A luminous guide to discovering what becomes possible when we allow love to lead the way and life to unfold in its own divine time.

Jennifer Rudolph Walsh was the consummate New Yorker, a powerhouse at the biggest talent agency, a champion of culture, a nonstop achiever, a mother, wife, sister, friend, who thrived off the go-go-go—until that life no longer held the same allure, and she chose a radically different path.

After thirty years, Walsh traded the hustle of Manhattan for the peace of California’s redwoods, embarking on what she calls her “sacred pause,” exchanging the tyranny of the clock for Divine Standard Time—life lived not in scheduled increments but as a co-creation with the universe, time guided by a heart that knows when to make things happen and when to let them happen—a state of being that allows for life to unfold in a way that leaves room for mystery and magic, for serendipity and presence.

Walsh distills stories and insights from her life that crystallized in this reflective period, and through their wit and wisdom we see the path of our own lives illuminated. The result is a compact little wonder: a charming and profound book that teaches us how to loosen our grip, navigate the journey from the head to the heart, and find our people, our purpose, our joy, ourselves.