Pause. Take a moment or two or longer, if needed. Pause before going further.
Pause. Just stop and listen to your breathing. Feel your own heartbeat.
Pause. Silence the hustle and craziness around you, at least for a few moments.
Pause. Welcome this time as a gift to your own health and wellbeing.
Pause. Spend time reflecting on the shapes of the clouds amidst the blue sky.
Pause. Realign your expectations and bring balance into your strategic design.
Pause. Close your eyes and close out all interferences from outside of your mind.
Pause. Minimize all distractions and tighten your focus. Feel the strength of your soul.
Pause. Absorb the sun and the gentle breeze as you stop and bring stillness to your mind.
Pause. Know your reaction does not need to happen immediately. You have time. Breathe.
Pause. Feel the balance and allow your authentic self to shine brighter.
Pause. Be in the present. Listen to all the sounds of that particular moment in time.
Pause. Grant yourself permission to be mindful, to stop and to pause.
Pause. Experience all the beauty around you and within you.
Pause. Envision what is to be. Embrace the joy that vision brings.
Pause. This quiet time feeds your core with all that is good, and often needed.
Pause. Be alone, become one, with your energy.
Pause. Practice the power of the pause.
Martha Jo Asselin, PhD has over 30 years’ experience working in higher education and is currently serving as the Director of the Center for Leadership and Service at the State University of New York – University at Albany. For eight years, she has proudly served as a Board member for the New York State ACE Women’s Network.