Here is an enjoyable practice for you to try. It is based on the idea that reality is constantly moving through time frames. The purpose of this exercise is to slow the process down enough for us to notice. Once we notice it, we can play with it.
Stopping the Show
In your mind, choose a place you love and where you feel peaceful. It may be somewhere you know well or somewhere from your imagination. It could be a beach, a forest, a farm, a park, a favourite room, or anywhere else that feels enjoyable to you.
Spend a few moments looking around and noticing the details. Notice the people, weather, trees, buildings, colours, sounds, and movement. Allow the scene to become vivid and alive.
Now imagine that everything stops, but you.
You remain aware and can still move, observe, and explore. But everything else stops completely. If you are at a beach, a seagull may be frozen in mid-flight, a dog may be suspended in the air as it jumps through the waves, children building sandcastles may be frozen in place, and grains of sand may hang motionless as they fall from a bucket.
Walk through the scene and examine it closely. Look at the details. Become completely certain that everything has stopped.
Cranking the Projector
Then, when you are ready, allow movement to return, but only a tiny amount. A wing moves slightly. A wave swells a little. A grain of sand falls a little further. A person takes the smallest part of a step.
Allow another tiny movement, and then another. Continue in this way for a while.
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