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purpose and take notice</p><p id="6fbe">The beauty of the world that surrounds scream and shout Beckoning us to slow down the speed and glance around us But the focus of our formulation in life seldom hear the serene signals Signals from all things beautiful and life-giving in their way Until our senses are too dull to acknowledge their existence</p><p id="4ca2">We miss the present hoping to catch up in the future But the future is the only time we have no access to. So, now and again pause on purpose and take notice So to obtain the present unclaimed gift before us And escape the self-denial we daily inflict on ourselves</p><p id="1e9e">Love calls but we barely hear the sounds Our senses signal but distractio

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ns consume us We toil, hustle and bustle with the speed of lightning Until the joy of life is depleted before our eyes in a hurry And by the time we take notice, only residues are left</p><p id="6a29">So, frequently pause on purpose no matter what And allow memories to be made as we journey on There is always a pilgrimage ahead of us till the end Catching up is easier than losing out on memories You will be glad you did and thank yourself in times to come.</p><p id="7bdb">To hear the sound and feel the warmth To see the beauty and taste the flavor To smell the aromas of life and touch the sky We must intentionally make the conscious effort As gratitude is found only if we pause on purpose.</p></article></body>

Pause On Purpose

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A poem by Belinda Adom Takyi

Life is a rush, a rush to nowhere in particular Vanity upon vanity we grapple for all things non-lasting We run and hurry dashing here and there and calling it busy Only to miss the essentials that life seeks to find along the way So now and again, intentionally pause on purpose and take notice

The beauty of the world that surrounds scream and shout Beckoning us to slow down the speed and glance around us But the focus of our formulation in life seldom hear the serene signals Signals from all things beautiful and life-giving in their way Until our senses are too dull to acknowledge their existence

We miss the present hoping to catch up in the future But the future is the only time we have no access to. So, now and again pause on purpose and take notice So to obtain the present unclaimed gift before us And escape the self-denial we daily inflict on ourselves

Love calls but we barely hear the sounds Our senses signal but distractions consume us We toil, hustle and bustle with the speed of lightning Until the joy of life is depleted before our eyes in a hurry And by the time we take notice, only residues are left

So, frequently pause on purpose no matter what And allow memories to be made as we journey on There is always a pilgrimage ahead of us till the end Catching up is easier than losing out on memories You will be glad you did and thank yourself in times to come.

To hear the sound and feel the warmth To see the beauty and taste the flavor To smell the aromas of life and touch the sky We must intentionally make the conscious effort As gratitude is found only if we pause on purpose.

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