Really interesting thread! I feel like recently all I really have time to focus on is uni, and it's been that way since about year 10, just focusing on academics. But some of the things I've always really enjoyed or am trying currently to get into include:
Reading - I loved reading more than anything through primary school, mostly since I was really shy. Incidentally, I kind of stopped with Harry Potter - probably my all time favourite series, and the one I always go back and re-read. Haven't really found time to sit down and read - can't justify wasting my whole evening reading instead of studying. I'm currently reading the Song of Ice and Fire series, and I loved the depth of John Green novels. I have a shelf at home with individual random stories from when my dad worked near All Books 4 Less (a bargain shop where they sold unfamiliar titles for 3 for $5). Excellent past time when you find time for it. Spending time in libraries or bookstores is very aesthetic and relaxing too.
Creative - This is something I did when I had the time. Just sitting down and making nice things was aesthetically pleasing for me, and still is. I used to enjoy making cards and things, editing quotes and lyrics to stick on my wall. I recently started volunteering for the MS gift wrap, which not only is a great cause but I've developed a serious passion for gift wrapping, which is so lovely.
Cards - I'd always really enjoyed playing cards. The first time was probably when I went to India some years ago, and we never had much to do, so my family used to play card games from their childhood before bed. In year 10, I met some guys who were into cardistry, one of them even performed at weddings! I loved it and attempted it too, but it's not easy, and due to some personal reasons, I dropped it soon after. I'm trying to pick it up again now, but I need a proper deck for it. I started card games again in year 10, when me, my maths teacher and friends used to play at lunch and after school, and we did this all through school. It's always been such an easy, variable, fun thing to do with any number of people, its portable and there's so much to do with a single deck!
Writing - I used to love writing short stories when I was very young, but I lost passion for fun stories, and as my life experience began to grow, stories of myth and fun just didn't grab me any more, and I developed more of an interest in stories of struggle and pain. I think that's why I developed an interest when we studied poetry in year 9 - it seemed a lot more real to me, and I related much more to it. I took a writing subject in year 10 that I really loved. I wish I still could write poetry and stories, but I can't really write well unless under pressure to, and need a theme to write on. I can't creatively express thoughts and emotions at all - I can draw on my life experience when I need to write, but I can't write to reflect on life experience. Which kind of sucks, I really like my writing when I can actually produce something.
Photography - This is something I have always appreciated, but never had a chance to do. For the last few months I have been trying to take photos on my phone but the quality is pretty bad. Can't wait to get a decent camera and a license and visit some really nice places and just take aesthetic scenic photos. Love looking at nice photos too!
Music - Music had always been really big in my life. My parents put me and my sister in piano lessons since about 6 years old, and my dad always had music playing in the car and on stereos at home. I found listening to music a really helpful way of relating to someone with emotions, and escaping the world.
Exercise - I hated sport and physical activity in general virtually my whole life, but I took out a gym membership a couple months ago, and I really enjoyed going there in the evenings and just having some time for myself and feeling good and healthy and working towards body goals, before injuring my back.
Knitting - I actually picked this up about 8 years ago. My mum and sister and I used to go to India for a month or two over the summer and we had virtually nothing to do, so my mum and grandma taught us how to knit. I was never great at it, but I improved upon getting back to Australia. I used to buy Lincraft ruffle yarns for $2 and knit them. I probably made about 15, so I started making them for my friends. Now I have about 7 spares, so I might just give them to homeless people before next winter and once I can make some more. A really nice past time to do while listening to music in a blanket in the winter!
Hope this has inspired some new passions in you <3
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