“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 »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds3096 Nothing More Common
Today, just take time to read this poem and find all the things ‘more common’ in your day that live on ‘shared time’. Leave ticking time alone for a while… Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds3096
#tds3095 Are you sleeping enough to be truly awake?
“The evidence is overwhelming, it is irrefutable. Sleep is the single most effective thing you can do to reset your brain and body health each and every day,” — Matt Walker, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory.” We intuitively know this to be true… Read more »
#tds3094 The panda is dancing
Well, we joined the Time Well Spent movement and it rewarded us with this wonderful ode to a future that is ‘not just screens, but is humanity enhanced’. Disclaimer: the habits described in the video, most certainly do not apply to you but the person sitting next to you…and we are lying 🙂 Tweet your… Read more »
#tds3093 Time spent or Time well spent?
A 14 minutes summary of research on the addictive nature of software platform design and some interesting examples of how we could design for human goals. Listen for the idea of Net Orchestrated Conviviality as a measure of successful platform design that is focused on human needs. A little Pollyanna in its outlook, but… Read more »
#tds3092 A calm mind matters
Dr. Paul Ekman speaks with the Dalai Lama about the importance of a calm mind. Just enjoy this short excerpt of watch the full hour exploring the Atlas of Emotions project. You may also want to try the lovely interactive website that has been developed to support this project. Tweet your response to @livedtime and… Read more »
#tds3091 The fragmentation of digital life
Today we enlist the help of artist Pierre Buttin to reflect on the fragmentation of our digital lives. He explains how he generated the images of his installation ‘Day on Device’: “For a week, everytime I switched from one app to another on my phone or my laptop, I took a screenshot. I’ve then compiled… Read more »
#tds3090 Coiling and Uncoiling for stillness
Begin by sitting upright in your chair; eyes closed; hands on your knees or in the hand circle position; head upright; breathing through your nose if possible. Take 3 deep and relaxing breaths. Gradually settle into your breathing. Bring your attention to your abdomen. Note the Upper Abdominal Breathing Muscles in the Diaphragm area Note… Read more »
#tds3089 Things we forget
We found a wonderful blog! Check out Things We Forget. There are some lovely post-its to help us remember important truths we forget. Today, write this on a post and leave it in a public place for somebody to find…you will get a walk, have to think were to leave the post-it and do somebody… Read more »
#tds3088 Chair yoga
Who knew the Yoga Sun Salute could be done without getting up from your chair? Go on, you know you want to try it. Tell us how you get on. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds3088
#tds3087 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 »
#tds3086 The importance of weathering
WEATHERING by Fleur Adcock My face catches the wind from the snow line and flushes with a flush that will never wholly settle. Well, that was a metropolitan vanity, wanting to look young forever, to pass. I was never a pre-Raphaelite beauty and only pretty enough to be seen with a man who wanted… Read more »
