.A pause is a moment of reflection which you give yourself the time and space to get back in tune with your intuition.Once you do that you can start planning changes that will put you on a better road to a better more authentic life.

Two of the most common signs you need a pause are hating you job, poor preformance, awarness of use of technology is often a reflection of a underlying problem.

Other reasons to take a pause is if a loved one needs your help during a tough period in there life. or the positive aspects such as a new job opening.

Start planning your pause by understanding you yearnings How do you find out what matters most? 'So that test' Askyouself what you want? Now ask yourself why you want it by adding "so that" to the answer

Take stock of resources befor setting on a final pause plan. money time and activity dial keep them all in check.

Formative experiences can end up holding you back later in life , e.g. teacher telling you your not good at painting , e.g. may leave you doubting your artistic ability, this is an example of a limiting belief.these can be deeply ingrained and when the going get tough you can tend to fall back on them.

Touve probably heard them a thousand times. but it doesnt mean you have to keep on playing them. in fact you can simply eject them and put something else on. and they can be changed. take up mental flossing. become aware of your fear tapes and a key part of mental flossing is learning to TASER.

TASER Start tuneing in , imagen your inner critic repeating your limiting belief aloud. once you can hear the words, acknowledge that you have this belief and the way its conditioned you over the years. now shift imagen the opposite to what youve just heard,repeat it to you really start to feel it.

Incorporate rules and nurture positive changes to make your pause more meaningful. A pause shouldnt be an endless to-do list free time is valuable. but its importnat not to slip into old habits and a waste time on endless internet sessions and sleeping till noon.

Begin with the end in mind. Note down habits you want to keep and keep in your life and ones you want to ditch.

The first thing you should do after your pause is to reflect on what you've learned.

What did you learn? what did you lean about your yearnings? do you still want to continue to the path your on? what will you and what wont you tolerate?

Making time for a pause is well worth it. Its both nourished and replenishing. At the end of your break, youll have a much deeper understanding of your true needs and wants. and set you up for your next adventure.

Songwritng is what I do.

Everything in the world displeases me: but, above all, my displeasure in everything displeases me.

'Urban Renewal' was sweet because I've been - unfairly, I would say - plonked in the middle of the road because of a handful of songs. It came at a good time for me, because you do take a bit of a browbeating and, as you get older, you become better at accepting it and realizing why it happens.

The readings of Soviet society are as many as the experts you speak to. In my view, it's a society that is overdue for measures of democratization and organization.

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Never let people who are more unhappy than you tell you how to live your life.

There's some things I can't write about, just terrible personal tragedies.

All labor is coerced labor and hence a form of servitude.

What matters in literature in the end is surely the idiosyncratic, the individual, the flavor or the color of a particular human suffering.

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I think my numbers speak for themselves.

You are meant to play the ball as it lies, a fact that may help to touch on your own objective approach to life.

I play patterns. I'll make up a pattern and just play it.

I definitely don't want to get married just for the sake of getting married.

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Courage, dear heart.