March 26, 2010
The Lazy Man’s Way To Relax And Enjoy Life
There are self-help gurus out there who are making millions of dollars every year teaching people their happiness secrets. The techniques they teach can be quite complicated and their promises are compelling. Who wouldn’t want to be in a state of perpetual happiness?
If you look closely, you will discover something about them: they all assume you need them in order to find your own personal happiness. Their income depends on your unhappiness and inability to find it on your own.
Of course, many of them are well meaning and probably have a lot to offer. Some of them are offering Happiness with a capital ‘H.’ They may have more than just the kind of happiness you can get from using your scrapbooking papers creatively to offer.
Hobbies are one of the most tried and true types of self therapy. While scrapbook making may not be for you, something else probably will be. Hobbies are creative endeavors that have no purpose other than to give you pleasure. You like doing them because they are relaxing and fun.
Millions of teenagers take up the guitar, wanting to be like their favorite rock star. Were you one of those? Like them, you probably set your guitar aside after you learned a few chords and riffs. Why not take out your Alvarez acoustic guitar and play it again? There’s nothing like the sound of music to relax you, especially if you’re playing an instrument yourself. Playing music is one of the purest pleasures imaginable.
If playing music doesn’t appeal to you, what does? It doesn’t matter what it is or whether or not you think you’ll ever get good at it. Take drawing, for instance. Just start sketching things. If you’ve never done it before, there are some excellent books that can teach you enough of the basics that you’ll get the hang of it in no time.
If at all possible, forget about time when you’re hobbying. Take off that black sport watch and put it away in a drawer or leave it in another room. Pretend you’ve got all the time in the world to indulge in your hobby. Forget about stress and time and just get involved in whatever it is that you like to do.
These lazy man’s hobbies may not sound like they’re very sophisticated. Certainly, compared to some of the complicated meditation and relaxation techniques the gurus recommend, they’re not very extraordinary. That doesn’t mean they don’t work, though. There is a lot to be said for doing something that you enjoy without having to set a goal. Just discovering what you like to do is a great thing in itself.
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