What is awe? We take time to look past the overused ‘awesome’ today. It is ‘a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.’ It turns out that experiencing genuine awe makes us more generous. The study defines awe as: ‘an emotional response to perceptually vast stimuli that transcend current frames of reference.’ Today… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds375 Presence in You Tube
Set up in 2014 “to offer you high quality nature recordings in order to invite you into the present moment. let your mind slow down by observing the sceneries. these videos can be used as awareness exercises, for stress relief, relaxation, meditation or just pure enjoyment.” Remembering the idea of technobiophilia today’s daily stillness is to simply… Read more »
#tds374 Thank you for the dream
Today take time to write a thank you note to somebody you love for something. Pen and paper, then walk to the post office and send it! Take a photo so we can see it! Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds374
#tds373 Evening stillness, take a photo
Take time this evening to find stillness in your surroundings indoors or outdoors, take a photo. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds373
#tds372 Need evidence that silence is good for you?
“We’re constantly filling our ears with music, TV and radio news, podcasts and, of course, the multitude of sounds that we create nonstop in our own heads. Think about it: How many moments each day do you spend in total silence? The answer is probably very few. As our internal and external environments become louder and… Read more »
#tds371 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 »
#tds370 Stop and hear the music
And take time to read the article about the experiment. What about our ability to appreciate life? What can you stop and listen to today? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds370
#tds369 Do less…
Anne Herbert Author of ‘Unaccumulate’. How will you do less, have less and be more today? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds369
#tds368 Slowness as an act of resistance
“Ultimately, I believe that slowness is an act of resistance, not because slowness is a good in itself but because of all that it makes room for, the things that don’t get measured and can’t be bought.” Rebecca Solnit How will you use slowness as an act of resistance today? You could do worse than… Read more »
#tds367 Bruce Lee and stillness
Where will you find stillness in movement today? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds367
#tds366 Comics for stillness
View on You Tube for all written details of your stillness task for today but you can get the essence from the quote below and viewing the video here. Nick Nousanis has been working with this activity for a while and it is a lovely way to take time to reflect on your day and… Read more »
#tds365 Marshmallows, flexibility and habits
Take time to listen to this podcast and what it has to say about human flexibility and the need for creating the right context and for training the mind to change our actions over time. How comfortable are you with the idea that you do not ‘have’ a personality but that your actions are… Read more »
