You Need a Hobby!

One of my eNewsletter subscribers (Jim W. from88. Handwriting Analysis
Tennessee) sent me information on his hobby. I loved89. Hang gliding
his stories and the photos. Jim collects, re-tools, and90. Hiking
races Mustangs. His hobby caused him to meet his91. Home Brewing
wife of 40+ years, meet folks who have become92. Home Repair
friends, bond with younger members of his family, and93. Home Theater
travel. He tells me that his car hobby has even kept94. Horse riding
him young! That's good stuff.95. Hot air ballooning
Jim closed his letter to me with this: "Mustangs, and the96. Hula Hoping
people who love them, are two of my favorite parts97. Hunting
of life! Regarding my hobby -- I live it and love it. I hope98. Illusion
that everyone can find something similar that they love99. Internet
and are passionate about, and live it, too!"100. Jet Engines
Wow! Thanks Jim!101. Jewelry Making
Here's my question to you: What's Your Hobby?102. Jigsaw Puzzles
Here are some of the benefits of having your own103. Juggling
wonderful hobby obsession:104. Keep A Journal
1. It is an important aspect of having a well-balanced105. Kites
life.106. Kite Boarding
2. Because it is something that you enjoy and do107. Knitting
voluntarily, you will become happy every time that you108. Knotting
find yourself working on your hobby.109. Learn to Play Poker
3. A hobby will challenge your thinking, and strengthen110. Learning A Foreign Language
you mentally.111. Learning An Instrument
4. You become better at managing your time (so that112. Learning To Pilot A Plane
you can get to your hobby).113. Lagos
5. Having a hobby will calm you.114. Listening to music
6. You will never be caught bored and with nothing to115. Macramé
do. Your hobby will always be there to fill your free116. Magic
time.117. Making Model Cars
Your hobby can be anything that you LOVE to do. It118. Matchstick Modeling
doesn't have to be expensive or take away from119. Meditation
other important parts of your life. When you find the120. Metal Detecting
hobby that is right for you, you will find it to be the121. Model Rockets
perfect friend, ready to be picked up whenever you122. Modeling Ships
have a chance.123. Models
So again I ask: What's Your Hobby?124. Motorcycles
If you don't have a hobby or you are looking for125. Mountain Biking
another one -- Here is a list of just a few hobbies that126. Mountain Climbing
you should look over and choose from.127. Musical Instruments
1. Aeromodeling128. Needlepoint
2. Amateur Astronomy129. Owning An Antique Car
3. Amateur Radio130. Origami
4. Animals/pets/dogs131. Painting
5. Arts132. Paintball
6. Astrology133. Papermaking
7. Astronomy134. Parachuting
8. Backgammon135. People Watching
9. Baseball136. Photography
10. Basketball137. Piano
11. Beach/Sun tanning138. Pinochle
12. Beachcombing139. Playing music
13. Beadwork140. Playing team sports
14. Beatboxing141. Pottery
15. Becoming A Child Advocate142. Puppetry
16. Bell Ringing143. Pyrotechnics
17. Belly Dancing144. Quilting
18. Bicycling145. Rafting
19. Bird watching146. Radio Controlled Trains
20. Birding147. Radio Controlled Boats
21. BMX148. Radio Controlled Cars
22. Blogging149. Radio Controlled Helicopters
23. Board Games150. Radio Controlled Planes
24. Boating151. Reading
25. Body Building152. Reading To The Elderly
26. Bonsai Tree153. Relaxing
27. Bowling154. Renting movies
28. Brewing Beer155. Rescuing Abused Or Abandoned Animals
29. Bridge156. Robotics
30. Bringing Food To The Disabled157. Rock Collecting
31. Building A House For Habitat For Humanity158. Rockets
32. Building Dollhouses159. Rocking AIDS Babies
33. Butterfly Watching160. Running
34. Button Collecting161. Saltwater Aquariums
35. Calligraphy162. Scrapbooking
36. Camping163. Scuba Diving
37. Candle Making164. Sewing
38. Canoeing165. Shark Fishing
39. Car Racing166. Skeet Shooting
40. Casino Gambling167. Shopping
41. Cave Diving168. Singing In Choir
42. Chess169. Skateboarding
43. Church/church activities170. Sketching
44. Cigar Smoking171. Sky Diving
45. Cloud Watching172. Sleeping
46. Coin Collecting173. Smoking Pipes
47. Collecting174. Snorkeling
48. Collecting Antiques175. Soap Making
49. Collecting Artwork176. Soccer
50. Compose Music177. Socializing with friends/neighbors
51. Computer activities178. Spelunkering
52. Cooking179. Spending time with family/kids
53. Crafts180. Stamp Collecting
54. Crafts (unspecified)181. Storytelling
55. Crochet182. String Figures
56. Crocheting183. Surf Fishing
57. Cross-Stitch184. Swimming
58. Crossword Puzzles185. Tea Tasting
59. Dancing186. Tennis
60. Diecast Collectibles187. Tesla Coils
61. Digital Photography188. Tetris
62. Dolls189. Textiles
63. Dominoes190. Tombstone Rubbing
64. Drawing191. Tool Collecting
65. Dumpster Diving192. Toy Collecting
66. Eating out193. Train Collecting
67. Educational Courses194. Travel
68. Electronics195. Traveling
69. Embroidery196. Treasure Hunting
70. Entertaining197. Turning Business Around
71. Exercise (aerobics, weights)198. Tutoring Children
72. Fast cars199. TV watching
73. Fishing200. Urban Exploration
74. Football201. Video Games
75. Four Wheeling202. Volunteer
76. Freshwater Aquariums203. Walking
77. Frisbee Golf204. War Gaming
78. Games205. Watching sporting events
79. Gardening206. Windsurfing
80. Garage Sales207. Wine Making
81. Genealogy208. Woodworking
82. Houseboating209. Working In A Food Pantry
83. Going to movies210. Working on cars
84. Golf211. Writing
85. Go Kart Racing212. Writing eNewsletters and articles
86. Grip Strength213. Yoga
87. Guitar214.