What do you do for hobbies or recreation?
One of the challenges people face especially after they retire is "What do I do today?"
We all have unique lives and interests but if you care to share your hobbies, exercise routines, volunteering or whatever you value doing in your time off, then I would be glad to hear it.
I spend a lot of time doing exercising because I feel better when I exercise. That can be cardio exercises, strength training, Tai Chi or yoga. That keeps me busy.
I also like to cook. I had some egg foo yong that I made myself for lunch. I learned to cook so I would not starve! LOL
Of course volunteering at 7cups is an important part of my life too.
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The things that I like to do for hobbies and fun activities is camping, playing games, fishing if the fish agree to go into the boat LOL, walking and I volunteer at the local food bank.
@DanaMH
Those are all great hobbies to do. I love camping and fishing too. And volunteering is great you are giving back to someone. And you feel great about doing this. This is good for your soul. 😊😊😊!!
@soulsings
Hi Soul, thanks for this thread!
Well, I am not yet retired so I am still busy with work but I have some things I like to do!
Volunteering at 7 cups is the actual hobby, while in past it was creating chatbots (like Noni)
Then i like to cook as well and I enjoy long walks when possible!
I like to dance a lot so at home every moment can be occasion to do it: less structured than your exercising and I think that after summer time I could try something like your exercising activities too, so thanks for sharing!
@BeyondTheInvisible
I think volunteering on 7cups is a hobby since I do a lot of it.
@DanaMH yes I am on 7cups a lot. It is my avocation.
@soulsings
Yes definitely! 😊😊😊!
@DanaMH
Yes definitely I agree! 😊😊!
@BeyondTheInvisible
That's good that you like cooking that's a great hobby to have. I also loved to cook and bake. Yes volunteering on here at 7Cups. Is a good hobby. You given back to someone.
That's really good for your soul! 😊😊😊!
One of my hobbies is searching through old sheet music (usually from 100+ years ago), fintding a song I like, and working it up into a recording.. The numerous steps involved, from creating the accompaniment track, recording the vocal, mixing the audio, and sharing the resulting music file helps keep my mind active as well as being great fun. As is hearing music from years ago played in the historical tuning system that people back then heard it in. Besides, it's always a pleasure to create something that others can enjoy.
@Tom444 that is fabulous. I love listening to music. If you have an MP3 you want to post there are sites you can do that anonymously to protect your identity and then post a link to the recording here. If you feel like it it would be a hit.
@soulsings
Yes that's a great ideal! 😊😊😊!
@soulsings
Okay. Just to give you an idea of what I do, this is a recording I made of the song, "For Me And My Gal." I'm playing the trumpet and singing. The rest of the instruments are the computer. Have fun.
https://anonfile.com/20H0B5f6bb/For_Me_And_My_Gal.mp3
@Tom444 wow I love this. My mom used to play these on the organ. Nice trumpet playing! Great job
@soulsings
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
@Tom444
That's great that you take old music and record them. And that you like to listen to them. 😊😊😊😊!
@soulsings I absolutely love podcasting!! Its a passion.
@JolivetteListens wow that is so cool.
@soulsings Thanks!
@JolivetteListens
That's good that you like podcast. 😊😊😊!
@soulsings
Thank you very much everyone who has shared with us you're hobbies! 😊😊😊😊!
@GuardianAngel77 you are welcome
@soulsings
Thank you! 😊😊😊!
@soulsings
Recreation and hobbies are always important but become particularly important to me when aging. When i moved to a different country and stepped out of my "real" working life it became important to find ways to define myself again (not having the "praise" of others anymore). Hobbies come in handy, I love creating things I need, like woodwork as an example which gives me satisfaction and "self-praise". The work here on 7cups gives me meaning what is tremendous important in life, apart from that exercise, art, craft and more. Recreational things would be mostly meditation, yoga, nature walks.
@amiablePeace77 I agree we need the approval of others as part of our basic fulfillment of our human needs. If we cannot get it at work, other outlets like 7cups or volunteering in real life can help fulfill that part of ourselves.
@soulsings
Very true and it changes the whole situation for us to the better. I am thankful to be here.
My soul satisfying hobbies are photography, traveling, cooking, music n movies. The Pandemic made me explore newer hobbies like online mind games, art, hosting and attending Webinars and virtual travel.
@RideaRainbow I love online word games and crosswords. Thanks for sharing.
