“If you can’t do a nice thing for you, could you possibly do a nice thing for her? That mysterious and blameless stranger will someday have to live in the world you’re creating for her today. In other words, you’re the one making the bed, but she’s the one who’ll be lying in it. So… Read more »
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#tds2631 The real secret of life
Well, why play around with small stuff? We might as well give you the real secret of life today. It is not 42 but it does take 4 minutes to find out…shhhhh! Keep it to yourself or the self improvement business will go out of business 😉 Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure… Read more »
#tds2630 On the shortness of life
“Nobody works out the value of time: men use it lavishly as if it cost nothing… We have to be more careful in preserving what will cease at an unknown point.” Read this review of this very old yet still timely book, what ideas does it give you about your lifestyle right now to think… Read more »
#tds2629 What matters in the end
In case you are too busy to do the activity: What matters at the end of our lives, is how we lived the end of that life rather than how long it could be extended. We need to ask: What does a good day look like? rather than Do we fight or do we give… Read more »
#tds2628 Vulnerability
“…in refusing our vulnerability, we refuse the help needed at every turn of our existence and immobilize the essential title and conversational foundations of our identity.” David Whyte reads his poem Vulnerability from his book ‘Consolations – The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words’.And if you feel like taking more time to reflect on… Read more »
#tds2627 Delicious solitude
“With more and more people living single, and more and more people living alone, a better understanding of solitude is becoming increasingly important.” PsychCentral in 2014 Today, take time with our infographic and reflect on how you relate to solitude. Is it delicious? Do you appreciate it? Do you seek it? Do you keep… Read more »
#tds2626 How the metaphor of “switchbacks” can offer us wisdom
Today, we use the metaphor of switchbacks to reflect on life obstacles. They can offer us a way to slow down and learn, though we do not always welcome the enforced sideways pause. In “A report from the Slow Lane”, David Geoff tells us: “Switchbacks make my life better, enriching me, keeping me on the… Read more »
#tds2625 Liquid Mindfulness today
Take one glass of water in your day today and follow Marina’s guidance on how to drink it. You may want to read Colin Comp’s article on the ideas behind this simple activity. We like that Colin highlights that ‘it is refreshing to see someone other than the usual Zen Buddhist monks, psychologists, yogis, or healers… Read more »
#tds2624 Find a shock of beauty
Today, just take time to find a shock of beauty or two in your day. Want to listen to the full talk BJ Miller gave at TED? Be warned it may wake you up! The title? ‘What really matters at the end of life’ and here is what the blurb says to help you… Read more »
#tds2623 Breath, Word, and Deed
“This simple act of weaving breath, narration, and action can transform us physiologically, psychologically, and spiritually. Physiologically, Breath, Word, and Deed reverses our fight-or-flight feedback loop. When we addicts amp ourselves up on ambition, we trigger a regularly scheduled release of cortisol and adrenaline. These stress hormones give us a better buzz than a hipster-brewed… Read more »
#tds2622 The illusion of self
“Above all, writes Ekman, they exhibit “an absence of ego. These people inspire others by how little they make of their status, their fame — in short, their self. They never give a second thought to whether their position or importance is recognized.” Such a lack of egocentricity, he adds, “is altogether perplexing from a… Read more »
#tds2621 The soul said: Stay.
Today, you could just take time out to close read this poem. Or go and visit a church. Or read the poem in a church. We highly recommend that you find time and place to close read the wonderful post written by Anthony Wilson about this poem and we also took time to click on… Read more »
