Go go go, grow, grow, grow.
We live our lives in an ‘always-on’ mode. I watch my colleagues, friends, and the strangers I meet on the campgrounds (a place you would think would bring tranquillity) and so many of us are constantly moving forward.
Our lives are lived in this constant state of being somewhere other than being awake and here in the moment.
For me, the correct balance of life is not just about focusing on our outward or external movement, but also our inner, or internal energy of constantly thinking and let’s be honest: worrying. We all are firmly controlled by our minds, our expectations, our fears, and that which society considers ‘normal’. Yet, hand on heart, does this feel good? Does this energise you to reach your potential? Do we even know what our potential looks like? (That is the topic of another post).
In my opinion, I don’t think many people can answer these questions with a firm ‘yes’.
Every day I try to bring the concept of pauses into my life. A pause to greet the sun, a pause to take a deep breath, a pause to create silence between my ears. I do this because it gives me a moment of freedom but more importantly it grounds me to be present. When I am present, in the moment, I am alive. When I am present, I have the space to step back and realise the illusion of my being. In this respect I ask myself: ‘Why do I keep thinking? Pondering? Why do I stay away from the present moment?’
There are too many reasons to list, and the truth is, it does not matter. Our minds are designed to ponder and seek information and so questions and subsequent reasons for questions will always exist.
What matters is that when I pause, I feel connected with me, my body, and my energy. When I pause, answers come to me. I access more insights, realisations, and solutions. I personally believe that we humans are living in a deep, illusionary bubble in which our constant doing, thinking, and rushing does not generate the best outcomes. Not for your life, not for your business or for your community.
I look at colleagues at work and I can see the strain they feel, the addiction to doing, and the fear of pausing. My advice to them would be “stop and take that pause. Make time every day to pause and be human”.
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