The Efficiency of Pausing

Time seems to be slipping through my fingertips every day. Weeks are flying by, and the past year in quarantine feels like a daze. And yet when I sit with a timer for 15-20 min of a silent meditation in the mornings, the time seems to infinitely slow down. I often hear people express a desire for life to just stop or put on pause for a moment. In truth there is no pause; the flow of life is always going. However, we hold the power to set a boundary with that flow, and to invite and actively cultivate a change of pacing. When we choose a different pace, one that is sustainable, and organic, it can seem as if the world is slowing down around us.