pause

There are moments that don’t ask for anything.

Light shifting across the floor.
The sound of water beginning to boil.
Air moving through fabric at an open window.

Nothing special is happening.
You’re simply between one thing and the next.

Much of the day carries us forward without noticing.
From one task to another.
From one thought to the next.

A pause doesn’t stop that movement.
It sits inside it.

Long enough
to notice where you are.

You don’t need to change anything.
You don’t need to improve anything.
You don’t need to stay.

If it helps, this can be a small space
before you carry on.

you can pause here

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Some people choose to hold this moment with objects made for it.
They’re here, if helpful.