Monday, September 5, 2011

Why we need a hobby

By Georgina Davidson


Hobbies are significant. Whether it is in photography, music, embroidery, dancing or anything else you find your heart's calling in, you definitely need to have a hobby in life!

At the end of the day, when you are all tired and exhausted from work and want to relax and rewind, a hobby can be the perfect stress buster for you! While family is important, personal 'me' time is also crucial. In the stable race for professional career growth and high stress environments, it is important that we indulge in hobbies that relax our mind and soul. No wonder then that people have started taking up salsa classes, pottery, photography or even painting classes. There is an artistic and creative streak in all of us and we all need to tap into the creative side of our lives once in a while.

Today people are realizing that life is too short to focus on just one's job. Consequently the need to multitask, constantly push one's limits and explore a new side of one's personality. Whether it is in overcoming your fear of heights through a bungee jumping session, or exploring the photographer in you through a photography class or even getting to know the salsa dancer in you, we all love to learn something new about ourselves. Already we are living in a self-centered world, where I, Me and Myself comes first, it seems people are ready to go the extra mile to indulge their sense in a hobby they love.

Hobbies act like stress busters. Today, each person is busy. Even homemakers have a life of their own, with not just household chores to fulfill but also other responsibilities. In the flurry of everyday life, it is no small surprise that we all crave for a bit of creativity, some quiet time, and a moment of solitude where we get to do something we truly enjoy. It could be something as simple as sketching a black and white picture or something as flamboyant as collecting vintage cars! Hobbies let us explore a side of us, which usually takes second place in our professional or family lives. It is a time when we get to be in touch with our own selves.

In addition to being the terrific stress busters that they are, hobbies can also act as therapeutic sessions of sorts. For those people who have suffered a severe pain or who have a mental disability a hobby can free their mind, open up their way of thinking and help them explore new sides to their personality. The entire process of creating something can be very fulfilling and satisfying and this can help people suffering from depression too. Most people who face depression suffer from poor self esteem. By having a hobby they are able to create something with their own effort and that can provide a much needed boost to their self confidence. Even those with disabilities like dyslexia or autism can benefit tremendously by indulging in a hobby. A hobby can help a person to focus on the positive side of life instead of being idle and having negative thoughts.

If more terrorists involve in hobbies they liked, there would be a probability not be any war or hatred. In a person, this is the positive change that a hobby brings about. The more painstaking a hobby is the more patience it teaches you and patience is the basis on which you find peace, happiness and sanity in life. Involving in a hobby can also help a person become more emotive, responsive and sensitive to the world around us. Regularly, it is the small gestures that our loved ones make, which go unnoticed and with a hobby we can realize the finer moments of life. Subsequently, here's to starting a new hobby and reliving life all over again!




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