Day 1 — The Power of the Pause.
Life can pass us by even while we’re right in the middle of it.
Today, we begin our Gratitude Challenge with a surprising observation from a famous novel by Ray Bradbury and a simple invitation to discover what we may have been missing.
Listen to Day 1: The Power of the Pause [LInk to the audio]
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Today I was doing my jogging, and in principle, I don’t stop, training is training. But thinking of the power of the pause, I decided to pause for a few minutes next to the lake and watch the waves and the ducks. It was beautiful, also the automn colors. Thank you for this tip.
An intentional pause had me look out the window and appreciate the subtle movement of the branches the tree. Just noticing it and being with it made me realize the abundant gift of seeing and being with a living moving. organism.
Thanks Jeff for offering this ‘gratitude challenge’… Today, pausing, at least once, prior to checking email and/or texts :).
After listening I wandered slowly over to a photo I have of His Holiness the Dalai Lama which I once used as the basis of the portrait in charcoal I once did of Him and gazed into his lovely face slowly and felt the peace between us thanks to the pause. Then I sat calmly in my living room and enjoyed looking at it with no agenda, nothing to do!
I paused to admire our baby grand opened for display for the house showing. We hadn’t touched it in the last 10 years but it’s still a beautiful instrument. Hope it’ll be a blessing to another family soon as it will not fit in our new space.
These are beautiful examples of what can happen when we take just a moment to pause, instead of rushing by in a hurry to get to where? Beautiful sights of nature, forgotten connections and meaningful reminders, make themselves known and life suddenly feels richer and fuller. Thank you all for these lovely examples. 🙏