Puppetji wisdom for today, laughter brings us into the moment. Your daily today will take you less than 1 minute to complete and a lifetime to practice! Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2271
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#tds2270 Comics know the secret 2
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#tds2269 Comics know the secret 1
Today, practice finding the secret of life in your day. And may be visit Grant’s website for more wise humour; you may even decide to buy his lovely book ‘The shape of ideas’ where this comic comes from. The secret is simple, yet we create lives that stop us remembering it. This week we celebrate… Read more »
#tds2268 Write a spark of stillness Lune
“A Lune is a fixed-form variant haiku created for the English language.” We created the card above. Today, make your own courtesy of digital artist John Johnston. Make yourself a healthy drink, close your tabs, take a deep breath and visit the Lune Maker. Follow instructions. Save your image and show us? How do you find… Read more »
#tds2267 Mindfulness over Matter: You don’t have to accept you are busy
“We have many, many studies that suggest that the limits we assume are real are artificial, and that we don’t have to accept them at all.” Ellen Langer Today, take time to listen to Ellen’s talk. We feel busy and overwhelmed when we are mindless. We are mindless most of our lives. We are unaware… Read more »
#tds2266 A wandering mind is an unhappy mind
Today, set an alarm to ring 10 times in your day. Ask yourself the question above and answer it with: No; yes, something pleasant; yes, something neutral; or yes, something unpleasant. Keep a record of your answers for the day. Then, take time to read the original paper A wondering mind is an unhappy mind… Read more »
#tds2265 The wait
Trust us. Set aside 10 minutes of your day to watch this in full screen with no interruptions. A photographer teaches us about the importance of patience to achieve our aspirations in life. Find your still place by giving this video your full attention. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the… Read more »
#tds2264 ASLAP
As slow as possible as a direction for how to play music or as an animated gif that will last 1000…all ways to help us connect with an experience of a long now beyond our own individual lives. How does this help us find stillness today? Find a task you normally rush through and today make… Read more »
#tds2263 Challenge Comfort
“Comfort always kicked in. But comfort is a lie. In this context, I am referring to those times when we wish to be or do certain things, but choose the easy option that feels good instead. Like choosing the sofa instead of going for that run we promised ourselves we’d do.” Less of the excess… Read more »
#tds2262
Today, read this poem as a preview of the joys of winter to come, or may be it is winter in your part of the world. The poem echoes the theme of the last few days exploring the nature of stillness. Find some more lovely poems from Barbara at her website. Tweet your response to… Read more »
#tds2261 Grow Silently
Today another activity from our friends at the Pushkin Trust. Watch the two videos below. One of a seed growing and the other of a tree. falling. Take time to reflect on the silence of one and the noise of the other, then may be find a friend to discuss the relevance and importance of… Read more »
#tds2260 The most crushing silences in classical music
“Sometimes it’s the space between the notes that makes all the difference. Here are the best examples of composers using silence to make their work that little bit more special.” Classic FM Today, click on the link above and enjoy the ‘most crushing silences in classical music’ according to Classic FM (you may need to… Read more »
