What is “healthy humility”? A study of humility in religious leaders by Claire Wolfteich and others “notes that religious leaders must square “humility and stillness” with their need to be “prophetic and engaged” in the noisy public square.” It seemed to us that this is a kind of life requirement for us all not just… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds2976 A walk in negative space
Today, take a walk in negative space. Your intention is to look between things: objects define space, but what about the negative space between objects? What forms and shapes can be found in that negative space? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2976
#tds2975 4 awe inspiring activities
“When was the last time something filled you with awe? While young children seem to be wonderstruck on a regular basis, this experience tends to be rare in adults; our attention is by necessity more focused on day-to-day responsibilities and mundane tasks. But awe is just as important for adults, according to a new and… Read more »
#tds2974 Contemplative Listening
Find somebody to listen to today and try out Gregg’s responses. In order to use them you will have to listen! The blanks need to be filled with the actual words that other person use as they speak. This week we welcome some students from an MA in Mindfulness Studies doing a course on mindful… Read more »
#tds2973 Social Media and Ambient Intimacy
Some useful counterpoints to the idea that ‘the virtual is not real’ in this video: Social media and Ambient Intimacy. Exploring the idea that social media may be helping us develop what David Bohm referred to as proprioception of thought or what we might understand as online empathy. A short and first person reflection… Read more »
#tds2972 …we are only going to know how to be lonely
“If we do not know how to be alone, we are only going to know how to be lonely” concludes the video we are offering for reflection today. Do you recognise what the video speak to in your own social media life? Or have you succeeded in making a productive and healthy use of social… Read more »
#tds2971 It’s time for us to talk about dying
“We have lost the wisdom of normal human dying and it is time for us to talk about dying and reclaim the wisdom.What does norman dying mean?” Dr. K. Mannix Today, we reclaim the very real fact that dying is a part of life and reflect on how this can help us find stillness… Read more »
#tds2970 Finding our ground in conversation
Notegraphy Do a close reading of this poem. In what ways might embodying this poem help us with interpersonal attention? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2970
#tds2969 Random Kindness and Senseless acts of beauty
“A random act of kindness is a non-premeditated, inconsistent action designed to offer kindness towards the outside world. The phrase “practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty” was written by Anne Herbert on a placemat in Sausalito, California in 1982. It was based on the phrase “random acts of violence and senseless acts of… Read more »
#tds2968 Stillness helps integration
Today, reflect on new things you have learnt about yourself, others, relationships. Take time in stillness to allow your body-mind to intergrate the learning: take a walk, have a long bath, play with a pet…the possibilities are endless. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2968
#tds2967 What great listeners know
Today take time to watch the animation, make some notes about which of these things a good friend might say you need to practice most. Take the day to practise. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2967
#tds2966 How deeply can you let yourself be moved?
Take this lovely poster with you today. On your phone or in your mind. Remember it each time your start a chat with somebody. You can find many more images at Dharma Comics. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2966
