Cause for Pause

Posted by Brad Osborne on November 2, 2022 · 11 Comments 

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Our lives are filled with things to be done

Chores to be worked and errands to run

We scurry about at such a harried pace

For being idle never wins the rat race

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Each moment we have, we struggle and strive

As if, by doing, we will feel more alive

Yet, all the actions and the work that we ply

Simply watch as the precious moments tick by

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But there is something you have never been told

It is in the stillness that our lives unfold

Doing nothing, for a moment, is not a sin

And taking a break may be just how you win

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A pause from the world may feel a bit lazy

But the running around has only made you crazy

So, sit and be still, think of nothing at all

Relax your mind and let the worries fall

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Juts a moment of tranquility and peace

Where our lives find their true release

A minute not filled with things to do

In the quiet is found much more to you

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