“Pay it forward is an expression for describing the beneficiary of a good deed repaying it to others instead of to the original benefactor. The concept is old, but the phrase may have been coined by Lily Hardy Hammond in her 1916 book In the Garden of Delight” Wikipedia Have a pay it forward day… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds183 A kind of faith
“We don’t know that the work we’re doing is the work we ought to be doing. But we can’t move forward in a sane way without having some faith in the moment we’ve committed to.” Michael Harris Today practice having some kind of faith to the moments you commit to. A simple practice that might… Read more »
#tds182 A go slow
Take one thing you do and slow it right down today. Attend to what is happening around you and within you during your chosen slow down activity. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds182
#tds181 Make the commitment for 2016
Keep Learning to Simplify in 2016! Simplifying is not an end state but a living state. Make the commitment keep finding ways to simplify your life so you can continue finding space to be with stillness daily. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds181
#tds180 Still life photograpy
Take a still life photo today. Create your composition, take time to get the right light, explore detail quietly with your camera. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds180
#tds179 And now a word from our sponsors…
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#tds178 Merry Xmas!
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#tds177 Learning from Puppetji
James Murray‘s creation Puppetji helps us find the still point today with his words of wizdumb and a little laughter! Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds177
#tds176 How do you find stillness?
Today read a TED blog titled: How do you find stillness? You might find some ideas to incorporate into your own routines. Be aware that one of the respondents to this survey said: “I don´t bring stillness to my life, because there will be plenty of time for stillness after death, when there is nothing else to do.”… Read more »
#tds175 Questions that have no right to go away
“Requests to stop what you are doing right now, and to stop what you are becoming while you do it, questions that can make or unmake a life, questions that have patiently waited for you, questions that have no right to go away.” David WhytePick a question to be still with today. Keep coming back here and choose a daily question for reflection. These are life changing… Read more »
#tds174 Say No and say No again
Today be intentional about when you say yes and when you say no. Resentment about busyness is often about saying yes when we want to say no. Non Violent Communication speaks to this unconditional giving. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds174
#tds173 Revisit your calm inbox
It is the end of the year and a good time to review some practices. We looked at setting up a calm inbox a while ago, how are you getting on with it? To remind you a definition from Kirsty Ren: “A calm inbox is one that is checked by its owner at certain times,… Read more »
