. It is odd that one of the most delicious of experiences for we humans – the simple pausing of mind to allow life fully to exist in presence – is the one that we are always in the greatest rush to get beyond. H ❤

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    1. Pause for thought …. A quandary indeed Hariod. 😏

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  5. Hi Val. Simple, pure, true.

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    1. Thank you Karen for your comment and stopping by! Keep transforming my friend 💛

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  6. Delightful advice and mantra, Val, thank you. 🙂

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    1. Thank you Jet for pausing here today 😍

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  7. And yet not choice but habit rules the unreflecting herd.” ~ William Wordsworth

    Here’s to taking time to *PAUSE* and reflect!

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    1. So much is hidden and lost with habit. Thanks for this quote and comment Nancy.
      🙂

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  8. pleasant words to take
    on my day’s travels 🙂

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    1. Safe and mindful travels to you David 🙂

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  9. Ahhh… yes. This is sooo good Val. x ❤

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    1. Thank you Julie. So happy you paused here today ❤️

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  10. What a beautiful thought to go with at the starting of Monday. Happy week!

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    1. Thank you Alok! Happy week to you 💛

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  11. Love that Mantra Val.. I have been doing more ‘Pausing’ of late.. Enjoy a Transformational Week ❤ Hugs Sue xx

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    1. Thank you Sue. May your week be one of delicious pauses and inner transformation! hugs Val xo

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  12. It’s in that pause we find what matters…

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    1. So true Suzi…. Thank you!

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    learningtocry

    Thanks Val, for the reminder.
    This morning I had set my intention for the day as I was not going to strive for anything. How unAmerican! Ha ha! I also walked in the park and some things came into perspective. So I’m right there with you in the power of getting off of automatic pilot, pausing, and listening for the inner wisdom.
    Suzanne. : )

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    1. There is power and inner wisdom to be discovered in the pause. So happy your day was one turning off automatic pilot Suzanne! Thank you for stopping my.

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  14. Been there…nowadays just a little less so, but this is a great mantra to remember when the gas pedal pushes itself to the floor 🙂

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    1. Thank you Tiny!
      Awareness is everything.
      I’m grateful for the reminders too.
      xo

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