A wonderful image from Google Plus titled ‘In-between’ is our stillness inspiration for today. Take a photo that puts human life in perspective. What does ‘in between’ say to you? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds88
Posts By: Mariana
#tds87 Zoning out for a few minutes…
Today we play Weave to settle our mind in stillness. From the instructions: ‘Zoning out for a few minutes and using headphones is highly recommended for optimal experience, enjoy.’ Notice how your state of mind changes as you play, allow yourself to quieten any inner talk and immerse yourself in the game. Want to read… Read more »
#tds86 The art of stillness
“The place that travel writer Pico Iyer would most like to go? Nowhere. In a counterintuitive and lyrical meditation, Iyer takes a look at the incredible insight that comes with taking time for stillness. In our world of constant movement and distraction, he teases out strategies we all can use to take back a few… Read more »
#tds85 Keeping a record of impermanence
If we pay attention, life teaches that impermanence is unavoidable. Most of the time we act in the world as if we were going to live forever even when we know we won’t. Today we attend to impermanence in our day. Beginnings and endings. Tiny things count: I may enjoy my coffee, but I get… Read more »
#tds84 Take regular attention breaks
Today we take attention breaks. We pay attention to attention. Your voluntary attention is much like a muscle. It needs breaks every now and then after a sustained focus session. How long? You decide. Some suggest every 45 minutes of sustained attention needs us to take a break where we allow attention to wonder. Take… Read more »
#tds83 Taking time to feel the silence
Can you take 5 minutes in your day to just pay attention to how you feel inside? You can just sit in silence and set a timer. Or you may find it helpful to listen to a guided meditation such as this video. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag… Read more »
#tds82 ‘Technobiophilia’ and you
The image above will take you to a post by Sue Thomas on ‘Technobiophilia’. She tells us: ‘Our urge for contact with nature can restore energy, alleviate mental fatigue, and enhance attention, and it is surprisingly transferable to digital environments.’ Have you got any techno-bio-philic practices? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure… Read more »
#tds81 It is okay to miss things!
Online life is always on the move. This can create a feeling of unrest as we always have the feeling that we are missing something. Today we decide it’s okay to miss things! Try it for as long a you can, a minimum of 15 minutes. Start to train yourself to get used to the… Read more »
#tds80 Today we just notice
Observe what interacting with technology does to you. What do you feel when you check your mail, when you open Facebook or when you get a notification? For example, many people seem to hold their breath as they check their mail (a phenomenon known as email apnea). Do you like the way you feel? Can… Read more »
#tds79 Paper Pusher
A game to reflect on the difference between quantity and quality! Enjoy. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds79
#tds78 Slow down you look too fast!
“When people look slowly at a piece of art they make discoveries. The most important discovery they make is that they can see and experience art without an expert (or expertise). And that’s an exciting discovery. It unlocks passion and creativity and helps to create more art fans.” Slow art day website Read more about slow art… Read more »
#tds77 Enchanted looking practice
“Looking may be called enchanted when the act of attention draws a circle around itself from which everything but the object is excluded, when intensity of regard blocks out all circumambient images, stills all murmuring voices.” Stephen Greenblatt Today you get to find a few things to practice your circle of enchanted looking. After just… Read more »
