PAUSE IN THIS PLACE Pause in this place.Yes, look around,what do you notice? Listen for the heartbeatsof those close by,flow with their breath. Sense with their eyes,tune into their ears,know with their soul. Who are thesewe walk on by,whose air we share? Pause in this place.We don’t needto be elsewhere. We are needed here.Doing what … Read more
It’s about the ripples, not the splash. Changing the conversation for good by being the pebble in the pond. Interrupting the normal flow with a pause. Creating fresh sight with questions, not answers. Birthing new stories about how things are that shift how we talk. Together becoming the change we want to see. Welcome to … Read more
Soaking up the rays and listening to the birds. What might the air say today? What might the breeze carry as a beautiful gift? Who needs the presence of this place? Who needs permission to pause? Here…
Wedged between stonesthe flow of waterheld in suspension.All the worldreflectedin a drop,only seen inslow motion.
What’s the rush? Is there a winnerin the fastest through life race? Or what is gainedby always thinking on the run? Living on assumptionsmay not be a healthy diet. And narrow focusis only helpful in a tunnel. Instead, what flowers of gracemight blossom if we pause, breathe and smile.
If we pause to look, there are little promises of life all around us. Yet we don’t see them if we’re rushing past. Like these early catkins on the crooked hazel, I walk by daily. Their camouflage is lovely as they blend in with the twists of the branches. But look more closely; you also … Read more
Perhaps it’s not about squeezing more in but letting things out. Exhaling and letting go of the rush, the noise and the demands for attention. Only then can we be quiet enough to notice. Often it is spying the little things that brings the most joy. ~ Yesterday, I noticed ripples in the wrong place, … Read more
Pause, breathe,settle downamongst the leaves.There isn’t elsewhereyou have to be. At least for now.
I wonder what we miss in our hurry to turn on the lights. Linger for a while, and see what emerges.
Let’s hush the noise,tamp down the echoesand invite thegentleness of graceand the quietnessof compassionto say a few words.