Pausing for Menopause

It's been pretty frantic around these parts recently...frantic taking on a good perspective this time. We have had family dropping into town, leaving town, staying in town and going out of town. Along with family comes the rest of the crew....friends and loved ones (puppies included) who are part of the "entourage" if you will. A party here, a music session there, dinner in town, breakfast out of town..Frantic in a good way.
But now the dust has settled. In fact it's so settled in my little house that sometimes I can't find the counter underneath all the dust! Time to take a deep breath, open the windows, let the fresh air fill our lungs and pause for a while.
Down to the lake I go, as always, to pause and ponder. While there it occurs to me that, as I begin this next phase of my life, I am going to spend more time pausing: pausing for Menopause if you will. I am allowing mySELF more time for the things I have wanted to do but got too busy to take the time to do.
Today I picked up my guitar: another thing covered in dust I' m sad to say. I sat and played for a little while and it just felt so good to be playing again. I'm a little rusty, ok, a lot rusty, but it just felt good to pause in my day to do something creative. Something from my heart to my heart and for my heart.
I took a yoga class for the first time today as well. That's just really hard work: it looks easy but it's a really tough workout. I loved it. At the end we paused for a few minutes of reflection and deep breathing. We did some laughter yoga for part of the class....now that was fun and funny.....I felt great when I walked out of that class.
So, I'm pausing and menopause is the reason. If not now then when?
We could all benefit from a short pause in our days and in our lives....Me, I waited until now and it's better late than never. What about you? Are you taking the time to pause in your day? To reflect for a few minutes? To do what you love each and every day? Thanks for listening. To your success from my heart to yours.
Living la vida fearless,
Jan