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October-December, 2018

What Does Pause Have to Do with It?

by Rev. Mary Gerard Lenihan, O.M.C.

“I got this, I know what I’m doing, Ill figure it out, I’m an expert, I’m educated, I’m smart, I’ve been doing this for other people, I don’t need help” etc. These are just a few of the multitude of excuses we give for not Practicing PAUSE, which is the following:

The decision to experience my calm, quiet mind . . . SLOW DOWN

The decision to get out of my own way . . . . . . .  BREATHE

The decision to listen to My Helpful Self . . . . . . . LISTEN

The decision to Follow My Helpful Self . . . . . . . .  FOLLOW

I invite you to take a moment and ask yourself, “When might I possibly benefit from putting the PAUSE TOOL to good use in my everyday life?” Hmm… Anytime, first thing every morning, before lunch, after lunch, afternoon slump time, driving home from work, walking into my house, cooking dinner, exercising, eating dinner, doing laundry, running errands, checking emails, in conversations. I can choose to quiet my mind, let go of my me-self, listen to My Helpful Self and follow its practical wisdom … If I want to simply have a better day, I simply can choose to Practice PAUSE!

I invite you to LOOK AROUND YOUR LIFE. Do you ever find yourself thinking — “I know how to do my job, I know how to teach, I know how to counsel someone, I’m learning my trade, I know how to mow the lawn, I know how to handle this kind of person, I know what to say in this text message, I know, I know, I know.”

So off with my me-character self I go! I know all about “I know” because most of my life I truly felt I really did know! But now that I got my hands on this Pause Practice, I am applying it in everyday life, even when I don’t think I need it. I am amazed to see that I don’t know as much as I thought I knew! To wake up to who I truly am, I can choose to stop sleeping!

What does Pause have to do with it? I am finding that Pause has everything to do with everything because the last time I checked, I go with myself wherever I go!

My willingness to listen to My Helpful Self effects how I see, what I say, what I do, how I do it, how I feel, what I think about, how I spend my time etc.

Recently we were invited to teach the PAUSE PRACTICE somewhere, but when we showed up, no one knew who we were, why we were there or where to send us! In fact, I think they would have been fine if we left, but I chose to see this another way.

I said, “I am here to teach Pause as scheduled. Give me anyone, any number of people, and we’ll teach, right now!” We didn’t see it as a chance to get out of work, we didn’t sit this one out.

At first I felt the door close in my face, but then I paused and had an EXTRAORDINARY EXPECTANCY that a door of possibilities had just opened and not only was I ready, but I was demonstrating to the person in charge that he could be ready too!

We could open to the possibilities together instead of drowning in another failed attempt… and we did. He took us to a group and all together we had a fun, helpful, eye-opening PAUSE experience… and that’s what PAUSE has to do with it!

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