Pause

A practice of self control prevents desire from becoming a dictator. Discipline of the tongue is verbal restraint. Discipline of the diet is restraint at the dinner table. As for the temper exercise emotional restraint. For our thoughts exercise mental restraint. Before taking any step to satisfy our desires. Taking a three second pause when an impulse hits you, before taking action. This three seconds will give you a time to take a quick assessment of what the consequences might be, these three seconds could save you some embarrassment later. Pausing instead of reacting. Sifu Hayes www.silentriverkungfu.com UBBT Stony Plain, Alberta, Canada