January - Don't Forget, It's National Hobby Month

If you needed an excuse or reminder, January is National Hobby Month. We're reminded during the month of January to carve out our schedule and fit into it the things we enjoy. More, to reflect on the activities that engage our most passionate, positive and rewarding responses.

Forming attachments into hobbies (at least one) can be one of the most challenging things we do. Life is full of distraction, and it's not all positive.

To maintain commitment to activities that don't necessarily feed us, or that can be associated with negative feedback, can be too daunting at times. Under the worst circumstances, people often lose their most cherished activities to things like grief or economy.

January's annual hobby reflection prompts us back into the self-awareness we may have lost, gradually or suddenly, during the past year. Any loss of something we enjoyed should be evaluated. It could be that we ultimately learn certain activities weren't the best use of our time and energy, so we move on to another interest. More important than any loss of interest in one activity is the recall, or discovery, of another activity's spark to our creativity and personal satisfaction. It's a good thing!

Which hobby will you bring into greater focus during the new year? Will you also try out a new activity? List one hobby in comments, with which you'd like to be more involved!