Many years ago I worked a temporary job while in-between serious jobs. And the man that ran that small company had some serious mental problems. One day he came in and said that he had gone to a psychiatrist and the psychiatrist asked him if he had any hobbies? He said that he studies the Bible. And the psychiatrist said that is not a hobby. What I learned from that is the importance of having a hobby, and that having a hobby is important enough that you should turn a blind eye to the cost of it as long as it does not "break the bank" (wreck your household finance), and also as long it it does not hurt anyone.
I am fortunate in that I have a few hobbies that I enjoy. I enjoy music, and my collection of CDs and growing my collection of MP3 songs by borrowing CDs from the library and adding songs to my collection that I listen on random play in my vehicle and on my cell phone with wireless headphones while I walk. I have been putting off spending money on some software called noteburner to convert songs on spotify to MP3 but after I exhaust the availability of CDs from the library (I order them online and pick up many at a time) I may spend money on the software to continue to increase my collection of songs. And I enjoy playing my Taylor acoustic guitar ( I actually took guitar 1 and guitar 2 course at the local community college) and have many books that I use to play the songs from. I was a member of a local group that gathered once a month and formed a ring of chairs and took turns playing guitar, and I may get back into that group when all this C-19 stuff is over with. And I regularly walking in the woods and on roads in the woods while observing nature both the plants and the creatures. I use to enjoy flying remote control airplanes and teaching others how to build them and fly them. And I use to enjoy sailing. I still may get back into those last two someday.
I do not know if you could count BITOG as a hobby, though there is something comforting about learning what to look for in vehicles and how to take care of them.
Anyhow, over the years I have talked to two people who were having serious problems with the way they were thinking and I asked both of them "do you have any hobbies?" And both of them said no. And I told them the importance of finding a hobby or even more than one hobby that they enjoy and participating in it. And also if there are any groups or clubs that peruse those hobbies to join them.
So RedlineOilUser even though it may sound corny, ask yourself if you have any hobbies, or know of any hobbies you may enjoy that you do not participate in. And if you are not active in any hobby, look into getting into one. Having a hobby that you naturally truly enjoy is a blessing, and you should take advantage of it as long as it is affordable, and harms no one.
I am fortunate in that I have a few hobbies that I enjoy. I enjoy music, and my collection of CDs and growing my collection of MP3 songs by borrowing CDs from the library and adding songs to my collection that I listen on random play in my vehicle and on my cell phone with wireless headphones while I walk. I have been putting off spending money on some software called noteburner to convert songs on spotify to MP3 but after I exhaust the availability of CDs from the library (I order them online and pick up many at a time) I may spend money on the software to continue to increase my collection of songs. And I enjoy playing my Taylor acoustic guitar ( I actually took guitar 1 and guitar 2 course at the local community college) and have many books that I use to play the songs from. I was a member of a local group that gathered once a month and formed a ring of chairs and took turns playing guitar, and I may get back into that group when all this C-19 stuff is over with. And I regularly walking in the woods and on roads in the woods while observing nature both the plants and the creatures. I use to enjoy flying remote control airplanes and teaching others how to build them and fly them. And I use to enjoy sailing. I still may get back into those last two someday.
I do not know if you could count BITOG as a hobby, though there is something comforting about learning what to look for in vehicles and how to take care of them.
Anyhow, over the years I have talked to two people who were having serious problems with the way they were thinking and I asked both of them "do you have any hobbies?" And both of them said no. And I told them the importance of finding a hobby or even more than one hobby that they enjoy and participating in it. And also if there are any groups or clubs that peruse those hobbies to join them.
So RedlineOilUser even though it may sound corny, ask yourself if you have any hobbies, or know of any hobbies you may enjoy that you do not participate in. And if you are not active in any hobby, look into getting into one. Having a hobby that you naturally truly enjoy is a blessing, and you should take advantage of it as long as it is affordable, and harms no one.
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