The first moments of waking are the perfect time to tune into stillness: Arrange your body in a comfortable position. Stretch and let your attention scan your body quickly. Pay attention to how each part of your body feels. Follow several cycles of inhales and exhales for 1 minute. Tweet your response to @livedtime and… Read more »
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#tds2988 1 minute practice – just walk
As you begin walking, pay attention to each step. Notice how many steps you take during each inhale and exhale Match your steps to your breath: breathe in, count 1-2-3 steps, breathe out, count 1-2-3 steps. Thich Nhat Hanh suggests you use this phrase as you walk: “With each step, a gentle wind blows.” Set… Read more »
#tds2987 1 minute practice – just sit
Sit up straight in a chair with your feet flat on the ground. Place your hands in a balanced position and close your eyes. Focus on your breathing, follow each breath in and out. After 1 minute gradually open your eyes and resume activities. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include… Read more »
#tds2986 ATT – Attention Training Technique
Set aside 12 minutes at least once per day. Choose six to nine different sounds around you that you can hear and follow this routine (source): Listen to each sound for one minute at a time Listen to each sound for 10-20 seconds Listen to all the sounds you can hear at the same… Read more »
#tds2985 Moments of stillness
One more moment of stillness for today. You know what to do: sit, take your own photo, find a moment. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2985
#tds2984 Moments of stillness
Today, sit with this photo, take your own, or just watch the moonrise in your corner of the world. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2984
#tds2983 Moments of Stillness
The next few days we will just publish a few photos of moments of stillness from the creative commons in Flickr. Today, just take time to sit with the picture or go and take your own moment of stillness photo. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2983
#tds2982 Visio Divina
The imagination works through suggestion, not description. Description is always direct and frequently closes off what it names. Suggestion respects the mystery and richness of a thing. All it offers are clues to its nature. Suggestion keeps the mystery open and extends us the courtesy of inviting us to see the thing for ourselves. It… Read more »
#tds2981 Explore the effects of increasing digital connections
“A revolution in technology has connected us online more than ever before: Nearly 60 percent of Americans now have a Facebook account. Digital connections have replaced informal interaction with neighbors and acquaintances. And a quarter of Americans say they have no best friend to confide in. Some caution the decline in face-to-face interactions has led… Read more »
#tds2980 Say No and say No again
Today be intentional about when you say yes and when you say no. Resentment about busyness is often about saying yes when we want to say no. Non Violent Communication speaks to this unconditional giving. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2980
#tds2979 Want to help someone? Shut up and listen
‘…everything we touched, we killed.’ From the blurb: “When most well-intentioned aid workers hear of a problem they think they can fix, they go to work. This, Ernesto Sirolli suggests, is naïve. In this funny and impassioned talk, he proposes that the first step is to listen to the people you’re trying to help, and… Read more »
#tds2978 Keep replaying it or let it go?
“Is there a hurt or thought you keep replaying that you’d like to release? Use this interactive Letting Go Practice to help let go of a hurt, injury, or issue in your life. Like forgiveness, it may be something you’ll want to revisit again and again. Take a few minutes to try it and let… Read more »
