“The Power of a Pause “
Do you take time each day to just stop? To look around you? To take in the sounds … or lack of them? To just allow yourself to be in the moment?
What I need in the morning and throughout the day is to just transition to being In the Moment. Not others’. Just mine. For a few minutes. Mine is usually somewhere around 5 am. Depending on the time of the year–it’s an indoor or outdoor thing. Stepping on to my deck with a hot mug of tea as daylight begins to break is often an eye candy with a spectrum of colors beginning to roll.
A deep breath. Sometime a photo and share with close friends with a “Good Morning” added.
Sometimes it’s leaning my head back on wingback chair that I often work from in my office. Closing my eyes for a few minutes and letting “a quiet” arise in my body.
Sometimes it’s listening to a favorite piece of music. Or marveling at the fantastic harmonizing of voices as a song plays out.
A pause in your day … even several times a day may be the secret sauce you are looking for. It just may be the window that awaits you … to hear something you hadn’t heard before.
In Japan, it is known as Ichigo ichie – one time, one meeting. I think of it as being in the moment … whatever the moment is. Claim your time for moments.
The pause is a gift. Open it often.
Dr. Judith Briles is the award-winning and bestselling author of 49 books and calls Colorado home. When she’s not in the kitchen or in the garden, she’s working with clients as The Book Shepherd, a book and publishing consulting and project management firm that works with authors at all stages of their book to create and publish a book they never regret! She’s the founder of the first Authors’ Hall of Fame exclusively dedicated to ensuring the legacy of authors connected in some way with Colorado. She’s also the Director of San Francisco chapter of the Women’s National Book Association.
Judith’s books have been translated into 17 countries with over 1,000,000 copies sold! They have been featured in over 2,000 radio and TV shows including repeat appearances on CNN, CNBC, and Oprah. She has worked with over 1,500 authors and created 500 plus bestsellers. Print publications include Newsweek, People, Time, The Wall Street Journal and … The National Enquirer! Her popular podcast, AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing is dedicated to authors and writers and their success and is ranked in the top ten in four categories on GoodPods.