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06. Pause and Respond

This practice is all about getting into yourSelf, before responding or reacting to any situation. This may be after something happens like you stub a toe or during any triggering interaction or conversation with someone. 

For the entire day, briefly pause and take a breath as you come into your full Self and have a sense of your greater awareness before you say or do anything. This brief paused moment offers an opportunity to connect with yourSelf and your full conscious awareness.

 

Before you respond consider:

    • Tuning into your breath, regulate as needed.
    • Tuning into your heart, respond from a space of unconditional love.
    • Your boundary and how to appropriately maintain a healthy interaction.
    • Acknowledging you have all that you need and can resource whatever you need before responding.
    • The patterns at play within the experience and if there are any projections of energy or victim consciousness game invitations in the situation, respond accordingly to how you want to most optimally use your energy. 

 

Within this brief pause you have created so much space for yourself. You are able to acknowledge all aspects of yourself, maybe even protective ones that would love to blurt out a quick defensive response. 

As you tune into your true Self, you realize these aspects of you are just parts of you but they are not the real you. The real you is the one that can see clearly the situation, your choices and internal reactions without any attachments. You then may respond as you desire, as you have a broader perspective and deeper awareness of the truth. 

Instructions:

  1. During any interaction you have today, whether that be with yourself or another, attempt to connect into yourSelf and respond from that place only. 
  2. Don’t judge or criticize yourself if you realize after the fact that you responded without tuning in. Just simply take note of how often you are in yourSelf versus potentially acting as a limited part or aspect of yourself. 
  3. You may keep track of your patterns in your journal. Note how often you were present with your full Self versus when you were more unaware of your reactions. This will provide greater awareness and can give you a sense of progress if you track it periodically over time. 
  4. Try this for one full day and continue this practice as desired.

Perform this for the next 2-3x/days and then as often as desired. *Unless otherwise directed

  • Optionally, use your testing technique to determine your optimal frequency and duration to perform.

 

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