Articles
All of the articles housed in the library are written by your Pausemeister, Patricia Katz.
Are You Fluent In The Language Of Haste?
Calm Your Words ... Calm Your Life
How fluent are you in the language of haste and hurry? Do you ever think about what it costs us to pepper our days with high-speed words and phrases? Read more.
Can't Stop ... Gotta Run!
Overcoming Resistance To Pause
When I encourage people to give themselves permission to pause™, reactions vary. Some folks embrace the idea with enthusiasm. It fits with their view of life and their everyday practice. Others resist with every bone in their body. Read more.
Hidden Value
Finding The Meaning In Everyday Life
Rise in the morning. Climb into your gear. Step into the harness. Plod your way through daily routines. Head back to bed. Rest. Rise. Do it all over again the next day. Sound familiar? Read more.
Living In The Moment
10 Ways To Pause When You've No Time To Spare
As much as it may feel that you've no time to spare, there are ways of going about your everyday business that will help you be more present to the moment and less frenzied about the future. Here are ten ideas to get you started. Read more.
Maximize Your Vacation Pause
10 Do's & Don'ts
Ten tips to help you make the most of your vacation time. Read more.
More Than A Black Hole
Pausing Defined
What really is a pause? Is it always a complete, dead, full stop? An emptiness? A void? A total absence of action and thought? Although from time to time a pause may be just that, more often than not, a pause is so much more than nothing. Read more.
Paused On Purpose Or Stuck On Hold?
There Is A Difference
How do you know whether you are experiencing a temporary pause or a permanent hold? Pauses and holds look the same on the outside. In both cases, it appears to others that you're doing absolutely nothing. But they are experienced very differently from the inside out. Read more.
Permission To Pause™
9 Benefits Of Time Off The Treadmill
You're climbing a mountain. It's a tough, dirty, exhausting challenge. The higher you climb, the quicker you tire. Still, you plod on. Never stopping. Swiping the sweat from your brow. Eyes fixed firmly on the path ahead. Focused. Determined. Single mindedly on task. Read more.
Restoring The Rhythm Of Renewal
Press Pause ... Press On
Give and take. Back and forth. Wax and wane. There's a natural rhythm to life and work. When you are in the groove ... in the flow ... you move forward with confidence. When you ignore the cycle of ebb and flow, life grows tough and nothing comes easy. Read more.
Strategic Signals
10 Key Cues That Call For A Pause
How do you know when it's time to stop or step away from the action? Ideally, you want to do this before you get into trouble or roll into overload. Fortunately, it's pretty easy to identify those recurring experiences in daily life that could trigger a pause. Read more.
Stop, Drop & Roll!
The Paus-able Cure For A World On Fire
When I first started speaking about 'permission to pause' I noticed something peculiar in the response of my audiences. Read more.
Take The Lead In Work Life Balance
Ease The Pressure - Lighten The Load
Partner massive workloads with high-speed expectations and you've got a recipe for disaster. Remove any sense of control and toss a lack of appreciation on the pile, and the mix grows downright explosive. Read more.
The Pause Starved Month From Hell
A Case In Point
It's December, 1996. I am a wife of one, mother of two, sister of five, aunt of eight, daughter, friend, volunteer, and neighbour. I own an active speaking and training business, and for the first time in over two decades, I am, once again, a student. Read more.
The Trials Of An Im-Paus-able Day
There's No Better Time To Be Here Now!
Alarm clock goes off - jump out of bed - trip over pile of clothes on the floor. No time to hang them up last night. Maybe tomorrow. Read more.
What's The Message In Your Model?
Is It Helping Or Harming?
Does any of this sound familiar? You come in early to get a jump on the day's work. You take no breaks and schedule working lunches every day. You stay late to finish up the paperwork before heading out to an evening meeting. Read more.
"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think."
-Lorraine Hansberry
