Monday, September 5, 2011

Needs of a hobby

By Georgina Davidson


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

People are now realizing that life is too short to focus on just one's job. Hence 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. In an already 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 perform like stress busters. Each and every one is busy today. 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 which usually take second place in our professional or family lives let us explore a side of us. This is a time when we get to be in touch with our own selves.

Additionally to being the terrific stress busters that they are, hobbies can also act as therapeutic sessions of sorts. A hobby can free the mind of those who are already suffering from severe shock or who have a mental disability. A hobby can 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. This can help people suffering from depression too. The people suffer from depression also suffers from poor self esteem. They are able to create something with their own effort by having a hobby. A hobby can provide a much needed boost to their self confidence. Even those people with disabilities like dyslexia or autism can benefit tremendously by indulging in a hobby. Hobby helps a person to focus on the positive side of life instead of being idle and having negative thoughts.

It may be a fact that if more terrorists indulged in a hobby they liked, there would probably not be any war or hatred! This is the kind of positive change that a hobby brings about in a person. 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. Having a hobby can also help a person become more emotive, responsive and sensitive to the world around us. Often, 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. So, here's to starting a new hobby and reliving life all over again.




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