This Zen table is giving me life right now

I've never been able to calm my mind enough to successfully meditate. Tomorrow is my 50th birthday and my sister gave me my birthday present 2 weeks early. I'm obsessed with it. Sitting and watching Marble's journey around the sandbox is the closest I've ever felt to "emptying my mind of thought." Marble makes a delightful crunchy sound when it rolls, scratching my brain in the right ways. I can't tell if I'm meditating or disassociating, And frankly, I don't really care; all I know is that I lose time and when the pattern is done I'm in a better mood.
Funny side note, I'm a moderator of this subreddit and an argument could be made that this post is stealth marketing. But, I swear I'm not promoting a particular product, I'm just raving about a thing that's giving me ALL THE DOPAMINE.