The Truth About Being “Grown”

By Rita Ricks

The Truth About Being “Grown” How PAUSE Helps You Finish the Year With Clarity, Not Reactivity When did you first feel grown? Was it when you received your first paycheck, paid your own bills, raised a child, purchased a home, or made a difficult decision without asking anyone’s permission? We often associate being grown with…

WHAT LEADERS LOSE WHEN THEY NEVER PAUSE

By Rita Ricks

WHAT LEADERS LOSE WHEN THEY NEVER PAUSE What do the people you lead experience when you are under pressure? Leadership pressure does not stay inside the leader. It enters the room through our tone, reactions, decisions, and treatment of others. That is why PAUSE matters. PAUSE gives us a moment to notice what is happening…

Forty Years of Love and a New Season of Perspective

By Angela Lightfoot

Forty Years of Love and a New Season of Perspective This month, my parents celebrated 40 years of marriage. My mom likes to joke that the secret to a successful marriage is separate bathrooms. After forty years together, I don’t think anyone is in a position to argue with her. While I suspect there may…

A Mid-Year Invitation to PAUSE

By Rita Ricks

A Mid-Year Invitation to PAUSE The first half of 2026 has been about growth, faith, and listening. Listening to my Creator. Listening to my body. Listening to the quiet messages I sometimes rush past. I often say God and I are co-creators of my life and my business. I believe that deeply. But I also…

Consistency Matters

By Rita Ricks

Consistency Matters CONSISTENCY is one of those words we hear all the time, but many of us are still trying to live it. We say we want to be consistent with our prayer life, our silence practice, our health, our business, our boundaries, our money, our relationships, and our personal growth. We know consistency matters.…