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obody is imperfect, excluding god.
HK
Did you do DN? [badge]Yes[/badge]
How long did you do nothing today? [badge]1h / per 1h[/badge]
Answers HK
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Stopped somewhere (Kreuzberg) where I saw a parking lot on the way to a meeting and got out and walked for an hour.
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The sheer joy of starting to walk with no purpose, even on a trail to complete an errand was so striking that I would say and loosen the „nothing else“ policy a bit, maybe. It still is not totally free to turn left or right at will, but on the other hand returning home within an hour (or two) is also a „goal“ and does influences the path.
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That I have my shadows and I find those in others as well, maybe because I have them and want to fight
them. Better fighting them inside of me and with me than in others. Be more tolerant. Writing can be as an
adventure than walking.
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Fine. The ice was great. Only one scoop of Feigeneis. As if just this made my day, strange…
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BEFORE: Ok. Good. Shopping malls never touch me much emotionally, they always have an aura of Zombieland.
WHILE: Calming. Getting into a slow pace, turning into the less interesting streets, the calmer corners, where less shops and cafés are lurking.
AFTER: Mellow. Calm. Good. Had a flat tire. Happens. Nothing in the tire. Funny…
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Patterns. Materials. Colors. / Again the wobbly reality of water is striking. Its mellow shiny presence / Am I sometimes overpromising & underdelivering? / Are we all somehow? / Choosing to be who you are / To be is to choose and you can choose to do nothing as well / or cry out (I did) or dance / writing as an adventure like DN / on top of it I eat ice-cream created from organic figs – what an intriguing flavour…
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Did you do DN? [badge]Yes[/badge]
How long did you do nothing today? [badge]30min / per 10min[/badge]
Answers NT
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Today the whole day seemed to be so strange – I had the strong feeling to be permanently in the DN-Mode and “inside” me, despite of the fact that I had a lot to do! Had a wonderful Breakfast with music, played chess, read an article about Sweden an their leisure-activities, went for a sleep, slept for 3 hours, while the rain poured against my window… Had the big idea while lying in my bed watching the raindrops and listening into my body… Now I had the kick to write the perfect offer to this company… I don´t wanna work! I want to just flow like this!!
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DN can infiltrate the Doing-Mode with this non-standard-mindset – seems to be Everyday´s Zen… It energizes, but in opposite to other stimulants it doesn`t lead to distraction…
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I am not “me”, I am a bundle of ideas and rituals and programmings, holy shit!!
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I feel like I have a strong core which grows through this exercise, it is always present, but I have to focus it to realize its benefits..
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