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n the glow of the fading sun there is fading busyness.
HK
Did you do DN? [badge]Yes[/badge]
How long did you do nothing today? [badge]1h 30min / per 1h and 30min[/badge]
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Sitting an hour of two hours after/during noon-breakfast in a cafe, alone in the chilly autumn shade. Even with breakfast there was the DN quality left and right. Walked at the river, following the golden haze of the sunset. Caught it near Admiralsbrücke. Sat there watching the waves and the sun-rays.
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Observation and kindness, not retraction. An active, but polite interaction with the environment and the people you meet and see is king and queen in DN. Not just a retreat and isolation. Being attentive and slightly playful…and joyful.
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I like kids a lot, also when they are accompanied by beautiful brunette nannies. I think I have also a voyouristic side which gets groomed here – I like to observe people ́s interactions and listen to their private stories, when I happen to sit at the same table, or close. Or wonder what their life is like…like a fly on the wall.
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Good. Somehow the scheduling drifts into the everyday, so there are not carved out blocks, but it rather happens. Is that good? Taking time consciously is a necessary condition to respect the framework and our commitment…but then, maybe that is a natural evolution…you just do it (nothing) when you can and give it space…
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BEFORE: Ok. Tired, but energetic. Just slept one hour that night, got up at 09:00 and managed to go to Japanese sword drawing training, still. Breakfast/brunch was DN spot No.1, heading to a date and going out earlier to see the sunset No.2. I still feel the quality is higher if I make a conscious decision beforehand WHEN to do DN…
WHILE: Good. Dropping out from time to time and feeling „normal“. Less in the sunset. But still…
AFTER: Soothed a bit more. Attentive. It centers me, although less than a 2h walk.
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Wasps and eating meat / they stung the neck of the waitress / a little boy and his bike he can only run with, distracted by the beautiful eyes of the young nanny / being barefaced / the gurgling of the waves at the stone wall of the river / „…and those, who caused the accident, were drunk…“ (a co-flaneur with a bottle of beer in the gold of the sunset) / attention to a screen locks the presence away /
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NT
Did you do DN? [badge]Yes[/badge]
How long did you do nothing today? [badge]1h 30min / per 30min[/badge]
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Idling on the beach at the banks of the danube river, looking into the Viennese woods..
Having a walk in the city, discovering new ways I`ve never walked before…
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Resting in the Nothing is easy when i`m “in”, when I jumped into it – I discover not only new ways in the outside but also inside… my two soul-aspects..
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DN unfolds to a commitment with an unpleasant touch – I have the feeling, that other things are more important / urgent…
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Hmm, I try to escape from what I like to do most… Isn`that paradox? Maybe my mind is the paradox itself…
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