Having a hobby that you love is something that seems like an easy goal. I know that I have and have had a lot of interests, but I can't say that I have really had a lifelong hobby. Perhaps that doesn't matter as long as a person continues to search for fun ways to spend some of their leisure time. We are learning especially now, during this Coronavirus pandemic, the importance of ways to enjoy our "extra" time.
During this Corona period, I think a lot of people are coming to realize how important a hobby can be. A married couple that we know both have developed lifelong hobbies that can consume hundreds of hours of their time in an enjoyable fashion. She is an avid craft person who loves card making and he is a model railroad builder and they both can be absorbed for hours with their hobby. Darlene is also a gifted card maker and it does provide her with a creative outlet that helps make the time pass.
I don't have a real hobby. I do enjoy reading and I do enjoy writing and they can both be fulfilling, but I don't think that qualifies as a hobby. I am not a collector, am not a handyman, don't like to work with my hands, am not a fitness fanatic and thus I am constantly in search of something enjoyable to do.
Some of my friends enjoy various sports. Especially as seniors, they like to golf in the summer and curl in the winter. I have done both and can take them or leave them, and I prefer to leave them. Over the years, I have also bowled, played badminton and squash, but never developed a love for any sport. My closest connection to sport is my love of baseball as a spectator sport. I played it informally as a kid, have followed it as a fan for over sixty years and have coached kids in Little League. I would suggest that is as close as I have come to having a hobby, and that is a pretty weak definition.
I will keep searching and who knows I might start collecting stamps again. Do people still collect stamps?
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