Pause,

We live in a society where healing, pausing, taking a beat, rest in general is not valued. Everything and everyone has to be ‘on’ all the time. 

I believe this mentality actually stems from selfishness on a personal level and greed on a greater level. I also think it lends itself well to people not fulfilling their potential.

Few people take the time to just think anymore. We’re being taught that this is the way to do it. I did it this way and it’s the only way that works. Please explain to me how that encourages individuality and creativity, innovation and invention?

Why is it more important to us to control everyone and everything around us, than to pause and take the time to think about what we really want out of life?

Why is it more important to keep going so we can keep our hurts and insecurities and demons in the rear, than working on releasing them so we can stop running around (aka being busy) and actually start living with true purpose?

Why is it more important to ‘crush’ life than to enjoy life?

What’s the rush, people? Where’s the fire?

We love to talk about balance, but very few of us are even close to achieving it. Work gets everything; family and friends get the leftover time from work coupled with all the irritability that work exhaustion comes with. Or maybe your primary relationship gets everything, and the rest gets what’s left. Whatever it is, don’t fool yourself any longer. People know when they’re receiving scraps – from the youngest to the oldest. Take a beat. Think about your life. Step back. Does it look right to you? Does it feel right to you? Does it feel like yours? 

Are you chasing after something because you think you should, or because you desire it? 

Is your life designed to prove a point to someone? Is that okay with you? 

Do you feel good on the inside? Are you dealing with the things that hurt you the most?

Do your parents, spouses, children, other relatives, friends know you love them? Not because you say the words, but because you live that love out with them?

Do you even know how to love them, or have life experiences made that too painful, and you just don’t want to deal with all that?

Where are you?

Pause. Take a beat. Rest. Heal. 

You’re worth it.

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