Benefits of Doodling
Can Doodling Be Beneficial? While doodling is often frowned upon as a pointless hobby or a distraction, there are a surprising number of benefits. Often, doodling can be a reflexive habit helping the mind subconsciously deal with a variety of stresses and pressures....
Gardening as a Therapeutic Hobby
Planting, growing, and caring for plants has proven to be a valid form of therapy to many who have tried it. After taking the time to study its effects, therapists, scientists, and counselors have noticed that. Their clients and study subjects often show signs of...
Taking on Hobbies to Cope with Grief
Losing someone can be very traumatic for anyone. Everyone deals with grief in different ways. While there is no correct way to grieve, there are still methods of healthy healing. When trying to cope with grief, one may feel alone in their sorrow or hopeless in their...
Making Time for Your Passions
With constant responsibilities such as schooling, going to work, and taking care of kids, it is a wonder that some people even have the time to sleep. There are 24 hours in each day, and this fact is unchangeable. However, what can be changed is a person's approach to...
Ballroom Dancing
Ballroom dancing has existed for hundreds of years, but it's most celebrated era has been in the past century, rising in popularity with early jazz music. It started as recreation for elites, in contrast with folk dancing of the common people, but now is embraced more...
What’s Your Passion?
For many people, having a great job, a loving family and supportive friends are the embodiment of a great life. For other people, that’s just not enough because they feel there’s a piece missing. Many hobbyists have passions that go beyond their daily lives but which...
Cycling for Fitness and Mental Health
Hitting the road on my bike can give me a significant physical and mental lift. Not only is cycling one of the best forms of cardiovascular exercise, but it's also a great way to center my mind and help stave off stress. When I’m out riding, it gives me a chance to...
The Bond between Humans & Pets
For nearly as long as there have been humans, those humans have had pets. Our affinity for our animal companions is not new, but our understanding of our relationship with these animals has undoubtedly evolved. Our connection to these animals can be as rich and...
Dancing for Happiness: How Movement Affects Our Mood
Have you ever noticed that after a particularly hard day, turning on your favorite song and dancing around a bit can do wonders to improve your mood? Music and moving to a rhythm have a profound impact on our state of mind. For centuries, everyone from philosophers to...
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