What are hobbies for?
Are they to calm us after work or a period of labour?
Are they to soothe us during difficult times or take us out of the everyday and let us dawdle in a more pleasant world?
What if we can't indulge our hobbies as much as we'd like? What then? Does it affect us?
Is it possible that our hobbies take over, that they prevent us engaging with reality or even lessen the amount we say and do with family and friends?
Are hobbies only for the good?
What do you think readers?
Hobbies are life, work pays for them!
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DeleteI think all your questions above depend on the individual.I personally find my hobbies to be a reward for hard work.However, I would put my loved ones needs ahead of my hobby,,if there was a conflict of schedule.Ideally, your hobby could be one that you share with a group,be they family, friends,or new aquaintances made through the hobby.My hobbies are varied.Some, like hiking and swimming,can be done in a group or by myself.Making model kits,however, is a solitary hobby that is best done without distraction.While I'm not a huge sports fan,my grand daughter has become quite the MVP on her junior high school soccer team.Attending the games and watching her excel is one of my favorite hobbies.
ReplyDeleteYes, its a personal thing I know Brian and I appreciate your comments. they are insightful. As someone who can easily become absorbed in my hobbies and seem detached from the present, particularly my story writing, I thought I was ask readers.
DeleteWriting is another hobby where distraction could make the process difficult.All writers seek solitude ,it's natural.Just remember"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.All work and ...";)
Deleteha ha, I'm just checking into the Overlook Hotel Bri!
DeleteFor me, my hobbies, or interests have often become ways to acquire new skills that can even earn money, so the line between work and other interests in blurred. I think hobbies can be a way of being creative and acquiring new skills. As a youngster, I made model kits, and it developed into learning to do technical drawings (for plans of models I wanted to make), and helped me to learn how do do research. What might have been a misspent youth turned out to be quite useful!
ReplyDeleteFascinating Andy. I love how you turned your childhood passions into skills and paid work, something many of us dream of I'm sure.
DeleteMy main hobby is finding and collecting things, particularly old toys, Woodsy. It's an opportunity to connect with people, to re-live, to learn, and to be a temporary custodian. There's something emotionally rewarding about being a care taker of these things. I guess it's about being a positive link in a preservation process, hopefully for a future generation to also enjoy, or ponder. It's relaxing and satisfying to just sit back, look at, and consider a gem which may have taken a long time to find. I guess collecting can make fishing look like an adventure sport by comparison :)
ReplyDeleteI love your idea of being a temporary custodian Tone. Its how I feel too and I have trouble throwing anything 'old' away. A colleague of mine said she'd chucked out an old small TV with a VHS video slot at the bottom. She'd left it outside here caravan for disposal. I said I would have loved to have it as I collect VHS and the things they were played on. It had it though, rained on for several nights. What is that magpie instinct?
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