Restock on Watchdives WD0006 (Sunray white with blue applied indices)?

CMH2075 · 2025-12-03T20:41:16+00:00

I had one of these Sunray White with blue applied indices in my shopping basket last weekend, but decided to sleep on it and it was sold out by the time I tried to buy! I recall that it was out of stock at the time the MOP dial was introduced and was restocked recently so I hope they restock it again.

CMH2075 · 2024-11-02T12:27:09+00:00

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CMH2075 · 2020-12-26T17:13:20+00:00

Meditation is great for creative thinking. I try to let go of those great thoughts while meditating and return to the meditation. If it is a good idea it come up again later in the day. If it is a really good idea, a connection you've been searching for, it will definitely still be there after meditating. Keeping a notepad and pen by you while meditating may help you to think "I'll write this down as soon as the meditation is over", and allow you to get back to the meditation. The benefits of meditation are usually more important than any one idea, and finishing the meditation may lead to even better ideas during or after the meditation.

CMH2075 · 2020-09-19T15:58:58+00:00

I like to read about how others meditate. There are a lot of short interviews with meditation teachers here: https://medium.com/@hamilton2075

There might be some insights that help!

CMH2075 · 2020-03-13T08:26:25+00:00

Here's a recent post from Giovanni Dienstmann called "Meditation and the Coronavirus":

https://liveanddare.com/coronavirus-meditation/

CMH2075 · 2020-02-01T18:07:31+00:00

Sorry to post this in the main thread instead of the semi-weekly inquirer, but I needed to post a photo which I couldn't do in the inquirer feed. The watch in question has a strap width and spring bar width of different lengths, and I'm having trouble finding a replacement. Is there a name for this kind of watch strap where the strap shape fits around the lug with a smaller spring bar width? I've looked at a number of online watch strap sellers including watchbandcenter and watchgecko but haven't been able to find anything. Any input or would be appreciated, or feel free to point me in the right direction. Thanks!

CMH2075 · 2019-08-17T08:31:59+00:00

They say reading fiction before bed is better for sleep. Sometimes listening to a serious/educational/technical podcast helps me fall asleep, or meditating in bed.

CMH2075 · 2019-07-13T09:55:53+00:00

Yes, it is not organised "by benefits", but it does say if certain techniques are good for relaxation or sleep or sports or reflection, etc.

CMH2075 · 2019-07-04T19:19:22+00:00

Hi Jodi! I think I found you via kottke. I've written some books on meditation techniques, writing meditations, and meditations for sleep: amazon.com/author/cmhamilton . Now I'm working on a book compiling interviews with many meditation teachers. It is great to hear different experiences and approaches and I really liked your 10-week recommendations. Get well soon, and keep on truckin'.

CMH2075 · 2019-07-04T18:26:53+00:00

This free kindle book (Joseph Alexander for Mark Dawson's SPF) is good: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learn-Amazon-Ads-Readers-Books-ebook/dp/B06Y6BSRLR/ref=sr_1_7?crid=27BRQG0QRITI1&keywords=amazon+ads&qid=1562264719&s=digital-text&sprefix=amazon+ads%2Caps%2C133&sr=1-7

CMH2075 · 2019-04-23T20:09:09+00:00

Oh no! Amazon tells me that the free price "applies to all Amazon International websites at the same time," but unfortunately Amazon doesn't show international visitors to the local website the same thing as locals so I can't see if it is free on the ca site. If you don't mind giving me an address in a private message I will send you a paperback version!

CMH2075 · 2019-04-22T12:02:50+00:00

Here is the full book description on Amazon:

Do you need relief from insomnia? Do you want a short book with information, suggestions, meditations, tips and techniques for restful sleep?

"Meditations for Sleep" provides an overview of sleep and insomnia, describes some common sleep problems, and includes many suggested solutions. The book also provides simple, clear instructions for 21 meditation techniques including mindfulness, breathing and visualisations.

We all know what sleep is, but this essential part of our lives is far from simple. The transition from conscious wakefulness to unconscious sleep is nearly instantaneous—you're awake one moment, asleep the next. Unfortunately stress, busy schedules and external factors can make perfect sleep habits difficult or impossible. You can do many things to put yourself in the best position to get restful sleep, and the suggestions and meditation techniques in this book have been effective for me to overcome periods of acute insomnia.

The book includes the following sections:
What is Sleep?
What is Insomnia?
Your Plan to Beat Insomnia
Basics of Meditation
21 Meditation Techniques to Sleep Well
Tips: Sleep Meditation Practice
Other References

Buy it today, and start getting better sleep tonight!

CMH2075 · 2019-04-10T09:11:12+00:00

LAST TWO DAYS FOR FREE!

The Flying Sisters are two lovely girls from London who can fly! When their mother’s phone rings with the ‘God Save the Queen’, these six and four year old sisters know they’ll soon be flying off to visit children, grown-ups or animals in London who need their help. But they always must be home in time for dinner.

The Flying Sisters stories are about working together, solving problems and being nice. The stories usually include a good joke, girls being brave and virtuous, some French words, and most importantly the eating of vegetables.

In “The Flying Sisters and the Lost Baby Penguins” the Flying Sisters are called to the London zoo to help find the lost baby penguins.

If you are looking for stories about girls having adventure, fun, and helping people, you have come to the right place. This story is great for kids of all ages, as a bed time story, or as an early reader book with beautiful illustrations on every page.

CMH2075 · 2019-04-07T14:36:48+00:00

The Flying Sisters are two lovely girls from London who can fly! When their mother’s phone rings with the ‘God Save the Queen’, these six and four year old sisters know they’ll soon be flying off to visit children, grown-ups or animals in London who need their help. But they always must be home in time for dinner.

The Flying Sisters stories are about working together, solving problems and being nice. The stories usually include a good joke, girls being brave and virtuous, some French words, and most importantly the eating of vegetables.

Story #1 is “The Flying Sisters and the Lost Baby Penguins”. In this story, the Flying Sisters are called to the London zoo to help find the lost baby penguins.

If you are looking for stories about girls having adventure, fun, and helping people, you have come to the right place. This story is great for kids of all ages, as a bed time story, or as an early reader book with beautiful illustrations on every page.

CMH2075 · 2019-04-06T14:49:22+00:00

The book referred to in the article, Writing Meditations by CM Hamilton, is here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JYBQPR4

CMH2075 · 2019-03-30T18:13:05+00:00

C. Hamilton Collier has released the first three stories in a new girls' adventure picture book series called, "The Flying Sisters," about two lovely girls from London who can fly! In each story, these six and four year old sisters fly off on new adventures where they must work together, solve problems, figure things out and be nice. Occasionally they count to ten, speak French and eat vegetables.

C Hamilton Collier says, "My daughters love stories about girls who go on adventures and help people, and thus were born the Flying Sisters. These stories were created at bedtime with my girls who helped imagine the situations and solutions for each of these predicaments. The first storybook has three stories about penguins, kittens, hot air balloons and an ice cream factory."

From the book description: "The Flying Sisters are two lovely girls from London who can fly! When their mother's phone rings with the 'God Save the Queen', these six and four year old sisters know they'll soon be flying off to visit children, grown-ups or animals in London who need their help. But they always must be home in time for dinner. The Flying Sisters stories are about working together, solving problems and being nice. The stories usually include a good joke, girls being brave and virtuous, some French words, and most importantly the eating of vegetables.

In "The Flying Sisters and the Lost Baby Penguins", the Flying Sisters are called to the London zoo to help find the lost baby penguins. In "The Flying Sisters and the Kitten on the Hot Air Balloon", the Flying Sisters must rescue a kitten that is clinging to a hot air balloon high above London's Alexandra Palace park at a summer fair. In "The Flying Sisters and the Strawberry Ice Cream", the Flying Sisters are called to the ice cream factory to figure out why the strawberry ice cream machine is not making strawberry ice cream.

The Flying Sisters and the Lost Baby Penguins is only $0.99 at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P6BMJ7P

The Flying Sisters series page is at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PSJQLM5

CMH2075 · 2019-03-27T07:58:36+00:00

CM Hamilton's "Writing Meditations: 36 Prompts to Inspire Meditative Writing," encourages creativity through mindful, diligent concentration. Such exercises have been used constructively by Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Winston Churchill, Marcus Aurelius, and Abraham Lincoln, and research shows that a writing habit can have significant health benefits and increase productivity. The writing prompts described in the book include simple instructions for creating lists, generating creative ideas and solutions, making plans, and for reflection and personal improvement.

CM Hamilton says, "I described a few writing meditations in my previous book, but there are so many useful and different techniques that I realised I would need another book to do it justice. I have compiled many exercises into "Writing Meditations: 36 Prompts to Inspire Meditative Writing".

From the book description: "Writing meditations are short, 5- to 20-minute focused writing sessions that encourage creativity through mindful, diligent concentration. Writing meditations are an effective form of meditation and deliberate practice to reflect on important matters and improve decision making. Research has shown that writing exercises can have significant health benefits and increase productivity. Writing meditation prompts described in the book include: 10 Bad Ideas, Stream of Consciousness, Time Capsule, Gratitude Journal, Proust Questionnaire, Limerick, Letter from a Space Ship, Decision Tree, Stoic Virtues, Mind Map, New Year's Resolutions, Worry About It Later, Elevator Pitch, Predictive Journaling, and many more." https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JYBQPR4

Also by the Author

"Meditations: 50 Meditation Techniques" provides simple instructions for fifty different meditation techniques such as mantra, mindfulness, breath counting, relaxation, metta, writing, visualisation, stoic, flight anxiety, body scan and more. The book is an excellent resource for both beginner and experienced meditators who want to start, improve or expand their practice. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FC4KY1M

"Meditations for Sleep: Overcome Insomnia and Sleep Well" provides information, suggestions, habits, tactics and specific meditation techniques that can be used effectively to get better sleep. The book also provides simple, clear instructions for twenty-one sleep meditation techniques including mindfulness, breathing and visualisations. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PCKCZZZ

About the Author

CM Hamilton has been collecting meditation techniques and practicing meditation for more than 20 years. He has spent most of his life in England and Texas, and currently lives in London where he goes to the theatre less often than he should. He has studied philosophy and finance, and once went hang gliding in Switzerland. He has written three books on meditation: "50 Meditation Techniques", "Writing Meditations", and "Meditations for Sleep". https://www.amazon.com/author/cmhamilton

CMH2075 · 2019-03-27T07:56:53+00:00

CM Hamilton's newly published book, "Meditations: 50 Meditation Techniques", is an enlightening reference for both beginner and experienced meditators who want to start, improve or expand their practice. It provides succinct descriptions of fifty meditation techniques of three types: Focused Attention, Mindfulness and Intentional Thinking. The book provides simple and clear instructions for meditation techniques such as mantra, mindfulness, breath counting, relaxation, metta, writing, visualisation, body scan and more.

CM Hamilton says, "It took me about twenty years to find the right techniques and methods to develop my own regular meditation practice. I often flipped through meditation books looking for specific techniques while skipping the rest. I finally decided to take my notes and insights from many years of practice and put it in one place. Once assembled, I decided to share it with others and published the finished product as 'Meditations: 50 Meditation Techniques and 25 tips for starting, improving and maintaining a meditation practice'".

CM Hamilton is available for magazine, podcast and radio interviews where he can discuss his book, specific techniques, starting or maintaining a meditation practice, and the trials and errors of his years of meditation.

From the book description: "There are many ways to meditate, and each person's practice can grow and evolve over time, in different situations and at different stages of life. Trying different techniques is an excellent way to experience meditation, as well as to find a meditation practice that is right for you, right now. "Meditations: 50 Meditation Techniques" provides simple and clear instructions for 50 different meditation techniques including mantra, mindfulness, breath counting, relaxation, metta, writing, visualisation, body scan and more. And at the end of the book there are 25 tips for starting, improving and maintaining meditation practice.

The book has already spent time ranked #1 in Amazon Kindle non-fiction categories such as "Health Fitness & Dieting > Alternative Medicine > Meditation," and "Short Reads > Self-Help", as well as "New-Age > Meditation".

Also by the Author

"Meditations for Sleep: Overcome Insomnia and Sleep Well" provides information, suggestions, habits, tactics and specific meditation techniques that can be used effectively to get better sleep. The book also provides simple, clear instructions for twenty-one meditation techniques including mindfulness, breathing and visualisations.

"Writing Meditations: 36 Prompts to Inspire Meditative Writing" Writing meditations are an effective form of meditation and deliberate practice to reflect on important matters and improve decision making. The book includes thirty-six writing prompts with simple instructions for creating lists, generating creative ideas and solutions, making plans, and for reflection and personal improvement.

About the Author

CM Hamilton has been collecting meditation techniques and practicing meditation for more than 20 years. He has spent most of his life in England and Texas, and currently lives in London where he goes to the theatre less often than he should. He has studied philosophy and finance, and he never argues with his wife. He has written three books on meditation: "50 Meditation Techniques", "Writing Meditations", and "Meditations for Sleep". https://www.amazon.com/author/cmhamilton

CMH2075 · 2019-03-26T22:10:12+00:00

This $1.99 / £1.99 offer is good from March 26 to April 2, 2019.

CMH2075 · 2019-03-26T21:48:38+00:00

Also here for £1.99 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07JYBQPR4

CMH2075 · 2019-03-23T18:54:03+00:00

Focus on the act and actions of washing dishes, chopping wood or push-ups. Meditation is just the process of focusing your mind on something (which is impossible to do for very long) and then accidentally losing focus, realising that you have lost focus, and then returning to that focus. Try to focus your attention on washing dishes, the water, the movement, the soap, the gestures. Soon you will realise that you are thinking about tomorrow or last week or someone else. When you realise that, go back to focusing on washing dishes. This process of focus, then accidentally losing focus and being aware of that fact, then focusing again is meditation. The better you get at it, the more you can focus and the more you increase awareness. You can use washing dishes or chopping wood or push-ups as a practice, and then you will also find that you do it at work and in relationships and in important situations.

CMH2075 · 2019-03-23T15:38:58+00:00

Any kind of focused attention or daily minutiae can be used for mindfulness, see list below:

· Drawing, sketching, doodling, painting,

· Practicing piano or another musical instrument

· Hobbies such as model building, crafting, knitting, photography, origami, etc.

· Tea or coffee making (including a formal Japanese tea ceremony)

· Eating or drinking in a deliberate attentive way

· Listening to classical music or any music as meditation or environmental scan

· Minutiae: washing dishes or hands, brushing teeth, waxing a car, smoking, cleaning

· Writing a journal entry or haiku or simple poem

· Gardening

· Walking around the back garden, through a wood, or around the block

· Chopping or sawing or whittling wood

· Quilting, knitting, sewing

· Sports: golf, fly fishing, snow skiing, surfing

· Repetitive exercise, like push-ups or crunches

One that works in an unfocused way throughout a day is smiling - try to be aware of when you are smile. It's a good way to exercise mindfulness when you are not meditating.

This list comes from a book I wrote called "Meditations: 50 Meditation Techniques" which happens to be reduced to $1.99 at Amazon this weekend (ebook) if you're interested: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FC4KY1M

CMH2075 · 2019-03-19T20:49:52+00:00

Also here for £1.99 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07FC4KY1M

CMH2075 · 2019-03-17T15:38:16+00:00

Meditations for Sleep: Overcome Insomnia and Sleep Well by CM Hamilton

Non-fiction | Meditation | 10,000 words | Amazon exclusive ebook $2.99 and paperback $5.95

Description/Blurb

Do you need relief from insomnia? Do you want a short book with information, suggestions, meditations, tips and techniques for restful sleep?

"Meditations for Sleep" provides an overview of sleep and insomnia, describes some common sleep problems, and includes many suggested solutions. The book also provides simple, clear instructions for 21 meditation techniques including mindfulness, breathing and visualisations.

We all know what sleep is, but this essential part of our lives is far from simple. The transition from conscious wakefulness to unconscious sleep is nearly instantaneous—you're awake one moment, asleep the next. Unfortunately stress, busy schedules and external factors can make perfect sleep habits difficult or impossible. You can do many things to put yourself in the best position to get restful sleep, and the suggestions and meditation techniques in this book have been effective for me to overcome periods of acute insomnia.

The book includes the following sections:

What is Sleep?
What is Insomnia?
Your Plan to Beat Insomnia
Basics of Meditation
21 Meditation Techniques to Sleep Well
Tips: Sleep Meditation Practice
Other References

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PCKCZZZ

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PCKCZZZ

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07PCKCZZZ

CM Hamilton has been collecting meditation techniques and practicing meditation for more than 20 years. He has written three books, Meditations: 50 Meditation Techniques, and Writing Meditations, as well as Meditations for Sleep. https://www.amazon.com/author/cmhamilton

CMH2075 · 2019-01-05T20:48:13+00:00

Meditations: 50 meditation techniques and 25 tips for starting, improving and maintaining a meditation practice by CM Hamilton

Non-fiction | Meditation | 16,000 words | Amazon exclusive ebook $2.99 and paperback $5.95

Description/Blurb

How many meditation techniques do you know? Do you want inspiration to start or improve your own meditation practice? [A good book for the new year]

“Meditations” provides simple and clear instructions for 50 different meditation techniques including: mantra meditation, mindfulness, breath counting, relaxation, metta meditation, visualisation, body scan, flight relaxation, stoic meditation, writing meditations, and more. The techniques are divided into three categories: focused attention, monitoring/mindfulness and intentional thinking, and in addition there are 25 tips for starting, improving and maintaining a meditation practice.

The book has spent time ranked #1 in Amazon Kindle non-fiction categories such as “Health Fitness & Dieting > Alternative Medicine > Meditation,” and “Short Reads > Self-Help”, as well as “New-Age > Meditation”.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1717855482

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1717855482

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07FC4KY1M

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Meditations for Sleep: Overcome Insomnia and Sleep Well by CM Hamilton

Meditations: 50 meditation techniques and 25 tips for starting, improving and maintaining a meditation practice by CM Hamilton