Time spent zoning out may have zero productivity, but it is very important.

Hello.

Those tiny moments of "zoning out" in our daily lives.

They don't produce anything, nor are they particularly useful, but...

In a fleeting moment, my sensibilities gently awaken,
and I get this feeling that I am reclaiming "my true self."

This time, I wrote about a slightly strange and warm moment I felt in front of the washing machine, along with the theme of sensibility.

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Every time I stand in front of the washing machine, I find myself staring at it.

The sight of laundry spinning around inside the round window of the front-loader.
Shirts rise and sink, and occasionally bubbles dance softly.

It's just that, but when I stare at it blankly, my heart strangely settles down.

The sounds and rhythms are somehow regular and gentle.
In the midst of the dizzying pace of daily life, I feel like time flows slowly only here.

Perhaps this is what I would call “a moment when sensibility is stirred”.

Sensibility is often thought of as “the ability to discern beauty” or “artistic talent,” but I think it is actually something much closer to home.

In front of the washing machine, this is “my time” that I don't show to anyone.
The very fact that it stays in my heart is, I believe, sensibility itself.

The old me didn't have the luxury to stop for things like this.
Always thinking about the future, about “efficiency” or “things I need to do,”
I feel like my sense of feeling the “now” had become somewhat dull.

Regaining one's sensibility is also
about remembering the “contours” of oneself.

What am I drawn to,
what feels comfortable,
and in what moments do I suddenly feel my shoulders relax...

Not to be evaluated by anyone,
and not because it is useful or not,

“I really like this, don't I?”
How precious those moments are when I can think that honestly.

The time spent blankly watching the laundry spin around,
might seem like a huge waste of time.

However, it is precisely within such "meaningless time" that
our sensibilities softly exist.

✧˙⁎⋆I have written an article like this before.
It is a story about how being conscious of the five senses in daily life awakens our sensibilities👇

This time, I have changed my perspective a little and
written about "the sensibility found in time spent doing nothing."

There are days when our hearts get left behind in the busyness.
Before I know it, I feel as if I have left my sense of wonder and gratitude somewhere along the way.

At times like that,
the time I spend zoning out in front of the washing machine
brings me back to "myself" just a little bit.

Refining one's sensibilities
is not about "adding" something,

but perhaps it is about
gently remembering what was already there.

For you,
when is your "time to zone out"?

Please have a day filled with "love" today as well.

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