The Sacred Art of Pausing

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July 16, 2017 a project of ServiceSpace Being receptive and allowing things to happen is a skill that can be practiced and improved upon. - Dr. Amy Johnson - The Sacred Art of Pausing When in the middle of things we can't control, our first impulse is often frantic activity; anxiously cluttering our days, our minds and our bodies. "We fill our days with continual movement: mental planning and worrying, habitual talking, fixing, scratching, adjusting, phoning, snacking, discarding, buying, looking in the mirror." In this passage, Tara Brach asks us to consider what might happen if, in the middle of our panic, we take our hands off the controls and pause long enough to "feel" rather than "do". { read more } Be The Change Set an intention to notice yourself in frantic movement this week. Whenever you become aware of anxious business; pause, breathe, and see if you can "take your hands off the controls". COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Disease of Being Busy The Benefits of Learning to Be Kind to Yourself Bhutan's Dark Secret to Happiness Dan Siegel: The Open Mind Beannacht: A Blessing for the New Year 7 Lessons About Finding the Work You Were Meant to Do Teen Creates App So Bullied Kids Never Have to Eat Alone Perseverance is Willingness, Not Will DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 243,640 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More