You can just print this pattern and follow these easy steps to create your first Zentangle or you can create your own starter pattern like a pro! Enjoy purposeful doodle time. Hint: if you search Zentangle Starter Patterns in the google you will have your pick of patterns to get you started. Tweet your response… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds2689 Embrace it, don’t judge it
We like sketches in stillness. What aspect of mind you usually judge, will you embrace today? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2689
#tds2688 Yes
It is always with us if we take time to notice. Yes. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2688
#tds2687 A life worth breathing
Max Strom has written a book called ‘A life worth breathing’. Sometimes a title says it all. If the title speaks to you then you might want to invest the time listening to Max talk about the links between the explosion in technology and the decline in happiness today. And yes, let us all live… Read more »
#tds2686 The tao of Screen
Recycling the very first daily many moons ago! Why? Because we can. Enjoy! We decided not to even update the text :n) Welcome to the first daily stillness. Today we start as we mean to go on and go in search of the distraction-free desktop. A clean and still work surface encourages productive ends,… Read more »
#tds2685 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 #tds2685
#tds2684 Contemplative Listening
Find somebody to listen to today and try out Gregg’s responses. In order to use them you will have to listen! The blanks need to be filled with the actual words that other person use as they speak. This week we welcome some students from an MA in Mindfulness Studies doing a course on mindful… Read more »
#tds2683 What are you hiding from?
“In my personal experience, mindlessly relying on my phone and computer has been a useful, albeit insidious, way of avoiding uncomfortable feelings.” The Harvard Business Review asks: What are you hiding from when you constantly check your phone? May be you don’t constantly check your phone. May be your practice today is to leave… Read more »
#tds2682 Giving a smile
“That day, I learned that I could be a giver by simply bringing a smile to another person. The ensuing years have taught me that a kind word, a vote of support is a charitable gift. I can move over and make another place for someone. I can turn my music up if it pleases,… Read more »
#tds2681 Mirroring
“When in conversation with another person (especially someone with whom you disagree), commit to this condition: You will only express your own view after you have faithfully summarized what the other has just said.” Jacob Needleman Today, commit to mirroring as described in the quote above. Notice how it can help you attend to another… Read more »
#tds2680 The ‘Cosmo Quiz’ for the Daily Stillness!
Today, we have a little bit of fun! From a rigorous psychological perspective this article on ‘The 11 signs you’d rather pick solitude over company’ has many a thing to critique it; but sometimes it’s okay to just do a quiz for fun. A quiz on ‘solitude’ is surely the right quiz for us here… Read more »
#tds2679 Random Kindness and Senseless acts of beauty
“A random act of kindness is a non-premeditated, inconsistent action designed to offer kindness towards the outside world. The phrase “practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty” was written by Anne Herbert on a placemat in Sausalito, California in 1982. It was based on the phrase “random acts of violence and senseless acts of… Read more »
