I love to know that I am not the only one that sometimes creates those moments of pause or parenthesis not only because they are needed but sometimes because they are wanted, I love to sit alone drinking coffee or juice and see the people sitting around me or in their careers and let the world keep spinning while I take a break from so much running that never fails either by daily work or unforeseen events, sometimes you have to pause and then resume with more and better strength and courage, this part of your publication I loved it:
...I thought about how lucky I am that my feet touched the ground when I woke up, that I have a roof over my head, a job, food on the table, some good people around me and the mentality of gratitude to put it all together.
Not everyone has those things and recognizing that you have them and being grateful is a great thing and even though you can yearn for more and work towards it you have to be grateful for what you have.
PS: the cookie looks delicious.
Taking a pause is something I find very valuable. Also, I don't have to fill that time with social media as I'm not on any of them, except for Hive, and aim see Hive differently that the traditional social medias. It's a pause and that means I block out everything but that which brings me peace.
Thanks for taking the time to reply and sharing a little of your own experience.