Pause of the Week
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Reflection:
A friend was recently razzed by her youngsters for sitting idly by the window, coffee in hand, gazing at her garden.
At a temperature of minus twenty, the lush greenery was long gone and her bright flowers long dead. Still, the dried plumes of long stemmed grasses waved gracefully above the snow, dancing in the winter breeze.
My neighbour recently discovered me on hands and knees building a snowman in the front yard. He ribbed me that building snowmen was a kid's job and suggested that I must be experiencing my second childhood.
I'm thinking there are worse things in life than to be caught admiring the view and playing in the snow.
Action:
So much of life passes us by in a blur. The opportunity to stop, to notice, to appreciate the world around us, is such a blessing.
Moments like this pique the senses, rekindle memories and warm the heart. May you have many such moments in the days ahead; and may you pause to savor each one of them.
Quote:
"I awake each morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savour the world. This makes it hard to plan my day." - E.B. White
Resource:
This original poem is my gift to you.
Let Me Pause
In the worry and haste, of our speed crazy pace ... let me pause.
In the whirls of my mind, churning work left behind ... let me pause.
At the welling of tears, in a world filled with fears ... let me pause.
In the day's push and shove, where I don't find much love ... let me pause.
In the pause ... let me see, let me hear, feel and be.
Let me take in the whole from the depths of my soul;
And know without doubt, in each whisper and shout,
There is life in this moment of time.
-Patricia Katz
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