“With more and more people living single, and more and more people living alone, a better understanding of solitude is becoming increasingly important.” PsychCentral in 2014 Today, take time with our infographic and reflect on how you relate to solitude. Is it delicious? Do you appreciate it? Do you seek it? Do you keep… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds698 Write a solitude Lune
“A Lune is a fixed-form variant haiku created for the English language.” We created the lovely poetry card above. Today you get to make your own courtesy of digital artist John Johnston. Make yourself a healthy drink, close your tabs, take a deep breath and visit the Lune Maker. Follow instructions. Save you image… Read more »
#tds697 Choose to be an optimist…
Another lovely Buddha Doodle for today. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds697
#tds696 Let go of the self
Letting go information overload is easy, just let go of the self and its opinions. Easy! We hope you enjoy the smile today. And you can get enlightened and keep smiling at Bob Seal’s blog too. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds696
#tds695 All you need is 20 seconds…
We often find it hard to take risks in life, especially when these involve vulnerability with another; those memorable times in our lives when we wish we could suspend the monkey mind and just take a chance. The idea of 20 seconds of courage from this film can may be encourage us to suspend thought for… Read more »
#tds694 Edited lives
Clara Dollar wrote an essay called ‘My so-called Instagram life’ which offers a case study for the ideas we spoke of yesterday about The Innovation of Loneliness. An honest a intentionally reflective essay, we think is worth you time today. “If you spend eight years building a house (no matter how uncomfortable or ugly it… Read more »
#tds693 …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 »
#tds692 The eyes have it
Today we exercise our peripheral vision for stillness. “As you’re reading these words, begin to notice your breathing. Don’t change anything, just letting your body breathe naturally. Notice where the breathing is taking place. How much of the movement is in the chest, and how much is in the abdomen? Notice the rate of… Read more »
#tds691 My greatest wealth
Some more intentional reflection today – How full is your inner container of that which ‘the world cannot take from you with fire or sword?’. You could use this as an automatic writing prompt. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds691
#tds690 It’s all about balance
Today take time for some intentional reflection – how is the balance between quietness and activity in your life? To what extent can you be receptive in quiet, just waiting? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds690
#tds689 The Zen of colouring
The Atlantic published an article that speaks of colouring in as ‘the new meditation’. Whatever the basis for the article, and it is a long one, we think it is helpful to train the attention on something other than a screen for a little time each day. We chose a suitable page for you to… Read more »
#tds688 A relaxing lunch break…daily
“Like many Americans, I sometimes find myself working right through lunch. I get lost in my work, or I think, Hey, if I just finish this project, it will be out of my hair and then I can relax. But a newly published study suggests this is the wrong approach. It turns out that… Read more »
