How to remember your life
Ines, I love the bit about "Active attention!"
I once visited the Plum Village in Hong Kong to deepen my ability to be present and was shocked upon examining their schedule.
I was expecting hours upon hours of meditation to cultivate active attention.
Instead, I found dozens of hours dedicated to what appeared to be generic chores like washing the dishes, prefixed with "mindful."
I ended up spending time with the monks and realized that meditation is a very small part cultivating active attention.
Good reminder in this post that perhaps even washing the dishes can be memorable with the right attitude of presence and care :)
Love that, Marcus! So interesting to hear about your Plum Village experience - I’ve been wanting to visit and this just sold me on it even more.
Love the idea of making more colourful memories.
The 2-photo-rule is so good. It's probably why I remember my film photos a lot more than digital, because I'm limited to 36 frames per roll.
So true!! You need to be so much more intentional about what you shoot as well.
Ines, I love the bit about "Active attention!"
I once visited the Plum Village in Hong Kong to deepen my ability to be present and was shocked upon examining their schedule.
I was expecting hours upon hours of meditation to cultivate active attention.
Instead, I found dozens of hours dedicated to what appeared to be generic chores like washing the dishes, prefixed with "mindful."
I ended up spending time with the monks and realized that meditation is a very small part cultivating active attention.
Good reminder in this post that perhaps even washing the dishes can be memorable with the right attitude of presence and care :)
Love that, Marcus! So interesting to hear about your Plum Village experience - I’ve been wanting to visit and this just sold me on it even more.
Love the idea of making more colourful memories.
The 2-photo-rule is so good. It's probably why I remember my film photos a lot more than digital, because I'm limited to 36 frames per roll.
So true!! You need to be so much more intentional about what you shoot as well.