Afraid to Slow Down? Here’s What You’re Missing.
What If Rest Could Be The Thing That Moves You Forward?
When I first started my business, I shared my idea with a colleague who was a consultant at one of the big firms. She loved what I wanted to do, but when I told her the name—Pause Box—her face tightened.
“Pause? Doesn’t that mean stop?” she asked, with a mix of disdain and fear.
“Yes,” I said. Because if my own burnout taught me anything, it’s this: rest and pause aren’t indulgent. They’re catalytic.
But I get it. The old paradigm says slowing down makes you fall behind. That your edge comes from moving faster, working harder, staying “on.”
But the truth? Rest is where the edge regenerates. Pause is what makes momentum sustainable. It’s what allows creativity, clarity, and soul alignment to land.
This week, I invite you to flip the script:
Where could rest be the thing that moves you forward?
Let’s practice that now. 🧡
I thought if I slowed down, I’d lose my edge. But when I finally gave myself permission to rest, I started getting creative downloads I couldn’t have forced if I tried. Turns out, the magic comes in the space.
—Participant, Self-Love & Success Essentials Course
3 Prompts to Help You Shift, Align, and Act in real time
Exclusive to weekly readers, these prompts are designed for my personal Meredith AI Coach—trained in the Nothing to Prove framework to guide you into insight and inspired action, right when you need it.
Open the AI Coach here 👇
https://link.pauseboxco.com/Meredith-AI
🔥 Prompt 1:
“What creative or intuitive insight might be waiting for me in the space I keep avoiding?”
🔥 Prompt 2:
“Can you help me explore the belief that rest makes me fall behind?”
🔥 Prompt 3:
“Can you guide me through a practice to pause without guilt, and notice what opens up when I do?”
Mini Energy Check
This week, instead of pushing harder, experiment with pausing differently—let the world around you be your reset button.
Go outside. Gaze at the sky. Watch the trees sway. Feel the warmth of the sun on your face.
This is the moment we too quickly speed by.
Reclaim it.
Take 3 long, soulful breaths here.
Notice how pieces of you come back online.
Let yourself revel in the resource of this moment.
Ritual Reminder
Rest isn’t wasted time—it’s where your power regenerates.
Like the sky that holds both stillness and movement, or the trees that sway without striving, you’re resourced by what you allow, not by what you force.
When you pause long enough to notice, the magic arrives on its own.
What to Do Next
✨ Pick your prompt and ask Meredith AI Coach —> https://link.pauseboxco.com/Meredith-AI
✨ Step outside for 3 soulful breaths—let the sky, the trees, or the sun be your reset
✨ Notice what ideas, feelings, or clarity begin to surface when you pause.
And remember—these prompts are just a starting point.💃
You can ask the Meredith AI Coach about anything that’s up for you right now—whether it’s a tender truth, a hard choice, or a pattern you’re ready to shift.
Until next week,
+Big Love,
Meredith