Pause long enough

to plant a seed and watch it grow.

Pause to smell

the bright flower that attracted your attention.

Pause be kind

to everyone who crosses your path.

Pause to smile

even when you are hurried and harried in your life.

Pause to appreciate

what you have and stop longing for what you don’t.

Pause to notice

the silence of a quiet afternoon as you are restored.

Pause to pick up

the piece of trash on the street, even if it isn’t yours.

Pause to play

with your children, especially when they are young.

Pause to show interest

in the live’s of your teens, even when they might seem disinterested in you.

Pause to think

about your life and what is important.

Pause to make

a difference.

Pause to live.