Have you realized the importance of leisure in your everyday life?

I do my best to consider life's gift to us as much as possible, I always make it a habit that I could enjoy the lighter sides of life. After work or a busy day, I would think of good things to do so I could keep my mind at ease. Could be that I play my guitar, watch cable tv movies, read something worth learning at or simply relax and post here on mylot!;) Most of the times, I would rather think of good things to enjoy than worry about the whole day's problems.

Hello! I love life. And want to live my life to the fullest. I only get to live once and I want to make the most out of it. Life is a gift, a precious gift we should be thankful and should cherish. Eventhough how busy I am I always make sure that I have time for leisure, time for myself despite all the work. I go out with my hubby on weekend talk about life, not about work, go out with my friends and have a good laugh. There are times that I would just be at home, watch tv, read a book, or play games and not think about work. Sometimes me and my hubby would go to a bar, listen to the live band playing and not talk to each other...just listening to the music and it feels good. I love music, singing and dancing is my talent, when i'm alone at home I would turn the volume up, sing my heart out loud and dance like a dancer...and it's good. For me living a life to the fullest is taking it one step at a time and enjoying every second of it. Not hurrying and worrying. Just living and living happily. Take care *smile* ciao! c",)

The trend of life is changing from generation to generation. Nowadays, our lives is getting busier and busier. 24 hours a days seems like really not enough for most of us. I think it's common trend for a modern life. I believe it could be due to the booming of information and the increase of complexity of life makes our life extremely hectic and occupied. Imagine in the old days, we do not need to worry so much about our health, kid's education, insurance, investment & etc. Today, our health would be at risk if we do not take good care of it due to the polluted air, water, fruits (by pesticide), vegetable (by pesticide), poultry (injected hormone) and live stock (injected hormone). Besides, we need to worry kid's education since they are 1 year old. And we need to allocate fund to buy insurance just in case we need costly medical coverage one day. We had so many newspaper/magazine to read and broadcasted news on tv to watch. We need to spend time in car during traffic jam even if it's just a few kilometers drive away from home. Besides, the work productivity required by the company is so demanding in order for the corporate to survive. Therefore, all the accumulated stress will drive us crazy one day if we do not seek for leisure to relax our mind and body. Therefore I think allocating time for leisure is really important to us, even some of us may not be aware of it. For me, I am the type of person who really hate stressful life. I like to look for relaxing activity which will release the tension in faced in work and the hectic daily life. I will exercise at least twice a week and play games. A good sleep is also very essential as well to lift our worry and anxiety.

Nowadays many people are desperate in the pursuing of wealth and power. They tend to be very busy and could hardly find any leisure to relax themselves. Without leisure we wouldn’t be able to enjoy life peacefully. At leisure we could do whatever things we are interested. Spiritually leisure is very essential to daily life. I always try to find time to relax myself. I often have vacations to places where I could enjoy the beauty of nature. Recently my husband is fond of visiting hill station and beaches. So I always accompany him to spend our leisure there. We enjoy the natural environment and of course the cool and fresh air which I love most.

Nowadays I have totally accepted the importance of leisure in my life. I used to be a driven Type A personality and could never slow my mind down even when I was supposed to be relaxing. My multi-tasking abilities had me able to watch television while working on my laptop...or making endless list of projects for me and my hubby. We lived in a large city, worked in the media, produced and hosted television shows and were activists in the community we lived. In the winter of 1994 we decided to make a radical lifestyle change and sold our house and moved to the rural community we not live in. It has taken a quite a few years and a number of setbacks for us to finally be in a place where we are 'living within our means' financially, energetically, mentally, spiritually and creatively. We decided to work less and enjoy life more. There is much greater ability to 'think ahead' before taking on more projects or commitments than we are able to manage 'with ease.' My hubby and a friend finished the attic in our home and it is my sanctuary where I go to pray, meditate and express gratitude for the many blessings I now enjoy. our garden is a place for leisurely enjoyment and communing with nature from spring through fall. With this approach to living our 'wheel of life' is far more in balance. There is time for work/play/rest/relaxation/socializing/inner contemplation/volunteering...and pure fun!!! So yes, leisure is a part of my everyday life...and believe me I intend to keep it that way. Pushing, 'shoulding' and constantly being on the go is not a pattern I intend to re-create in my life. Been there...done that!!! Raia