Hobbies

All too often lately, across all age groups, I am seeing all over Social Media people but especially moms, struggling with making friends. 

 

Whether this is some lasting effect of the isolation during Covid, the increase of utilization and dependance on our devices, people are struggling with making friends or remembering how to go about this.  People are reporting feeling lonely and of not having a sense of self. 

 

One of the ways to make friends is to have something in common with a person.  When kids are starting high school or going into college, we often tell them to get involved on campus, join clubs.  Being an adult is no different.  If you have a hobby you want to get involved with, try to find a local group in your area and if you can’t find one, start a group!  I am sure there are others who would love to be a part of it!

 

One of the ways to make friends is to develop a hobby.  If hobbies are new to you, think about something you always wanted to join or try.  We can often find hobbies or things to do groups on social media that could be useful or interesting. 

 

Some people actually get overwhelmed at the thought of what kind of hobby.  Below is a list of 50 activities that can be hobbies.

1.Hiking                                                                                  26. Canoeing

2. Running                                                                              27.Bowling

3. Yoga                                                                                   28. Pickle Ball

4. Bike Riding                                                                         29. Tennis

5. Gym                                                                                    30. Painting

6. Pilates                                                                                31. Crafting

7. Knitting                                                                              32. Writing

8. Crochet                                                                              33. Photography

9. Book Club                                                                          34. Music

10. Archery                                                                            35. Music instrument

11.Gardening                                                                         36. Fishing

12. Volunteer for a local cause                                            37. Horseback riding

13. Get involved in a local politician’s campaign            38. Road trips   

14. Volunteer at a local school                                            39. Camping

15. Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen                                          40. Rving

16. Vintage cars and car shows                                           41. Travel

17. Yachting                                                                           42.  Volunteer at a hospital

18. Bird watching                                                                  43. Go back to school

19. Stamp collecting                                                             44. Learn to fly

20. Reading                                                                            45. Join an adult rec team

21. Meditation                                                                      46. Poetry

22. Cooking                                                                            47. Blog

23. Baking                                                                              48.Puzzles

24. Golf                                                                                  49. Take an acting or dance class

25. Rafting                                                                             50. Swimming

 

Hobbies are good for us for many reasons.  They help keep us active both sometimes Physically and Mentally.  They make us feel more confident. They help ward off symptoms of Anxiety and depression and they help us get more involved and to meet new people! 

Now might be the perfect time to find one in your community! 

Uvalde, Texas blog

As I sit here, thinking about the most recent school shooting that has occurred in Uvalde, Texas I can’t help but think about what could have been done differently, done better to ensure that no other family in the United States has to endure the pain and trauma of losing a child to a school shooter. To ensure that a teacher going to work for the day comes home to their family at dismissal.  Every child and family should not only have the right to a free education in this country, as is granted in the Constitution, but we should have the right to a SAFE educational environment.  I am sure so many others are having similar thoughts. 

So often after these tragic events, we see cries on social media and in the news for Gun Control.  The way I see it, Gun Control is only one small part of this multi facet issue.  In addition to gun control, we as a society also need to be looking at the Mental Health system that is failing our country.  As provider’s, we are mandated to follow HIPAA protocols which state we cannot acknowledge whether someone is a patient or client without written consent.  In theory, seems pretty straight forward, as a therapist I can not disclose to anyone else that Joe X is a patient or client of mine without Joe X giving me written consent to release this information.  I cannot have Joe X’s mom, friend, partner or anyone else and tell me they want Joe X to receive services, Joe X has to call himself to arrange for these services.  Again, seems straight forward and to most people, they would say yes, I don’t want others knowing my medical information without my consent. 

The short fall of this is how then do we access services for someone who we can see need the services but won’t go?  This problem is often times brought to light with families where the family sees a member is hurting themselves in some way but won’t go for help.  How do we help a family or friends when we see social media post that cause concern, but there is no alerting to the authorities?  How do we help families identify a potential issue and what resources are available to aid them to prevent such tragedy? If the authorities are alerted, can they even respond unless a plan is outlined in the social media posts? 

I do not have the answers or solutions to stop all of these shootings, but I do know that not enough is being done to protect our innocent children and the teachers and school staff who go to work every day.  I do believe nothing has changed since Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999.  Bullying needs to be addressed in schools better, security in schools needs to be increased, even if it means locking all the doors and using cameras to allow access into the building, mental health services need to be looked at and yes, even gun control to eliminate certain types of weapons from getting into the hands of unstable, mentally ill adults.

When people are sending emails or calling their local representative offices looking for action, please remember it is more then just gun control involved.  Calling for reform and ideas to protect our communities is needed and without the Mental health issues being changed, these senseless acts will continue. 

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