Pause Quotes by Famous Authors

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1. “When we pause, we don’t know what will happen next. But by disrupting our habitual behaviors, we open to the possibility of new and creative ways of responding to our wants and fears.”

Tara Brach

Pause, Awareness, Change, Mindfulness, Creativity

2. “When we get lost we need only pause, look at what is true, relax our heart and arrive again.”

Tara Brach

Pause, Truth, Awareness, Mindfulness, Self-discovery

3. “What would it be like if, right in the midst of this busyness, we were to consciously take our hands off the controls? What if we were to intentionally stop our mental computations and our rushing around and, for a minute or two, simply pause and notice our inner experience?”

Tara Brach

Pause, Mindfulness, Awareness, Presence, Reflection

4. “Taking our hands off the controls and pausing is an opportunity to clearly see the wants and fears that are driving us. Often the moment when we most need to pause is exactly when it feels most intolerable to do so.”

Tara Brach

Mindfulness, Pause, Awareness, Fear, Presence

5. “Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response: that’s where choice lies.”

Tara Brach

Mindfulness, Pause, Awareness, Choice, Presence

6. “There comes a point at which you stop writing and think all the more.”

Gustave Flaubert

Writing, Thought, Reflection, Pause, Creativity

7. “When we pause, allow a gap and breathe deeply, we can experience instant refreshment. Suddenly, we slow down, look out, and there’s the world.”

Pema Chodron

Pause, Mindfulness, Refreshment, Breathing, Awareness