If we look at the definition of harmonious,

“To combine things, or to combine well, complement, produce a pleasing visual combination“

If you’re anything like me then your hobbies can often be the first things that get pushed out of your day as other activities take priority. To achieve a sense of harmonious well-being and balance it’s important to include in your day a combination of things that are considered essential and those activities that nurture and nourish you. Activities that nurture and nourish can be often considered luxuries like having a massage, going to the spa, going on a weekend break, treating yourself to a quiet meal with a loved one or relaxing in a warm bubble bath with scented candles. These and many other activities, such as walks in nature and country parks definitely do qualify, but today I want you to consider whether you allow time for hobbies and how often do you make space for them? Maybe your hobbies have fallen by the wayside or maybe you haven’t discovered any yet. Maybe you have hobbies which are quite demanding, like training for a triathlon or abseiling. Both of which meet an essential need in you but perhaps it’s time to pick up a hobby that complements, by bringing variety, bringing something with either a change of pace or a change in creativity. After all wouldn’t we all like to know that our lives produce a pleasing visual combination?

And I’m NOT talking about it looking visually pleasing to others, I’m talking about what you will see and discover within yourself when you allow yourself to get creative and try something new. We so often have untapped gifts within us that only ever get discovered when we start to make time to explore our interests. When we stumble upon a hobby that we love THEN the nourishing and nurturing begins. We feel alive! We feel injected with a flood of well-being and often meaning and a sense of fulfilment. With that new sense of fullness you will suddenly discover you have more to give and all of that extra will spill over into the lives of those you love ❤.

So, let’s get you started! Here’s a few ideas, but there is so much more you can explore:

• Reading
• Model making
• Cooking or baking
• Sailing
• Cake decorating
• Flower arranging
• Swimming
• Art work
• Pottery
• Dancing
• Needle craft
• Crotchet or knitting
• Carpentry
• Racing
• Walking
• Yoga
• Blogging
• Calligraphy
• Rock climbing
• Canoeing
• Running
• Scrap booking
• Music
• Board Games

Happy hobbying my friends and I’ll see you next Wednesday (ps. I’d LOVE you to tell me what your hobbies are and if you started something new).

Love & blessings, Sam 🥰 x