I recently hear someone share a acronym THINK-
T- Is it Thoughtful?
H-Is it Honest?
I- Is it Intelligent?
N- Is it Necessary?
K- Is it Kind?
I am working with a group this month around the idea and power of pausing. From the place of pausing, everything is possible. Without pausing, THINK is not possible to assess.
It doesn’t have to take long, and with practice it becomes faster and easier to run through the list before acting or responding. Pause to think of the times that considering THINK might have saved you (and others) some anguish. Imagine life with more of this type of response (or no response), how much freedom is available.
The pause allows us choice. THINK allows us to make a good and healthy response, should we choose to make one.
Pause is also helping me to make good decisions as to what I do with my time and how I am clearing things out of my spaces. Pausing to review my goals, even for a few minutes each day and more meaningfully on Sundays when I plan my week, is allowing me to be more intentional with what I agree to do with my time. I am on purpose and because of it, I am making progress.
Pause is helping me to make good decisions about what I am keeping and what I am allowing to move forward to hopefully bless someone else’s life. That’s how I am choosing to look at it. When I pause, I can consider that things have fulfilled their purpose in my life. There is such a feeling of freedom in clearing out space.
Experiment with these thoughts this week and let me know what you notice!