Pause For Your Helpful Self by PauseForInspiration

I can Pause and choose to be still and listen to My Helpful Self. I am willing to get Help with any thoughts, feelings, words, or actions that are on my mind. Once I have chosen what I want help with, I ask My Helpful Self, “What can be Safe, Kind, and Truly Helpful?”. I am willing to listen to My Helpful Self who can point me in a helpful direction.

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I can Pause and choose to take a deep breath. I am willing to Step Back from my thoughts and make room so My Helpful Self can help me.

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I can Pause and choose to Slow Down. I am willing to feel calm and safe.

Sometimes Your Helpful Self may lead you to talk with parents, teachers or counselors about your feelings and what‛s on your mind.

You can Practice PAUSING FOR YOUR HELPFUL SELF

I can Pause and choose to follow My Helpful Self who leads me to be Safe, Calm, Kind, and Helpful. I am worthy of My Helpful Self who encourages me and is my True Self. Purrrrrr-fect! A Practice that kids, parents, teachers, grandparents... EVERYONE can do! It‛s simple and it works! WE ARE ALL WORTH A PAUSE !

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Dear Important Ones, The World Needs Your Help One-to-One -- Now! Yes, that’s right - all you kids of all ages -- that’s you adults too -- we are all important. You have an important part to play. Without you something is left undone that needs to be done. Without you someone is left unloved who needs to be loved. Oh, and you are worthy! That means you have a Helpful Self, who is your True Self. Your Helpful Self is the inner quiet guide (that we each have) that points you in a helpful direction. Do you want to get to know Your Helpful Self? If you do, it can help to read this book! Pause one page at a time. Pause line by line. You may ask, “How do I know I am listening to My Helpful Self?” Your Helpful Self is safe, wise, and strong. Your Helpful Self is with you all day long. Your Helpful Self is the LOVE to whom you belong. Your Helpful Self is super-duper, loving, and kind. g to shine, Your Helpful Self is y your light upon us all. Happy Pausing, use Crew The Pause Woof! My M name is Happy. I‛m here to help you get to know Your Helpful Self! Can you find Happy?

You can Pause for Your Helpful Self

Everyone has a Helpful Self

The choice is yours YOU are IMPORTANT

Visit V isit YourHelpfulSelf.org YourHelpfulSelf.o org

Your Helpful Self is Important and Worthy.

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Get to know

YOUR HELPFUL SELF 1

You can Pause for Your Helpful Self always your True Self! 2

My Helpful Self points me in a helpful direction.

My Helpful Self is the LOVE in me. 3

My Helpful Self points me in a helpful direction.

Yes The LOVE in me is Yes! My Helpful Self! Self And, guess what everyone! everyone

YOU

My Helpful Self is the LOVE in me.

have a Helpful Self too too!

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I can Pause. Pausing for My Helpful Self can help me ...

When I feel upset or mad,

lonely or sad,

when I need an answer or help with absolutely anything, My Helpful Self can help me.

I can Pause. Pausing for My Helpful Self can help me ...

when I wake up and when I g go to bed;;

when standing in line and d waiting iti my tturn;

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with all the new things I can learn.

I can Pause. Pausing for My Helpful Self can help me ... when I am at school and meet someone new; with the things I say and do.

when doing my homework and nd studies;

when someone being a bully meone is bein and being unkind;

with how to get along with family and buddies.

with all the thoughts that are on my mind.

I can Pause. Pausing for My Helpful Self can help me ...

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understand and learn new things I have not yet done

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The Helpful Self Practice

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PAUSE FOR HELP THE HELPFUL SELF PRACTICE IN 4 STEPS: PAUSE - STEP BACK - STEP ASIDE - LET MY HELPFUL SELF GUIDE As a reader or listener, what can be most helpful is to be willing to pause while going through the 4 steps.

PAUSE

I can Practice Pausing and choose to SLOW DOWN. I can feel calm m and safe.

To Pause is to choose a moment of quiet inner calm. I can take as long as I need to rest my mind. There is no need to hurry.

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Press the button and start your Pause. Your Helpful Self is in the Pause.

For a better day Practice Pausing anywhere ~ anytime!

STEP BACK I can Practice Pausing and choose to take a DEEP BREATH. I can choose to o get out of my own way. After I Pause, I get out of my own way by choosing to clear my mind of what I am thinking now. This will make room for helpful thoughts from My Helpful Self.

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a and breathe in

a and breathe out

STEP ASI ASIDE I can Practice Pausing and choose to be still and listen to My Helpful Self. Right now, now I want help with ___________________________ (My thoughts and feelings about: another person; myself; things I do; places I go or anything else.)

Once I have made room in my mind, I choose what I want help with. Then I ask My Helpful Self, What will be “What Truly Helpful now?”. now?

My Helpful Self can point me in a helpful direction

Touch and say the words on the Helpful Self wheel to help you connect with Your Helpful Self!

HELPFUL LET MY truly helpful

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Now that I have asked and listened ned w, I to what will be truly helpful now, can choose to follow My Helpful Self D, who leads me to be SAFE, KIND, CALM, and HELPFUL.

Use your finger to draw a path for Happy to follow.

SELF GUIDE I can Practice Pausing and choose Self. to follow My Helpful Self

calm

My Helpful Self LOVES ME!

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I can PAUSE FOR

MY HELPFUL SELF My True Self !

at Home

at School

at Play

doing chores

at the Store

on Adventures

Wherever you are

Whatever you

are doing

Whomever you are with -

- Pause for Your Helpful Self. Who always wants you to be safe safe. Who is always kind and always loving you. IMPORTANT!

Remember to also listen to your parents and teacherss about being safe safe.

Thanks for being willing to Practice Pausing for Your Helpful Self! Remember, wherever you are, whatever you are doing and whomever you are with, the choice to Pause is always yours yours. We all have a part to play. Do you want to help other people get to know their Helpful Self? By sharing about this book, it may be you who lets someone know they have a Helpful Self who Loves them too. Visit:

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Pause For Your Helpful Self The Pause For Your Helpful Self Practice is the willingness to let the WISDOM in you help you. Practicing Pause For Your Helpful Self can potentially help teachers and st is just the beginning of the help available – students in many ways. This list ou can add y our own!! you your Solutions Focusing and listening New ideas Responding in a helpful way Being present Collaborating and problem-solving What is helpful to say and do Teaching and learning Connection with others Respecting one another Creativity and imagination Expression of Your Helpful Self Wise choices Motivation Encouragement Willingness to ask for help lpful no ow?” Answers to, “What will be truly helpful now?” ful Se elf Remembering everyone has a Helpful Self Lesson plans Awareness of possibilities Seeing the “Big Picture” WISDOM and FUN . . . and so much more!

HELPFUL GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING HE THE HELPFUL SELF IMAGES The ‘Helpful Self wheel’ lists some of the characteristics of the Helpful Self to help the reader connect with their Helpful Self.

The ‘Helpful Self Thought’ represents opening to the Helpful Self for help with thoughts, feelings, words and actions.

Pause For Your Helpful Self

Recommended for ages 4 to 104

For more information visit: PauseForYourHelpfulSelf.org Pause For Your Helpful Self TM WNYHOO-NOW, Inc. – World Needs Your Help One-to-One-NOW!, DBA PAUSE FOR INSPIRATION®, is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization that was formed on 12/12/2008. Copyright © 2017-2019 Pause For Inspiration. All rights reserved. Library of Congress Control Number: 2019938884 All rights reser ved. No par ts of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the author. Printed in the USA. ILLUSTRATIONS:

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Kids

Can Pause

elf

I can Pause and choose to take a deep breath. I am willing to Step Back from my thoughts and make room so My Helpful Self can help me.

u r o H Y e l r p o fu f

Cool!

Pau

I can Pause and choose to Slow Down. I am willing to feel calm and safe.

Sometimes Your Helpful Self may lead you to talk with parents, teachers or counselors about your feelings and what‛s on your mind.

You can Practice PAUSING FOR YOUR HELPFUL SELF

Get to know Your Helpful Self at

Home

School

Life