Wednesday, August 24, 2022

THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING A PAUSE- OR BREAKS


           The painter paints a picture and every now and then steps back to view his piece of art. That is when he knows if he has to make any addition, correction or deletion. When he is with the painting he will not be able to see the flaws. So, sometimes he adds more color, sometimes he reduces the color or removes some part of the painting, till he is satisfied. A pause that is required to reflect and to improvise.

 

Similarly, every organization has a growth phase and a consolidation phase. In the growth phase we keep working endlessly.  But we need to, once in a way take a break to review our work and growth, which is called the consolidation phase, wherein, we view our own work very objectively to see where we have reached. What else, what more and what next, we have to do to scale higher. What we have been doing has brought us thus far. Now from here, where, is the question. We have to reset our axis.

 

“Take a moment once in a while, pause to reflect breathe and smile.

Think happy thoughts and look around, feel the sun on your face and feet on the ground.”

 

 “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” So, taking a break once in a way will refresh us. It will come as a breath of fresh air. It will improve the quality of our work and also increase productivity. Going out as a family on a short vacation builds relationships. Even students should practice a 50minute hour during their study time. Every 50minutes they study, they should take a 10minute healthy break. It improves focus, reduces stress, boosts your performance and creativity. If you feel overworked, take a break. Reflect on it. Who knows, it may even lead to a breakthrough. A sabbatical is a pause in someone’s career. Once in a while the battery has to be discharged for the mobile to function optimally. So also, for many of us, we need to recharge ourselves. Taking a break keeps us from living life on auto pilot.

 

Work, for me, is my hobby. It is my pep up pill. It energizes me.  For me, personally, taking a pause, is being with myself. Every morning I create time to be in Silence. Shutting my senses helps me in many ways than one, to energize, rejuvenate, reinvent & reveal me to me. Meditation is more of being than doing. So just be. That is a pause in my life. Sometimes you just need to take a pause to know the Purpose of your life.


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