Today watch this 3.15 minute video whilst doing….absolutely nothing else. There may be some items here that concern you and you may want to follow up in more detail. Watch on You Tube and you will also find further reading there. Take a walk and reflect on the implications of this bite sized science thoughts… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds195 Passage meditation
Today pick a short passage or poem that speaks to your heart and memorise it. Easwaran’s book on passage meditation tells us: “Once you have memorized a passage, you are ready to go through it word by word, as slowly as you can. Why slowly? I think it is Meher Baba, a modern mystic of… Read more »
#tds194 We must be still and still moving
“There will not be a moment, ever, when being still, being here, is the default and the easy choice. It will always require an active decision, and the turning away from things that are needed of me. The challenge is to be still despite that. To be here anyway. To choose stillness.” Lindsey Mead Read… Read more »
#tds193 What comes out of silence?
…that we need to listen to each other. Listen to John Francis – The Planetwalker – talk about walking and not talking for 17 years. There is so much in this talk. We do not use the inspirational word very often here at Still Web, but this inspired us. John teaches us about the value… Read more »
#tds192 The man who quit money
The story of Daniel Suelo, the man who quit money. A BBC article and short video that sums up a book titled ‘The man who quit money’ may be all you need. Or a 20 minute interview with Daniel explaining his rationale might be worth your time today. His words will challenge some basic assumptions and make… Read more »
#tds191 How Smartphones Are Killing Conversation
“What happens when we become too dependent on our mobile phones? According to MIT sociologist Sherry Turkle, author of the new book Reclaiming Conversation, we lose our ability to have deeper, more spontaneous conversations with others, changing the nature of our social interactions in alarming ways.” Jill Suttie Today have take time to read this… Read more »
#tds190 How forgiving are you?
Today we take time away from doing to think about forgiveness – Just how forgiving are you. Do the quiz. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds190
#tds189 Time passes. Listen. Time passes.
“When we’re out on a walk and we want to listen for something— a bird, or something in the bushes— what do we naturally do? We stop. We still the self-generated noise that usually surrounds us, so we can better hear what’s going on outside ourselves. So this injunction to stop, stop, stop isn’t one… Read more »
#tds188 Stillness in warmth
Take time away from your screens today to find some stillness in warmth. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds188
#tds187 Working with wanting
“There’s a part of today’s consumerist world that drives us to want more, buy more, act on our impulses, hoard, spend to solve our problems, create comfort through shopping, seek thrills through travel, do more, be more. What would happen if we broke from our addiction to wanting and buying more? What would life be like if… Read more »
#tds186 Crashing into stillness
“Several of the people who speak most convincingly of [stillness] only reached that state when they were least at peace, in crisis; rather than “relaxing into spacious awareness” they crashed into it when they had no other choice — everything they had been holding on to was suddenly gone.” Dave Pollard Today take time to… Read more »
#tds185 I am not on the way to somewhere
“This moment isn’t just a stepping stone to get to another place. It’s the destination. I’m already here. I’m not on my way to a more important moment. This current moment is the most important moment.” Zen Habits How many times can you remind yourself today that this is the most important moment? Set the tone… Read more »
