This week I came across a quote that stood out to me. It said, "If you do not overcome your problems, you will be overcome by your problems."
Our students do not know how to overcome their problems on their own. If we are honest with ourselves, many adults do not know how to maturely overcome problems. If we allow ourselves to be overcome by our problems we become stuck and this can lead to unhelpful choices.
Teaching ourselves and our students to take a mindful pause can help build inner strength.
Below is a video I encourage you to take some time to watch. Take a few minutes to think about the different you can make by teaching children to pause.
There is a lot of outer noise in our lives. We cannot always quiet that noise. There is often inner noise that we can be overcome by and we react to without thought. We need a pause.
Taking a mindful pause allows us the space to think, evaluate, and reflect.
Remember to pause, listen, rest, breathe, and reflect. Engaging in this practice and teaching this practice can help us to have and know a place of calm. The Mindful Pause is a place of calm. It is a place to reflect and think before acting or speaking. It matters.
