SEC17 WK:#2: your family and leisure activities

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The word leisure has been in the dark by majority. They don't know what leisure is and most people use this time for even more stressful work. This is me because I barely have leisure time. I'm always working and busy doing a lot of things but most times, I deliberately create this leisure.

The word leisure to me doesn't just mean a free time where you relax and free yourself from work. It doesn't just mean a time to rest or recreate. To me, leisure is the time you do things you find joy doing in the absence of major work. I'll not call them hobbies because they aren't similar.

To some, the leisure time they have is to engage themselves in mental work which is the hardest form of work. So leisure time is not a time you free yourself from work. It's a time that's actually spare or free where you can do other fun activities or activities you enjoy doing. The below shows my family and leisure time especially my mom.

My family prioritise leisure time because there's no joy in working and you don't have time for yourself. That's crazy. Spiritually moulded, we have seen why leisure time is important in doing other important things so that nothing suffers. My family views leisure time as a way to come together, get to know the family better, know what's lagging or lacking and look for ways to amend, go on recreation to enhance moments that would live a long time in their minds.

Our leisure activities revolves around reading the bible and watching videos that will help improve the quality of our lives spiritually asides putting all the time into looking for money.. These activities helps us grow in love of many things and helps is see how we can manage stress, develop certain qualities, build relationships and a lot of things. We do have time set aside for these activities which had helped me iny dealings with others.

Another leisure activity my family fancy most is working in the farm. They have been used to farm work to the point that when my parents are free from their work in the day or a particular day or time, they'll want to dedicate that time to working in the farm. My mom is a big fan of this activity. Any small minute or hour she has is to go to the farm and do some agricultural activities.

She derives excess joy in this work at her leisure and doesn't allow anything cramp this work when she's free. My mom is also a big fan of reading. As a health worker, she only gave time when she returns home at night and in this night despite the stress would want to read a book or study. She says reading is just like relaxing. I ask how and that I can never view it that way.

Personally, I'm always seen writing anytime I'm free. In fact, I can't recall when I'm free but the truth is that anytime I'm free, that's when I'm always so busy. I spend my whole life writing on steemit, not just anyhow contents but contents that read meaning. This is what I do i my leisure. I allow my pen bleed during this period. I also watch movies when I'm free. This is what I do to clear my head and also ease myself from too much work. This is a form of entertainment that I just lay on my bed and watch and the sleep.

The lessons from these movies helps a lot. Sometimes, they are emotional and have appealing scenes. These activities are very much good in relieving stress. I can remember a friend of mine telling me that he fell from a height someday without even noticing he did.

This was because he uses his leisure for additional work that adds more stress to him. To the **writing, reading of bible, watching movies and farming which are my best activities done in my leisure, they don't require too much work and I enjoy every bit of it because I always do to my capacity and not beyond so I'll not breakdown.

One rare activities done in my leisure I enjoy doing are shown as follows. These leisure time to me I feel are things I enjoy doing when I have time but aren't hobbies. Out of the above mentioned activities done in my leisure, I enjoy watching movies as this doesn't require you do work. All you need to do is to use your time, ears and eyes. I have piles of movies which I use to keep myself busy in the absence of tedious workload that may seem pressing on me.

I also enjoy photographing in my leisure. I don't use time for important things in doing this work. This form of leisure activity makes me appreciate nature and many other good memories that can be captured. And lest I forget, pressing my phone is what I use 80% of my leisure activity in doing. It is from pressing my phone I get to write. This is picture of me using my phone.

In summary, there are things we need to know. No matter how busy we seem to be, creating time for yourself even if it is at the expense of your work is very crucial. It won't make a whole lot of sense hearing you died because of stress, in the verge of looking for money.

Your family, children, friends etc needs your free time. Parents who use their leisure time in spending time with their children gets to know them better and there's this bond that exists which makes the family united.

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