Time

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The only real thing that we have is the time we have on this planet, the time we have with the ones we love, the time we have creating and doing things that make us happy. Everything else is just a distraction that has been placed in front of us in order to steal our attention and make us uncomfortable.

I make this statement after I had quite the trying session with my self in a float tank the other day. It was difficult to concentrate, difficult to relax and get comfortable in my own skin while I sit there in silence without any distractions from the outside world.

I am not sure how familiar anyone reading this is with floating in a float but to sum it up you are floating in a tank of water full of enough epsom salt that when you lay on your back you are actually floating. The water is at body temperature and you are usually in complete silence and darkness. You literally feel as though you are floating by yourself in space.

You then get a chance to explore the depths of you mind, take a nap or just try to drown out the noise in your head and relax.

The great thing about floating is that I believe you learn something from every session and no matter how hard the session is you feel amazing when you get out. Relaxed, comfortable in your own skin, without a care in the world, and you get to cary that with you as long as you can hold on to it.

In my last float session I was my only distraction and it was not a good feeling knowing that I was the one stealing time away from myself. During this time I felt as though I was wasting time but in all reality I was learning. I was learning that time is precious and that we must use it accordingly or you will find yourself one day looking back at what you have done and will find a blank page of accomplishments staring at you.

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This is one reason I enjoy writing here, it is like a catalog of all that I have done and how my writing has ebbed and flowed over the years. I also have a blog that I have not paid much attention to but have paid to keep up and running, this is something that I have learned that I need to change from this time alone in the tank.

No matter how good or bad you are at something if you enjoy it just do it, don’t waste time thinking about it. Spend your time doing something about it as time is fleeting and it truly is all that we have for ourselves.

Spend the precious time you have thinking, spend it creating, doing, going places and experiencing things. Fulfill the space that sits inside you with amazing things that you bring you joy and happiness.

Don’t worry about others, what they think or what they are doing. Don’t waster too much time on autocorrect, let the thoughts flows and make the changes later.

Your time is the most important thing you have and it deserves the proper amount of attention.

My time in the tank led to a very fulfilled weekend and now here writing this post first thing on a Monday morning starting my week with a reminder to myself of what is most important.

Now go forth and create and do, spend your time doing what you love and the time that must be spent doing things that help you live your life, make sure you make the most of that time. If you work a job that seems to suck time from your day, your mind and your soul make sure to find a way to make it fun and or funny or find one where you are able to make it fun because if doing such thing makes you miserable you are just waiting your most precious commodity .

Not every moment of everyday can be the most amazing, if they were then they would not be special and not worth it as they would just blend in with the background. Take responsibility for your actions as you are the only one that can make your time on this rock count.