Sometimes you just have to ...

We all need a hobby

It's not that I am not happy with my life.  My husband is wonderful, we have a great house (even if it needs some upgrading), my family is doing well and I am gainfully employed.  I am not going to sit here and complain about horrible things in life, but sometimes we just have to find an outlet for things.  Once a week my job requires a very long commute.  Roundtrip is about 4 hours.  I love to go to the other office and visit my fellow co-workers and cavetch about nothing in particular, but I am not happy with the situation.  It makes me hate my job sometimes. 
I have created an outlet for myself in paintball.  In paintball I can completely forget about the troubles of the past or coming week and just have fun and do me.  Everyone in life needs to find their own hobby that they truly enjoy for themselves.  It doesn't have to be a physical hobby, it could be as simple as reading or even playing video games.  But remember that it is a hobby and there is real life outside of it.  Don't let your hobby overwhelm your life or make you forget about responsibilities.  And conversely don't let responsibility or people make you forget about your hobby.
And always make sure your hobby is your own.  Don't do something just because the person you are seeing or trying to pursue has chosen this as their hobby.  If it piques your interest, then try it out!  But if the moment you drop that person, you drop the pursuit than it never was your hobby to begin with.  Find what you love and do it for you not for anyone.

Sometimes you just have to ...