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Pause

 

When I was a child, I remember driving through rice fields where many times I saw these shooting small plants in steady water, and I use to wonder how much patience farmers have to keep for the whole process of growth to finish. Today when I look back, I can connect to the idea that the universal law of pause is one of the bases of life. 

It is in these moments of pause that we become conscious of the beauty unraveling for us in each experience. But unfortunately, in our today’s world we are constantly looking for one thing or another. So much so that even for our children we constantly look out for things to keep them constantly busy. We try to keep them occupied with toys, activities or screens, constantly. As a result we build a brain that does not know how to pause itself. If a child says he/she is getting bored we start thinking of next thing we can bring for them to keep them busy.

There is no doubt that our brain builds its software based on the environment provided to it in early years, but equally important is to provide opportunities for brain to understand power of pause. Power of those moments when seeds of creativity unravel for us. Instead of rushing to pick next thing for your child next time take them for a walk, let them see how much beauty surrounds them, star gazing or cloud gazing is another activity which you can work with. Sitting silently and enjoying a beautiful piece of song is another activity you can explore with your child. 

Take a pause and a breath :) 

Exploring more Manika!!


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