Today, look through this list and decide which, if any, of these old fashioned habits you would want to reacquaint yourself with in this new year. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2379
Posts By: Mariana
#tds2378 It’s a new year! Have a magical day
“Your instructions: All day long, do just one thing at a time. If you catch yourself doing two things, switch your focus back to one. Don’t read an article and Tweet about it – read it, then Tweet. Write an email until you’ve finished it and hit “send.” Perhaps even take a moment to just… Read more »
#tds2377 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 »
#tds2376 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 »
#tds2375 Nature’s prescriptions
A new card from nature’s prescriptions again today. Enjoy. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2375
#tds2374 Nature’s prescriptions
Yesterday we started our series of cards, nature’s prescriptions! Doctors in the UK are prescribing nature instead of pills. We thought that these prescriptions lend themselves to curing the monkey mind too. So, we will be making a few cards adapting some of their nature prescriptions. Want to see a full list? We oblige. A… Read more »
#tds2373 Nature’s Prescriptions
Another nature’s prescription! Doctors in the UK are prescribing nature instead of pills. We thought that these prescriptions lend themselves to curing the monkey mind too. So, we will be making a few cards adapting some of their nature prescriptions. Want to see a full list? We oblige. A calendar with lots of lovely nature… Read more »
#tds2372 Usefulness comes from what is not there
Find a quiet place and sketch other objects that illustrate ways in which usefulness comes from what is not there. The importance of no-thing and emptiness to much we find of benefit in life. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2372
#tds2371 Is self-discipline just old fashioned?
Not so says recent research, in fact it: “may boost well-being by helping people avoid frequent conflict and balance vice-virtue conflicts by favoring virtues. Self-control positively contributes to happiness through avoiding and dealing with motivational conflict.” Today, give up a small thing you treasure (coffee, make up, putting perfume on for the day, checking… Read more »
#tds2370 Calmness as a revolutionary act
Would you be happy with a non-upgraded existence? Are you up for becoming a calmness revolutionary? This quote comes from a book called ‘Reasons to stay alive’ by Matt Haig. From the blurb: “Aged 24, Matt Haig’s world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of… Read more »
#tds2369 Clear your mind, write it down, let it go
We have spoken about the value of automatic writing to clear the mind before here on the Still Web. Experience the magic of free writing again today. Just write, without stopping to judge or edit. This can easily be used as a mind training tool to clear that monkey mind and find some stillness. Use an… Read more »
#tds2368 That shock of recognition
In a post on Poetry Exhaustion Anthony Wilson speaks to the “shock of recognition you’ve always been able to count on from a favourite unputdownable book of poems”. We imagine that anyone who loves poetry recognises that feeling; that feeling that makes one stop and reconsider old habits just as a result of reading one… Read more »
