THURSDAY THOUGHTS

Unwrapping the word- PAUSE
There is a softness to the sound of this word. Like a breath. Lingering and slow as it is spoken aloud.
Yet life can literally feel like the opposite- a human race – offering little time to pause and take a slow purposeful breath. We can get caught up in busyness and we measure success by productivity, popularity or perfection. Busyness is sometimes seen as a badge of honour and perfection as the ultimate goal. Yet we were not created to be perfect but to be human.

A human life is sustained by the rhythm of the breath. To ‘inspire’ life, is literally to breathe it in, in all its fullness. And that is why we are here. To live life to the full. But full does not mean frenetic. May I suggest that ‘full’ could rather be interpreted as a measured, steady way, sustained by times of stillness and contemplation.
Pause, even once today. Draw inspiration. Drink it in- deeply and deliberately, for just long enough to actually BE in the moment. That’s where we find the sacred space to observe. Then we move gently into that peaceful exhale, releasing strength, wisdom and clarity into those cloudy pools which sometimes form in the speed of life.