We had not had a surrender to poetry post for a while. So here is one for today. May be remembering not to tread on other people’s dreams is sound advice for these times. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2235
Posts By: Mariana
#tds2234 Make your own gif breathing gif
You remember how we have posted about gif breathing before? Well Mystic Symbolic Art offers you the choice of creating your very own breathing gif! You can choose how many seconds it lasts, colours, symbols it uses, and much more. After you are happy that watching it for a few minutes will support a… Read more »
#tds2233 Delicious pie and the value of patience
Your stillness exercise today is: take 4 minutes to smile with this video and ‘enlighten’ yourself! Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2233
#tds2232 Things that money cannot buy
A while ago Flickr had a day where people took photos on this theme. You can search on the #ThingsMoneyCannotBuy hashtag for more examples. Take your own photo today and show us something in your life that money cannot buy. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2232
#tds2231 Today we practice renunciation
Renunciation is not giving up the things of the world, but accepting that they go away. — Shunryu Suzuki Roshi Can you let go of a very dear ‘stone’ today to avoid drowning? Share with us how it helped you find stillness in your day. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include… Read more »
#tds2230 Meditation 101- a 2 minute animation
Meditation 101: A Beginner’s Guide from Gobblynne on Vimeo. If all you do to balance stillness and activity today is watch this enchanting animation you will have done a lot to understand why this matters. Continue to practice? That is up to you. There are some great resources in iTunes that are free and from… Read more »
#tds2229 Automatic Writing to clear the mind
Bring a situation or idea you find difficult to mind. Take a blank piece of paper and write all you can about the situation/idea. Image Source Wikimedia Commons Use the principles for automatic writing as you write: Once you start to write you do not stop, even if you have to write ‘I have… Read more »
#tds2228 Get to know your patch of grass
Find ‘the broad lawn, spread out, sit alone and watch a small patch of grass. Observe and record ‘what happens there’. Stay with your patch of grass long enough to get to know it.’ A. Sullivan Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2228
#tds2227 The outside and inside present
Mindfulness is being aware of what is taking place outside of us, as well as what is happening on the inside. Take a moment to observe what is going on around you. With your eyes open, use your five senses to pay attention. This is the “outside present.” Now, close your eyes and turn your attention inward…. Read more »
#tds2226 Understanding others
Today, we work with interpersonal attention to train ourselves to work with facial expressions when a face is not fully visible. A problem of our time. It is interesting that many are writing articles about the importance of focusing in on micro-expressions on the half of the face we can see to help up read… Read more »
#tds2225 Connect with your senses
Today, practice noticing something you are experiencing with each of your senses. This will help you focus and be more available to others as you go through your day. You can do this several times a day to reconnect with your sensory experience. So, today: Notice five things that you can see right now, notice four… Read more »
#tds2224 Stillness Scavenger hunt
Today, another activity to engage your senses. Sometimes we can all do with remembering fun kid activities! You can go for a long walk and gather the ‘items’ on this list, or walk your garden if you have it, or walk around the house if it is easier. The point is to engage your attention… Read more »
