Pause: Putting the Brakes on a Runaway LifePause: Putting the Brakes on a Runaway Life puts the hurried life on notice. Pause challenges the chaos that churns in our society with gentle suggestions to inject moments of fun, adventure, and self-care. Pause will convince you that life dramatically improves when we replace meaningless activities, back-to-back commitments, and unfulfilling obligations with activities that give life zest. |
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Everyday Pauses keep life in balance | 69 |
Playful Pauses can be delightful decadent curious or edgy | 127 |
Welcome Home creating your perfect place to pause | 181 |
The Perfect Pause | 215 |
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Page 11 - We should all do what in the long run gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.
Page 18 - In addition, at the end of the book, you will find a list of helpful organizations and publications.
Page 23 - When you examine the lives of the most influential people who have ever walked among us, you discover one thread that winds through them all. They have been aligned first with their spiritual nature and only then with their physical selves.