“Enforced idleness is a rare treat. Those brief moments in life where for one reason or another you are forced to just stop and think. In waiting rooms, queuing, for example, or even just sitting on a train. Waiting for the tea to brew is one of such moments. It doesn’t offer enough time to… Read more »
Posts By: Mariana
#tds2414 In defence of idleness
Hedgehog&Fox · Brian O’Connor in defence of idleness “…idleness is unearned, unjustified, self-indulgent – certainly not something a responsible human being with any concern for self-realization should engage in… That anyway has been the prevailing view in western societies at least since the enlightenment. See Kant, Marx, Hegel and many others. Idleness is unworthy.” The… Read more »
#tds2413 Let’s keep time with our heart beat
“The clock, called Uji, uses a wearable ECG sensor to record the electric activity of the heart. This information is sent wirelessly to the clock, which moves its hands backwards and forwards in time with the pulse.” Dazeen Take time to read the detail about this art project, or just keep watching the video of the… Read more »
#tds2412 Autumn leaves and impermanence
We were reminded of this beautiful paragraph from the original Bambi story today by a dear friend. Even though winter is well and truly with us somewhere in the world if not everywhere, we thought this passage always bears reflection; two leaves talk together as the end of their lives apporaches. Take your self to… Read more »
#tds2411 Making art is the new meditation
You can read about it or you can make art! Art brings a still mind and engages you in the moment. Artists have known this for centuries, others are just discovering it! We have had a few dailies in the last few days on art for stillness, so it is appropriate to recycle this daily: take… Read more »
#tds2410 Decision fatigue again? I’m fatigued!
A little more review on decision fatigue: Are you suffering from decision fatigue? If you find yourself crashing or getting restless may be you have just too many choices in your day. You may need to change your lifestyle to avoid unnecessary daily decisions, what could you change today? And take time to read the… Read more »
#tds2409 Are you suffering from decision fatigue?
“Good decision making is not a trait of the person, in the sense that it’s always there,” Baumeister says. “It’s a state that fluctuates.” His studies show that people with the best self-control are the ones who structure their lives so as to conserve willpower. They don’t schedule endless back-to-back meetings. They avoid temptations like… Read more »
#tds2408 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 #tds2408
#tds2407 Fill the silence with…yourself
“The basic state in our brain is one of chaos. An abundance of activities leaves us with a feeling of experiential poverty. And we are living in the age of noise.However, in between, whenever I fall out of this habitual rut and sit quietly in a room alone, without any goal, without anything to look… Read more »
#tds2406 Look for sidewalk flowers
Enjoy the trailer for this lovely book, and decide if today you will be kind as you watch yourself be just like the dad or enjoy searching for sidewalk (pavement in the UK) flowers like the little girl. Or just order the book and wait for it to arrive and bring you joy and stillness… Read more »
#tds2405 Listen to all the things you can’t hear
Today, can you just go along, listen to the things you can’t hear? If not for a day, can you set the intention to do that for an hour? Thirty minutes? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2405
#tds2404 I had time and a sense of wonder…
“Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day.” How will you cultivate the gift of gratefulness for this unique day life has given you, today? Show… Read more »
