Although my kids have been a large part of my motivation(to us all lol) and considering their future does make one pause.

To compliment what Jason stated well and give you pause for thought.  

When you see this type frenzy, you might pause and ask yourself if this is a clue to a repeated pattern.

Pause...173.  

Generally, not to concerning as I think we have a pretty good handle on what we know, what we do not know (yes, there are things that I need counsel or seek counsel on from others).I am going to pause there for now.

It was like our lives were sort of on pause during those couple of years, and that got me thinking about my future in a big way.  

Me [pause]: Ah, ok ... that's not where I thought you were going.

The housing recovery is in for a major pause due to higher mortgage rates.

So I paused up there, and was contemplating that incomplete insulation probably costs them a certain amount per month in excess heating or cooling bills.

The funny thing was, her first number was 165k, and after she told me I gave a 30 seconds pause, looked to the floor, which I had planned to do beforehand, no matter the price.