II Pause II

I sit here knowing full well that I need to work on my assignments as the semester comes to a halt in less than a month. But, I can't help but have this thought sit at the back of my mind and know I need to get it out in order to focus and concentrate on everything that is at right here in front of me.

The world around us seems to be spinning so fast, time just flies by and it seems like everything is just slipping right on by, without a chance to see or to taste. Lately I have been reminded of the need to check my blind spot. To stop and think about what am I missing because of everything that surrounds me. Recognizing and realizing what is blinding me from the important things.

I have been blinded or all consumed by the things that either have zero importance, or I legitimately have no control over and all I can truly do is wait. I've gotten to caught up in finances and stress about work as a student and wondering what is going to happen. How am I going to make things work? And yet, I have been reminded time an time again lately, that none of this is up to me. That ultimately I have little control over this world, but what I do have control over is slowing down my world. Taking the time to breath, and lately I have been battling in this, battling to slow things down and enjoy the assignments as they come. Enjoy growing and enjoy learning. God did not put us on this planet to rush through life and forget about him, I am pushing myself to start and finish off every single day with Him. To stop and pause and realize that everything else can and will get done as long as I PRIORITIZE my time properly.

Yes, I say this because I struggle with prioritizing. I have slowed down my world and enjoyed the roses, and yet I find myself getting caught up in distractions. I find myself avoiding the one assignment that I just don't want to do, for no other reason than that it's different. It's new. I don't know what I am doing and it does not come easy for me. Yet, that is the very reason I am here. I am here at school to learn and to grow, and through my learning and growing I can then one day help others.

But if I don't first learn to grow and be pruned myself. Then how can I ever expect myself to be educated enough to help others around me.

And helping people is what I so desire. I do not care about the paycheck that will come with the end of my degree or the salary that I can make. What I care most about is being able to help those around me to enjoy and love life. To make the most of it. And hopefully to stop getting caught up in the whirlwind of life that surrounds them. I hope that as we reach out to the world and the world back to us. That we can learn something from other cultures and learn how we can better value all those that surround us. So I am going to ask you you. How are you going to make your world stop spinning, for just a fraction of time this week? How are you going to let someone else know that you stopped your world just for them? How will you spread your love?

For me, I spent some time writing pen pals yesterday, because I needed to stop and let those people know how important they are to me and how important of a person they just really are.

Yes, there are a million things that need to get done in a busy season like Easter and finals. But that is also why I think it is so perfect that we have our season of lent now. There is never a good time to stop and pause. So just stop and pause now. AND make sure that you still get back at it and get those assignments in, or whatever it is that needs to get don't. Don't pause to procrastinate, instead pause to take a breath. Find that difference and it will empower you to change the little world that surrounds us all.

So find your time, and just hit PAUSE. Prioritize yourself, and prioritize love. And I do not just mean romantic love when I say love. I mean love for the people around you that you "don't have time for" love for that stray cat even if you are annoyed with it. Show love, show compassion and find your peace in Him.

Hope this all makes sense. Lol, it makes enough sense to me and I know I can go work on my homework in peace now from these thoughts, and I hope these thoughts do not keep you too long from your work, but long enough to get you to

pause

and

think.