Pause

Pause the clock. 

Pause the meetings, the activities, the chores.

Pause the temper flares, the spike in blood pressure, the worry over what I can not change.

Pause the stress about school, the anxiety I feel for my children and how they are developing,

and my own sense of belonging.

Pause.

Breathe.

Look around.

Play.

I only wish that life would pause every now and then.  Especially, on days like today.

Pause the clock.

Breathe.

LD tries everyday to teach me how to
be less stressed and over-crazed about
the world around me.