This season can stir a lot. For some, it sparks joy and inspiration. For others, it awakens grief, pressure, or the subtle ache of “too much.” I sense many of us carry a mix. And when we’re stretched, our animal brains love to sprint ahead of our wiser selves.

The truth in a pause helps if we slow down enough to be with it.

As Viktor Frankl wrote, the space between stimulus and response is where we come back to intention. It’s where clarity has a better chance, we can call in our values for support, and we can be more conscious, centered and aligned in the choices we make, guided by meaning.

A wee pause is jam-packed with opportunity to meet ourselves and each other with a little more humanity.

What might one, two, maybe three intentional breaths open for you or, someone else who needs it today?

Shared with your fervor in mind,

Eva