The 1st Step in Finding Clarity

Life moves fast.

There’s a lot coming at us in all directions. There’s a lot we’re trying to understand. There’s a lot of questions we want answered. There’s a lot happening in the world that is evoking big emotions and, as a result, there’s a lot we’re trying to process. Bottom line, It’s a lot and it can feel like it’s keeping us in a loop of constant doing.

In the midst of it all, it’s hard to get a read on ourselves. Much of the time we’re so busy attending to what we’re doing, we aren’t aware of how we’re doing. We’re often operating unconsciously in our heads -- swimming around in the drama of life -- reacting to all the things we perceive are happening.

When we pause we…

Dive down under the turbulence.

Allow space for awareness.

Witness the thoughts.

Gain perspective and understand the bigger picture.

Sense what we’re experiencing.

Have enough where-with-all to catch ourselves and “POP OUT” of the unconscious swirls.

And mostly, When we pause we give ourselves the chance to hear our beingness, which is the part of us that is clear, aware and knows.

The first step in finding clarity is always to PAUSE