“Sherry Turkle goes Pop. Moby & The Void Pacific Choir – Are You Lost In The World Like Me. Smart Phone Liberation.” Geert Lovink Take time to watch this wonderful and disturbing animation. Then feel free to find out about ways to Reclaim Conversation from Sherry Turkle. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds746 Find a quiet place online
John Johnston created a lovely space to reflection online. Take time away from clicking and watching the stream: we can watch ephemeral art as we reflect on this most wonderful poem also offered to us by John: We can kiss joy as it flies today by visiting John’s online reflection spot. If you want to… Read more »
#tds745 A reminder of stillness
Find a quiet place nearby and complete the message in the photo: ‘Be still and I am…’ as a reminder of how you feel when you find that still point. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds745
#tds744 Words as a quiet moment
Conceptual artist Robert Montgomery suggests that in a world that bombards us with images, words can be a moment of pause in a hectic world. Here is one of his Light Poems for you to pause with words today. You can view more on his website. And if you are in the UK you may… Read more »
#tds743 See the whole universe
Today, can you find an everyday object to contemplate for long enough that you slowly become aware how it (or any other object you might have chosen) involves the whole universe? Do you need some help with how to ‘contemplate an object’? We oblige: Keep your attention on the focus subject. Don’t try to… Read more »
#tds742 Voluntary Poverty for a quiet life?
“We can’t even imagine that poverty might be the result of an intelligent and skilled person’s free choice based on a rational evaluation of costs and benefits. It might sincerely be possible for someone to decide not to take the better paid job, not to publish another book, not to seek high office – and… Read more »
#tds741 Wisdom from Zen Lady Bug
Today take a minute to listen to our friend the little Zen ant from Sketches in Stillness at Tumblr. It will be a minute well spent, we feel. http://sketchesinstillness.tumblr.com/post/162645639001/sketchesinstillness-10-little-zen-things-to Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds741
#tds740 Mindful Social Media
We recently talked about the book Mindful Tech, which has many practices for mindful use of technology. It seems more people are exploring the more deliberate use of technology. Here is a practice to try to help you notice your emotions as you approach social media in your day: You can read the full… Read more »
#tds739 Communication technologies as diminished substitutes
“Most of our communication technologies began as diminished substitutes for an impossible activity. We couldn’t always see one another face to face, so the telephone made it possible to keep in touch at a distance. One is not always home, so the answering machine made a kind of interaction possible without the person being near… Read more »
#tds738 Seeing beyond ‘this lousy world’
It is working with our mind rather than trying to change everything in the outside that will cool down our tempers and allow calm cool stillness in our life. What is a nugget you took from this 2 minute video? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds738
#tds737 I had time and a sense of wonder…
“Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day.” How will you cultivate the gift of gratefulness for this unique day life has given you, today? Show… Read more »
#tds736 Close your eyes
Stop what you are doing. Close your eyes. Rest and refresh your eyesore a few minutes. Take time to consider what internal seeing might mean. This practice and the ones outlined in the last few days are adapted from the work of Deborah Haynes. We have a few more simple practices coming up soon. Tweet… Read more »
