The Fascinating World of Hobbies
Did you ever experience getting
immersed in the strokes of a brush moving along a canvas, tantalizing taste buds
due to the whiff of a cake you baked or losing yourself in the pages of a book?
Do you spend your free time gaining an aesthetic pleasure by involving yourself
in some hobby? If not then you are missing a delightful experience and letting
your leisure time go to waste.
As we move towards adulthood,
we stop spending our time in activities of our interest. We become more
work-oriented. Somewhere in the back of our minds we long for mental
satisfaction and relaxation but we disregard it as a frivolous idea.
5 Benefits of having a hobby
Adopting a hobby is beneficial
in following ways which many of us are unable to perceive:
·
Doing something that
provides a sense of gratification and captures
one’s interest, acts as a stress reliever. It breaks the monotony of life
giving us a stimulus to perform better at work.
·
Hobbies provide diverse
experiences and satiety to curious minds. Thus, opening up your mental space.
·
You can interact with
people sharing your hobby, consequently, broadening your social interaction.
·
It offers an opportunity
for exploring your own self, playing a role in your spiritual growth and
grooming.
·
Some hobbies even offer
you additional income. For example if you are really good at painting, you can
make and sell them.
List of Hobbies
Here is a list of hobbies you can opt from but of course these are not all.
· Journaling: You can write your emotions, your day to day activities and record your goals. Journaling has become a new trend and has acquired a mixed form of a diary and scrapbook.
· Reading: It is perhaps the most common yet fascinating hobby making you travel places without actually moving.
· Art: It covers a broad range of immersive activities including painting, calligraphy, origami and clay modeling.
·
Researching: Surprising but yes researching can be fun if it is about
intriguing things. You can research and study mysteries around the world,
extra-terrestrial life, paranormal activities, mythologies, etc. and collect
information on them and make
·
Gardening: This one is for people who enjoy being outdoors. You can
grow floral plants, exotic plants or make an organic garden or herbal
garden. It is all about your interests
and expertise.
·
DIY: ‘Do It Yourself’ is a general concept of doing things
yourself instead of hiring a professional for it or buying it. It can be
anything; ranging from creating decoration pieces to sewing, from giving
makeovers to your houses to decorating cakes and from organizing stuff to making
· Cooking: It is an everyday activity but if it gives you joy why not spend your free time trying out different dishes from over the world and making them for your family, to show your love?
Life is a gift and if we are
spending every second of it working or worrying about what to come, we are not
doing justice to it. Take out time for yourself and spend it the way it makes
you happy. Try being carefree, and you will love every second of this time. It
will make you more appreciative of the world around you.
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