The Power and Potential of Pause
Never underestimate the importance of a pause…
Remember when we were all (probably) mere schoolboys and schoolgirls when we would relentlessly be told off, “Calm down, take a break, take a pause,” — — — that was just annoying. That, my fellow readers, was because we never understood the power of a pause.
This article is a guide to understand this beautiful art.
The business of life is to go forward, but the key is to never underestimate the importance of a pause. Heck, even the infamous and delectable treat company ‘Kit Kat’ advises us to, “Take a break.”
You may pause wherever you feel most great about yourself or events revolving around you. Whether on a balcony staring at life in the mid-distance or in a garden lost in the fresh scents of life and endless skies.
A pause is also wonderful before you begin something new. Such as before you open your mouth to say something, pausing with gratitude is a great mix.
I mean, isn’t this what prayers are built on — taking time to halt events around and focus on the desires and requirements of one’s self.
Also, we can’t just ignore pregnancy pauses, one of the greatest ones of all!
A pregnant pause put in one sentence is a silence full of potential in the way a pregnant body is full of a new human being. A pregnant pause leaves the listener full of anticipation, just like pregnancy is full of excitement about the coming baby.
Great Topics to Pause for;
Business/Work
- Am I happy here?
- Is the money that important to get walked over for?
- Am I stuck in the same 9–5 hr. loop every day?
- Am I accomplishing something here?
- Does anyone know I even work here?
- This is the best job I’ve ever been at!
- My colleagues are just wonderful!
Friends
- Is he/she a good influence on me?
- Am I getting peer-pressured?
- Are they stealing my time on this Earth?
- What am I gaining from this?
- Wow, this person is a treasure!
- Just took everlasting knowledge!
- Our time together was a blast!
Partners
- Are we meant for each other?
- Am I happy with this someone?
- Am I valued in this partnership?
- What am I gaining from this?
- Wow, this person is a treasure!
- Life is brightened by him/her!
- Our time together is a gift every-day!
With a narrow viewpoint in life, it may seem that a pause is nothing but an empty, meaningless waste of time. But sometimes doing absolutely nothing is everything. Relishing a life+time, gaining clarity for the future, and understanding potential is what we all desire, all thanks to the pause.
Pause is an innovative, dynamic, and creative approach, applicable to business, and more importantly, life. Simple, yet elegant. Nothing, yet everything.
Special thanks to Himanshu Bharadwaj for this wonderful idea to learn and share my thoughts on this great topic.
