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most of us spend our lives believing the mind. we believe the stories it tells us about who we are, what we have done wrong, what might happen next, and why we should be afraid. we carry old experiences into new situations, interpreting the present through everything we have learned to believe about ourselves. but what if none of these stories defines who you really are? you are not the thoughts passing through your mind. you are the awareness that notices them. there is a difference between having a thought and believing it to be the truth. the moment you begin to recognize that difference, something changes. you no longer have to react to every thought, defend every belief, or allow every fear to determine your next move. you can simply notice what is happening without becoming consumed by it. beneath the noise, there is peace the mind is constantly working. it analyses, judges, remembers, predicts and tries to make sense of everything. much of this activity is shaped by past experiences, conditioning and beliefs we have carried for years without questioning them. but you don’t have to spend your life living inside that noise. when you pause, turn your attention inward and become still, you create space between yourself and the stories you have been telling yourself. you begin to see that a thought can arise without defining you. an emotion can move through you without becoming your identity. an old fear can surface without having to dictate your choices. you are allowed to experience your thoughts without being ruled by them. this is where freedom begins. not by controlling the mind or forcing yourself to think positively, but by recognizing that you are more than what the mind produces. the freedom of coming home imagine the surface of an ocean disturbed by wind. the water moves in every direction, making it difficult to see a clear reflection. but when the wind settles, the surface becomes still, and the light reflects without distortion. our experience can be similar.

What are you grateful for?

There is something about beautiful places that automatically make me pause. Where do you like to practice the pause?

Way to go Julie for starting the 30 day pause challenge!