The Slow Reading Club in New Zealand embodies the ideas of the Daily Stillness as applied to reading. They have published some really thoughtful tips for slow reading and today our practice is to apply these to a favourite book. Find a book, enjoy some slow reading time. We particularly like the practice to counter… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds159 Becoming more grateful with Naikan
The simple reflection technique known as Naikan involves reflecting on three questions: “What have I received from (person x)?” “What have I given to (person x)?” “What troubles and difficulty have I caused (person x)?” Find somebody you care about and try this reflection today in a quiet place. Wikepedia reminds us: “A related fourth… Read more »
#tds158 The Zen of colouring
The Atlantic published an article that speak of colouring in as ‘the new meditation’. Whatever the basis for the article and it is a long one, we think it is helpful to train the attention on something other than a screen for a little time each day. We chose a suitable page for you to… Read more »
#tds157 Help another to help yourself
Helping others in times of stress (like the holiday season) can help your well being. Why? The researchers do not know but the answer may involve the same biological mechanisms that drive parents to care for their children—such as the neurohormone oxytocin—which “can reduce certain physical responses to stress.” Help out in your community and do good… Read more »
#tds156 Back to basics: Sleep
We liked this info-graphic, about making the most of your sleeping routine. Take time today to read it and find one thing you might experiment with in your sleep routine tonight. Finding stillness in sleep, helps us find stillness when awake. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds156
#tds155 When I seek outside and need to look inside
We blame social media for ‘making us waste time’. There is another way. Look inside. Read ‘How to stop checking Facebook’ and today try out 1 of the suggestions in the article to help you break a social media habit you want to break. If you need convincing that social media can effect your mental… Read more »
#tds154 The absence of lack
“Theres no true free time when you carry a smartphone. Todays rarest commodity is the chance to be alone with your own thoughts.” Michael Harris How might you embed lack in your day today? Digital lack that is. Not checking Facebook for a day? Or Twitter? Or go for a walk without your smartphone? Go… Read more »
#tds153 Creativity requires time
Well, that is not rocket science. We know it and ignore it each day. This short kinetic typography video is a cheerful and heart warming way to remind ourselves that things take time. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds153
#tds152 Silence in the mind
Today take 15 minutes and be a cat in the sun…even if it is raining. To be honest, just looking at this chilled cat for 15 minutes will give you stillness! Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds152
#tds151 Finding stillness in a life in motion
What will you do today to find stillness in motion as you work in your computer? Where is your contemplation space online today? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds151
#tds150 The simplest thing you can do
…is sit still. How long can you allow yourself to do this simple thing today? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds150
#tds149 Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity
Take a photo that shows us eternity in stillness today. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds149
