Go outside and walk in the direction that is the quietest. Continue until you’re in the quietest place possible. Take a moment to absorb it. Tell us about the experience in a sentence or take a photo or record the quiet or… Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds268
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#tds267 Fit a Rhyming Couplet of Stillness in a Tweet
flickr photo by Steve A Johnson http://flickr.com/photos/artbystevejohnson/4621636807 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license You have even less than 140 characters (to include the twitter name and hashtag below) to make a short poem that rhymes two words. Twas not a stressful feat, to fit a couplet in this tweet. @livedtime #tds267 Whilst I was… Read more »
#tds266 Build a rat park
This short video might offer new light on the idea of what drives us to become addicted to the web or our phone or any addiction. Be patient, watch it and then you will know why you need to build a rat park to be released from any addictive pattern. Video is under 6 minutes… Read more »
#tds265 Stop
Puppetji wisdom for Monday, laughter brings us into the moment. Your daily today will take you less than 1 minute to complete and a lifetime to practice! Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds265
#tds264 Stillness Mono
Find some monochromatic stillness in movement today. Take a photo. We are recycling this activity today – let’s have an art 4 stillness weekend. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds264
#tds263 Seeing the familiar in a new way
Today we use photography to find inner focus and stillness. Thanks to our friends from the Art Assignment for the idea. 1. Go to a public place that you pass daily and take a photo, not too close and not too far 2. Download the photo to a computer and look at it for… Read more »
#tds262 A mediocre life
“What if I all I want is a small, slow, simple life? What if I am most happy in the space of in between. Where calm lives. What if I am mediocre and choose to be at peace with that?” What if all I want is a mediocre life? Take yourself to a quiet spot… Read more »
#tds261 Solitude in the abandoned
Read the wonderful article about Joao’s photographs and extra stillness points if you take your own photo showing ‘solitude in the abandoned’. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds261
#tds260 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 »
#tds259 Rest
Take time to listen to a reading of David Whyte speaking to what rest can mean and why it matters. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds259
#tds258 Listening as if it were all music
Today attend to all sounds in your day as if they were your favourite music. Listen to the sounds, all kind of sounds : trains, planes, traffic jams, dogs barking, doors opening…as if you are listening to music. Surprise yourself and find music everywhere today. You might also want to take time to ‘see’ some… Read more »
#tds257 Take a walk tapping into your sense of wonder
“Tap into your child-like sense of wonder. Young children are in an almost constant state of awe since everything is so new to them. During your walk, try to approach what you see with fresh eyes, imagining that you’re seeing it for the first time.” Take an Awe Walk Take a photo and keep it at… Read more »
