| Ask a room full of people what hobby they have and | | | | Conversely, if you bury yourself and it seems to |
| you will get as many answers as there are people. | | | | others that all you care about or all you ever want |
| Others will confess that they don't have a hobby. | | | | to do is fly all day (or hang around the airport), |
| They probably do; but just don't label it as such. By | | | | you're setting yourself up or prolonging discontent. |
| definition, a hobby is an activity or interest pursued | | | | People deal with depression in many ways. Some |
| outside one's regular occupation and engaged in | | | | sleep all the time. Others want to do nothing but |
| primarily for pleasure. | | | | read,read, read. Still others will spend hours upon |
| Whether flying, stamp collecting, chat rooms, trains, | | | | hours downstairs building a bigger, faster widget, just |
| softball,scrapbooking, golf, reading, painting, tap | | | | to avoid the real cause of their frustrations. Hobbies |
| dancing, yard work, crafts, auto mechanics, music, | | | | are supposed to be a healthy outlet, not a catalyst |
| hunting down garage sales, sewing, fishing, cooking, | | | | to ignore issues that need addressing. |
| boating, furniture refinishing, javelin tossing or a | | | | Likewise, hobbies can get very expensive. Sure, |
| plethora of other activities or interests the key | | | | flying, snow mobiles, motorcycles and ski equipment |
| element is balance. You must find balance between | | | | are obviously expensive. But sometimes those |
| your family life and your extracurricular activities. | | | | seemingly low cost activities can add up. You start |
| Too much of a good thing turns bad. Everyone | | | | out with trying to budget for the weekly flying |
| should havean outlet and a special interest that they | | | | lessons. Then you need (or want) the unnecessary |
| enjoy doing for themselves. Self indulgence, to a | | | | (but fun) goodies that we all "need" to pursue our |
| point, is quite healthy. Escaping from day to day | | | | passion. "Let's see, do we pay the mortgage this |
| grinds to take some time to devoteto your flying | | | | month, or get that (fill in the blank) that you just |
| hobby or concentration is therapeutic. You've all | | | | have to have?" |
| heard, "if Mamma ain't happy, no one's happy." It | | | | If your flying hobby is doing more harm than good, if |
| doesn't matter if your role is father, mother, | | | | it's dipping into the family budget and time allocation, |
| husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, son, daughter, | | | | more than you can or should be spending, it's time to |
| brother or sister, if you're just going to work or | | | | reevaluate. Not stop the flying, mind you, just make |
| school and have noreal outside activities, you're | | | | sure it's appropriate for you and your family and its |
| probably not always the most friendly person to be | | | | lifestyle. |
| around. | | | | |