Stop what you are doing. Close your eyes. Rest and refresh your eyesore a few minutes. Take time to consider what internal seeing might mean. This practice is adapted from the work of Deborah Haynes. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2500
Posts By: Mariana
#tds2499 Work with the question
Today, we work with a question. Is something worrying you at work? At college? At home? Are you trying to push for an answer for something coming up for you in the near future? Find a way to turn this into a short and concise question you can carry with you for the day. Use… Read more »
#tds2498 Data Obese? Go on a stillness diet
Pico Iyer, author of The art of Stillness, did a talk at the World Government summit titled ‘Stillness in the Digital Age’. The excerpt above is from the summary article on the session. You can read the article today and/or reflect on his closing comment: ‘We rightly think and talk a lot about making a… Read more »
#tds2497 Self-flagellation creates mind chatter
“It’s all too easy to be extremely tough on ourselves; we need – at points – to get better at self-compassion. Here is an exercise in how to lessen the voices of self-flagellation.” Today, can you take under 5 minutes to just watch this animation? Just watch. Your mind chatter might activate as you listen… Read more »
#tds2496 Sometimes it helps to…
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#tds2495 “No matter how I struggle and strive…
If you don’t know this old song, listen to it above. Maybe it will become an ‘earworm song’ for the day. How does your perception of your daily chores change if today you make it an intention to remember that: “No matter how I struggle and strive I’ll never get out of this world alive”? Tweet… Read more »
#tds2494 In praise of a quiet life
Today, take five minutes to hear some praise for a quiet life. We can always do with a reminder of why it matters. Can you choose to do nothing for the day? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2494
#tds2493 Be peacefully unstimulated with no relief in sight! (aka bored)
“So, that’s it. If you do not agree that it is nice to be bored, you can fuck right off with your “digital detox” or your meditation, your float-tank evening, or any of the movies you agree to let your boyfriend show you. Admit it: You’re desperate for boredom.” Today, you must do…nothing! Well, take… Read more »
#tds2492 The riddle of here
Watch Nic Askew’s lovely Soul Biography titled ‘The riddle of here’. If you have seen it before, feel free to watch again. Those of you new to it, just watch it. All of you: Enjoy! “We’re looking. For something so simple. So simple, that we can’t hold it in our hands. Or in our heads…. Read more »
#tds2491 Been there, done that…and I keep doing it
The repetition of experience re-minds us that “I”, more often than not, forget. We won’t remember unless we participate in some regular repetitive form of remembering, what is often referred to as a discipline, a practice, or a ritual. Daniel Budd Take time today to read about the importance of repetition and routine for well being… Read more »
#tds2490 Exactly as it is right now
A Sketch in Stillness today for your quiet pause. There are many, check them out if you have a little extra time. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2490
#tds2489 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 »
