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(Not stuff that you "don't mind" doing) - but activities that you REALLY, REALLY, REALLY ENJOY . . . that are gratifying, fun, or just plain enjoyable?
Just had a discussion about 'relaxing' yesterday. I can't stand the word 'relax' and 'relaxing'.
I figure there is so much time for relaxing in retirement that one doesn't need to make it a separate category of behavior or make a point to do it, unless one is extraordinarily high-strung of personality. There are 24 hours per day to relax in retirement if one chooses - and for most, isn't relaxation pretty much built into retirement?
Also my friend used to say 'relax' and 'relaxing' when his intent was to smoke cigars. (hate smoking and cigars) So I developed an aversion to he saying that.
When someone is 65 - retired at age 50 and now 15 years later like my friend - why in the world should relaxing be something out of the ordinary and a special category?
I can see though that going to the beach would not be an ordinary excursion unless one lives somewhere near a beach.
Just had a discussion about 'relaxing' yesterday. I can't stand the word 'relax' and 'relaxing'.
I figure there is so much time for relaxing in retirement that one doesn't need to make it a separate category of behavior or make a point to do it, unless one is extraordinarily high-strung of personality. There are 24 hours per day to relax in retirement if one chooses - and for most, isn't relaxation pretty much built into retirement?
Also my friend used to say 'relax' and 'relaxing' when his intent was to smoke cigars. (hate smoking and cigars) So I developed an aversion to he saying that.
When someone is 65 - retired at age 50 and now 15 years later - why in the world should relaxing be something out of the ordinary and a special category?
I can see though that going to the beach would not be an ordinary excursion unless one lives somewhere near a beach.
I guess relax at the beach means to me anyway, that your body just releases itself - a big sigh of relief.
I don't get the same feeling while "relaxing" in bed reading a book.
But I can see how the term might not seem to be used correctly in your view.
My sister says she is going to "rest". I keep asking her what she means. She has congestive heart failure and really just can't do much anyway, so "resting" isn't going to help. Hate to say that it annoys me cuz I think she thinks that by resting she will be cured, but that just isn't going to happen -
Travel, including hiking, driving, RV living
Photography
Painting
Archery
Taking classes: art, photography
Tinkering: I can spent way more time and effort fixing something than it was worth to start with.
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