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  • picopause [ix]

    A “picopause” is a little loving nudge towards simplicity and serenity.

    That thing you think is not good enough is probably good enough.

    As a self-identified addict (to food, to work, to other things that I use to distract myself from my feelings), I have a problem with knowing what “enough” means. If I do something, I want to do it perfectly. I want things to look and be perfect. I want to the world to act in a perfect way. Since I am human, I am not capable of perfection, and since the world is made up of humans, it also cannot be perfect. And yet, I seek perfection in big and little spaces in my life all the time.

    I need constant reminding to rein in my expectations and recognize when something is “good enough”.

    When I have done enough.

    That I am enough.


  • picopause [viii]

    A “picopause” is a little loving nudge towards simplicity and serenity.

    Why do you always do it that way?

    Is there another way to do it? Have you asked anyone else how they do it? Does it actually need to be done?


  • picopause [vii]

    A “picopause” is a little loving nudge towards simplicity and serenity.

    Be really present with the people you encounter today.

    Being really present means stopping what you are doing and really listening. And not “listening to think about what I’m going to say next”. Really listening, with your full attention. Once the person stops talking, you will figure out what you need to say. Or maybe you can just say nothing. That will probably encourage the other person to say more, which will improve your understanding of them, what they are trying to say, and their perspective.

    This is a super power.

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