Pause

[Fluttering]

PAUSE

What’s a minute worth to you? Is it enough time to text a friend? Enough time to race to class after sleeping thru the alarm (again)? Or is it long enough to separate a smart call from a risky move?

It only takes a minute to change your life.

That’s a one minute pause, 60 seconds to stop, think and consider the impact of your actions. A pause is a delay, a breather, a suspended reaction. A pause is about finding the time to get the facts, and using those facts—not impulses- to help make decisions, when emotions are running high and a minute can feel like an instant or an eternity, a moment of clarity you create for yourself.


PAUSE won’t tell you what to do. PAUSE will provide you with information about your mind, body, and relationships and empower you to make your own best decisions. When you can rely on accurate info and make choices you’re comfortable with, you’re in the driver’s seat. PAUSE is not about judgment. PAUSE is about staying informed and in control. It’s about the confidence you gain when you know the facts and yourself. PAUSE is also about seeking help when you need it.

Pause is a collaboration of the Kaiser Family Foundation, FOX, and My Space

MySpace.com - Pause - 19 - Female - Los Angeles, California - www.myspace.com/pause

[Ann]

You been peeking in my window, Fluttering? Pausing is a biggie for me and something I need to do more often. Pausing and Patience...my two biggest lessons that I have to learn over and over and over again.

[Rusty Zipper]

Pause is away to perhaps, the will of God...

i had a 24 hour pause button in early recovery... lol

[citychick]

To pause, and not just react, took some practice. After all, for most of my life I was just one big reaction...to everything. lol

[Ann]

Originally Posted by citychick

To pause, and not just react, took some practice. After all, for most of my life I was just one big reaction...to everything. lol

Me too, CC, I was my mother's daughter, my son's mother, my husband's wife, my employer's employee....it took me until I was 50 to get to know that stranger called "me" and figure out her dreams and plans in life. Did you hear that? I said dreams and plans...I never knew we were allowed to have any.

This recovery thing is sure filled with wonderful gifts.

[SerenityGirl]

Originally Posted by Ann

Me too, CC, I was my mother's daughter, my son's mother, my husband's wife, my employer's employee....it took me until I was 50 to get to know that stranger called "me" and figure out her dreams and plans in life. Did you hear that? I said dreams and plans...I never knew we were allowed to have any.

This recovery thing is sure filled with wonderful gifts.

That is exactly how I feel, thank God, I am finally figuring it all out...