05 Jan Is pausing a waste of time?
I am struggling to write about the theme of “time” for our January blogs. Time is right near the top of the list as one of the biggest excuses we...
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“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” - Anais Nin
29 Dec Pause for year end reflections
Well, another year has passed. And what a year it was! We are not going to re-hash all of what 2020 has thrown at us. You have your own list...
15 Dec The privilege to choose a sabbatical mindset
As the end of the year approaches and people celebrate year end cultural traditions…it’s a great time to check in on yourself. How are you doing? When you made 2020...
01 Dec Taking a pause is for everyone
A lot of people think that only the “privileged” can “sabbatical” by…consciously pausing their life or their work. There’s an assumption that it’s only for academics, or people with lots...
17 Nov Your Own Permission to Pause
In October, I took a week off and was feeling pretty proud of myself that I was taking a “pause” from my full-time job. What I didn’t recognize is that...
03 Nov Permission from Others to Pause
This month, we are exploring the theme of “Permission” and its role in our ability and intention in living our authentic lives especially around taking sabbaticals or regular pauses in...
21 Oct Fears, perspective and conscious pausing
In our last blog, we started talking about fears and how they might show up when considering taking a pause or sabbatical. We'd like to continue the theme of fears and...
06 Oct Fears and Conscious Pausing
How familiar are you with the voice inside your head…you know, the one that makes you hesitate? Or talks you out of certain experiences completely? Since starting this work on sabbaticals and...
29 Sep Introducing new Sabbatical blogs
Hello Sabbatical friends, Are you ready for a change of pace? For those of you following Conscious Pause for the past year, you know that we have been blogging about our experiences,...
01 Sep Thank you! Celebrating our 1st year
We cannot believe that we launched Conscious Pause one year ago and what a year it has been! During our reflections on the past year, we recognized how much we learned...