| A new hobby can improve your quality of life. Think of | | | | life is music. Music is relaxing. Different music can |
| it. A hobby is a recreational or leisure activity outside of | | | | stimulate different reactions of thought processes. |
| you career or work place. It is something YOU are | | | | They even have university undergraduate, masters, |
| interested in, some YOU want to pursue. Would it not | | | | and doctorate degrees in music therapy. Learning to |
| improve your quality of life to do the things that you | | | | play a musical instrument or just listening and getting to |
| enjoy? You should not be selfish in pursuing what you | | | | know good music can be a way for you to improve |
| want, what you want can actually benefit others | | | | your quality of life. It can be a hobby that is leisurely, |
| around you as well. You can think of activities to which | | | | relaxing, and can be a means for you or others to feel |
| you can invite others to come along. You can find | | | | like they have accomplished something that makes a |
| activities and hobbies that not only improve your own | | | | difference. If you can play a musical instrument, think of |
| quality of life, but others as well. | | | | the good you can have in others' lives. Musicians are |
| People need a purpose in life, a reason to do things. I | | | | often the life of the party. It seems everywhere I go, if |
| am not saying that hobbies are the ultimate purpose | | | | someone can play the guitar, by the end of the night |
| for living, but I think that people should be happy and if | | | | they will be entertaining everyone with their musical |
| they pursue hobbies that they enjoy, it can improve | | | | talent. The same goes for the piano or many other |
| their lives and the lives of others. I think wholesome | | | | musical instruments. I myself played the trumpet for |
| leisurely and recreational activities with family and | | | | seven years, I also taught myself to play the guitar. I |
| friends are very important to having a good quality of | | | | taught myself to play the piano a little bit, but I am not |
| life. It improves relationships, by providing good | | | | as good at it yet as I am at the guitar and the trumpet. |
| experiences together, it also just gives people the | | | | Many hobbies can improve your physical health and |
| opportunity to get out and do something that they | | | | stamina as well. Would it not be great to have a |
| enjoy. It gives them the opportunity to feel like they | | | | hobby, something you enjoy, that also keeps you |
| have accomplished something and done something | | | | physically fit? Many people play sports or participate in |
| constructive. | | | | athletic events as hobbies to keep in shape. One of |
| I heard once that happiness is the culmination of small | | | | my favorites is to play tennis. I actually have never |
| successes. Is the quality of life not improved by small | | | | taken a class or learned to play tennis, I just taught |
| success, whether it be success in your career, | | | | myself and as I began playing I gradually got better. |
| success raising your family, success improving your life | | | | Now it is something I can do as leisure activity outside |
| in some, or success in mastering some hobby or other | | | | of work that will keep me in shape as well. Another |
| interest that you have? A hobby or new interest can | | | | hobby I just started is running. I ran the marathon over |
| be something that you can quickly and easily master, | | | | the weekend, I still cannot walk well, my feet and legs |
| or at least just enjoy learning to do it. It can give you a | | | | hurt, but I am sure I will get better. The pain will go |
| feeling of accomplishment, which will inspire and | | | | away, but now I will be a marathoner forever. Find |
| encourage you or others. | | | | your hobby at the online hobby store and more. |
| One specific hobby that can increase your quality of | | | | |