Before and After
Try pausing right before
and right after
undertaking a new action,
even something simple
like putting a key in a lock
to open a door.
Such pauses take a brief moment,
yet they have the effect
of decompressing time
and centering you.
~ Brother David Steindl-Rast, from Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer: An Approach to Life in Fullness
See also: Disrupt the Default Mode