I’m addicted to Temponaut time lapse videos. Initially I intended to look at relaxation videos as part of my resolution to be mindful and find relaxing outlets for myself. Watching flowers grow seemed like a good idea, so I tuned in to the collection of footage offered by Temponaut.
The first video I saw was of passion flowers blooming, with bursts of floral birth and waving tendrils in mid-air (and finally saved from fruitless gesturing by the appearance of a plant stake onto which it gratefully attached).
From there my viewing has gone on to scenic night skies and of decomposition. It can be just as exciting to watch stars go by than to view a group of bananas going bad over the course of 108 days. You can actually see the green bananas ripen and yellow to perfection just before they start to deflate, blacken and grow mold.
Then there were the water beads which grew and expanded, and the burger war pitting an organic sandwich against a fast food version. Let’s put it this way: if you want to be embalmed, keep eating those drive-through burgers, because the ones in the video hardly broke down, while the “better for you” one became black and fuzzy.
Nothing like a time lapse video to remind you of what is bad for you.
The whole idea of relaxation is fine if you can find the time, which is why time lapse videos are so convenient, in that they provide days of mindful watching into a few minutes. These videos, combined with an increase in exercise, should help me adjust my life into something a bit more comfortable and healthy.
That, and knowing how long food lasts when left out.
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