
Press Pause Now I can't explain the excitement each time I pick up anthology submissions for the press pause anthology. I am going through the final stack and my adrenaline surges each time I read.

Press Pause Now What are "thanking prayers?" Moments of reflection when you focus on the the positive, good things in your life instead of what's wrong and what's not going right.

Press Pause Now Try this...instead of trying to be what you naturally aren't, think about what you are and how you can leverage that to achieve the kind of life you want.

Press Pause Now "In the absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia." - Author Unknown.

Press Pause Now Start planning your budget for next year...not the financial one, but the one to manage your time. Think how much time you need towards moving goals forward and how much you need to the tasks, to dos, and other "stuff" that comes with life. Then balance out how you'll allocate time on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis.

Press Pause Now Breathing is underrated and underappreciated....pause three times today, close your eyes, and take in a series of deep breaths, in and out....enjoy its calming, stabilizing effects.

Press Pause Now We're approaching that time of year when expectations and chronic issues can cause stress and anxiety. Decide what your stress buster will be this year - weekly yoga? Daily meditation? Some extra me time?

Press Pause Now Tip: Sticky notes are great for jotting down a goal, a to do, a project....stick on the wall. At the end of the day organize and translate into your plan.

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Here's an early holiday gift ...forthe next four days, don't tackle any major tasks. Clean out your email. Go through the junk mail pile. Jot down everything you need to do now through year-end. Take care of the little stuff. Schedule big stuff starting next week. The gift is to give yourself permission to clear out th...e clutter that's blocking your thinking and reenergize for the most important year-end tasks.Read More

Press Pause Now Remember....having a day for reflection and not doing is a great habit to get into...as long as you don't let your "dreaming" become stagnant.

Press Pause Now "We should all do what,in the long run, gives us joy, Even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry." E.B. White...what will you do in 2010 that will give you joy?

Press Pause Now November is a powerful month to take some "me" time to reflect upon the last year and start making definitive, well-articulated goals for next year...before the craziness of December sets in.

Press Pause Now I look out my window and see that our beloved Japanese maple tree has transformed its colors to deep red from brilliant red from brilliant orange from deep crimson...and I realize it is the small things in life that we come to expect year to year that bring us comfort in knowing it's all about the cycles of life.

Press Pause Now "Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself." Robert F. Bennett









