We have had Leunig cartoons on the daily stillness before. Today, another one to help us reflect on the how we decide what matters in our day – taking time to goof off or rush through that to-do list? Happy Sunday! More creative humour? Of course! Tweet your response to @livedtime and be… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds2941 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 »
#tds2940 Get Drunk!
Pause. Take time to lose yourself in this poem. We thank @johnjohnston for this submission! Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2940
#tds2939 Can you hear the whispers of the gods?
“Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Take time to read ‘Finding Stillness’ by Leo Babauta choose one or two of his suggestion to try out today. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2939
#tds2938 Time for a moment?
Today we revisit the One Moment Meditation little guy. He has been updated and is now hooked on social media. But he takes a moment and retraces his steps… Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2938
#tds2937 May I be Alone
Grant me the ability to be alone; May it be my custom to go outdoors each day among the trees and grasses, among all growing things, and there may I be alone, to talk with the one that I belong to. Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) Spend a day or morning completely alone — no… Read more »
#tds2936 How many of you aren’t going to die? Raise your hand please
“…and since this is our final destination we might as well start now!” Today, just watch this 6 minute video with wisdom from two of our greatest spiritual teachers unpacking the possible connections between daily gratitude, old age, harvesting, and death. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2936
#tds2935 The real secret of life
Well, why play around with small stuff? We might as well give you the real secret of life today. It is not 42 but it does take 4 minutes to find out…shhhhh! Keep it to yourself or the self improvement business will go out of business 😉 Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure… Read more »
#tds2934 Goof off now. Yes. Really.
“When was the last time you really goofed off? All the dictionary definitions of this phrase are negative: “shirking work or responsibility,” “to waste time.” But to me, goofing off simply means activity with no redeeming value—it satisfies no “should.” You do it without excuses; there is no justification. Goofing off like this is harder than… Read more »
#tds2933 Consider Voluntary Poverty
Today we consider voluntary poverty. We have explored this before with the example of the man who gave up money, for example. This time we look at Thoreau’s idea of voluntary poverty. Apparently, it inspired the voluntary simplicity movement but they shied away from poverty as they thought it would be a harder sell than… Read more »
#tds2932 The discipline of absence
Today, just observe the tiny events in each day where balance is lacking. Dropping something on the floor, and getting frustrated. Knocking something over and blaming somebody else nearby, getting angry with somebody who is not driving ‘properly’…all the little annoyances in our day too numerous to count…rather than seek stillness and balance, just note… Read more »
#tds2931 A list of the ways in which the way forward dots the path behind us
The terrible gift of a terrible illness is that it has in fact taught me to live in the moment. But when I look at these mementos, I realize that I am learning more than to seize the day. In losing my future, the mundane began to sparkle. The things I love — the things… Read more »
