Or as an internet meme says more lightly: Don’t believe everything you think! Take time to label your inner experience as impermanent and notice if this helps you find the still space beween the thoughts, emotions, perceptions and words. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds340
Posts By: Mariana
#tds339 Tranquility in chaos
“Stillness in photography is about the sense of peace and quiet that often exudes from vignettes, subjects, and situations in our daily lives without us even noticing it. It is about finding tranquility in the way we perceive the world around us and capturing it, no matter how chaotic and unpredictable the circumstances are.” Shutter… Read more »
#tds338 Lack of importance or consequence
A quote from Milan Kundera’s new book ‘The Festival of Insignificance’. It has been liked by some and hated by others but the quote above speaks to the idea that life is not personal and that nobody has any special dispensation from it even if our egos like to be centre stage. Today take time to… Read more »
#tds337 Crafting habits
Today our final step in changing that pesky habit! Take time to reflect on having practiced your new ritual for the last week. How has it been? Is it something to keep or do you want to go back to the old habit? An attitude of inquiry over time towards our habits, welcomed ones… Read more »
#tds336 Be a willow
In what ways could we be more like a willow today? Might stillness come wasting less energy fighting the wind and reserving energy for something we can do well? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds336
#tds335 A deck of cards for your Phone?
“Soon enough, nobody will remember life before the Internet. What does this unavoidable fact mean? For future generations, it won’t mean anything very obvious. They will be so immersed in online life that questions about the Internet’s basic purpose or meaning will vanish.” An Incredibly Interesting Author Interview with Michael Harris, author of ‘End of Absence’… Read more »
#tds334 Do you need a brain pal?
Watch a 1 minute video which describes the BrainPal app. In an article on TechCrunch the app is summed up like this: “BrainPal combines data from consumer EEG headbands and the Cloudbrain API to show you how your favorite apps really make you feel.” Take some time today to reflect on wether this type of… Read more »
#tds333 Do you need to escape from the planet of the apps?
“Perhaps the companies that design them should have a think about how they want to make us feel. Nagging guilt trips and passive-aggressive notifications are not conventional sales techniques. From now on, I’ll be more cautious when I download these little widgets. My success or failure in finding true love, or finally learning how to… Read more »
#tds332 Idle pleasures: slouching
“Ninety-five per cent of communication is non-verbal and your body has a language all of its own. ‘Stop slouching!’ cried your mother and your teacher, but slouching is the posture of calm rebellion. It’s a leisurely two fingers up to the productive classes. It has its downsides though, and it cited as a cause of… Read more »
#tds331 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 »
#tds330 Crafting habits
We hope you started number one last wednesday. Today we move to step two. Take time to reflect on your findings so far and pick a habit to experiment with. What ritual would be more aligned to balance in your life? Got one? Okay your task until next wednesday is to practice this ritual… Read more »
#tds329 Advanced colouring online!
If you need an excuse to goof off for productivity today (we talked about this a few days ago) you can read about how colouring is not just for kids but can help adults de-stress or you can just try todays find: Adult colouring online! No printing, no paper, no pencils. Or just print the lion… Read more »
