Time Changes When I Float
When I was in school and floating here and there, I felt like I had so many things to do and not enough time to do them let alone float. I used to say “time lasted forever when I was a kid, time feels rushed in my day-to-day, and life goes by so quickly”.
Once I started the habit of floating every day, I noticed how time changed.
In a float, I get to savor the little moments and not let life pass me by. While floating enhances my physical, mental, and emotional health, it also articulates my creative problem-solving skills and ideas. When I didn’t float for a while, I slushed along and time and space diminish around me. My world felt smaller, my problems were too difficult to address, and I felt like I was under a filter of bitterness and gloom. What a difference a small change in my life made!
The other night during a float, I thought “this must be 2 hours, the person after me must have canceled and they extended my float because they know I like to float for two hours.“ But when I came out, it was only an hour and I was like “oh, wow, that felt like a long time.”
Technically I did spend an hour but coming back into reality, it felt like I just took a shower and a nap in the span of half an hour. I didn’t feel like I missed out on my to-do list, in fact, I spent time organizing my thoughts so that I was able to quickly check things off.
Scrolling on platforms for an hour can feel relaxing but I’ve simply checked out and haven’t nearly gotten as much done for myself or my to-do list.
Time also feels different when I think about previous days. For a weekend, I floated in the same room, at the same time, and on the second day, it felt like I’d done a week’s worth of things in between and I’m not even that busy. I had the feeling that I’m living a rich and rewarding life full of time, exactly what I want.
When I’m looking for more time for myself, my to-do list, or my family, I go back to a daily float or meditation for that matter. I feel like I’m investing more time for myself and I’m able to do more things with ease and joy. How laughably simple that literally doing nothing gives me a better life.
July 7, 2022
