“This is something I like to do at home, or as a way of resting my eyes between museum exhibits. (Occasionally someone will come up next to me and wonder what I’m looking at, which is part of the fun.) Look out the nearest window as if it’s a painting or photo of a landscape or… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds2535 Book Page Poetry
Today, find an old book page and write a page book poem! It is that simple. Need some instruction? Google obliges. “Place the tracing paper over a book page and start looking for a few interesting words. Circle them with the pencil and then look around them circling words that ‘go’ to make a poem.” If… Read more »
#tds2534 Are emojis ruining civilisation?
Today something to make us smile and may be wonder about the rise of the image and the fall of the word. A short article titled ‘Emojis are ruining civilisation‘; read, smile and wonder if we are losing the nuance of complex dialogue by replacing long sentences with a simple image… Tweet your response… Read more »
#tds2533 How did we forget this?
Here at the Still Web we love to listen to wikipedia as a way to soothe mind and soul – we call it mind music. In searching for past dailies it seems we have kept this project to ourselves. Well, that stops today: Listen to wikipedia today! And if you are curious, take time to… Read more »
#tds2532 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 »
#tds2531 Baby Steps to Stillness
Today, we take baby steps to finding a quiet moment in our day. Everyday. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2531
#tds2530 Some Daily Stillness Magic today
From our friends at Boing Boing: Stare at the black dot (do not move your eyes) and enjoy the magic! A fun activity to gain some digital recuperation today through and animated gif online – living out the contradictions of life online! Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2530
#tds2529 Seeing Fresh in Space
‘The challenge in the space assignment is to shift your intention from seeing forms in space to seeing visual space itself—space that surrounds things and space that is between things. Usually we notice only the objects in space. What lies between them is a visual black hole.’ Seeing Fresh Space Assignment We picked our favourite… Read more »
#tds2528 Find the peace of wild things
Today, a daily stillness activity that will take under a minute to ‘get done’…though you may choose to sit with it and listen to the poem a few times. Wendell Berry’s poem “The Peace of Wild Things” from GMO OMG from Compeller Pictures on Vimeo. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include… Read more »
#tds2527 The 5 senses workout
Today, take a few short walks and try our this 5 senses workout. Want more activities like the ones in the last couple of days? We oblige. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2527
#tds2526 A breathing board
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#tds2525 A rainbow walk
“Take a walk, and look for something red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Keep going through the colors, in order, until the end of your walk.” Rainbow Walk Today, take a rainbow of photos. Enjoy. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2525
