My own personal philosophy of leisure has been shaped by past and present activities I do for leisure and why I do them. To me, leisure is the sense of being free from external stressors that I face in my life such as school or work. The positive outcomes from partaking in leisure are generally overlooked and often underestimated. Leisure affects our emotions, our physical and mental health, and aids in the creation of relationships. In my own personal life, I have done and still participate in leisure as a way to sooth myself or unwind from the stress of school or work. The release of pent up emotions and energy for individuals helps their relationships with others and their overall health as well. When stress is released, an individual is …show more content…
In the past and currently, leisure has been my escape from the stress that is inevitable when doing the things that are normally not enjoyable and I see it being this way for the rest of my life as well. Although the presence of leisure will not change, the things that I do for leisure certainly will due to constraints. For example, after I graduate and leave NC State, I will not have as much free time as I previously did for leisure. Therefore, my leisurely activities will have to take a shorter amount of time, constraining my current leisure repertoire. In the future, the introduction of my new family will introduce new leisurely activities like purposive leisure and new traditions. My future family would act as more of a facilitator for leisurely activities as they are someone to do the activities with! It is no surprise that due to factors such as aging and the introduction of a family will alter my focus and the activities I will do to relax, but according to my philosophy, how I change will also correlate with how society changes as …show more content…
As a child, many individuals have free time where they can participate in leisurely activities often. Known as the preparation phase, leisure at this point is usually where a child forms relationships and set goals they wish to achieve in the future. This differs drastically from the establishment phase, where an individual is usually too busy to participate in leisure as much. At this phase, leisure is viewed as purposive, such as taking their child to a museum. The focus is generally not focused on just the individual themselves but rather on acting upon their previous goals to successfully reach them. The final phase is known as the reintegration phase where an individual reflects on the course their life has taken due to the preparation and establishing they have done. At each stage, there are constraints and facilitators that affect what an individual may do as leisure. However, there are other cultural and social factors that affect this as well. Ever since ancient times, an individual’s economic status is a factor that has affected their participation in certain leisure activities that they can afford or not. Today, this still occurs as some people can afford to do activities for leisure while others can not. There are other constraints that an individual can face as well based on where they live, their religion and what race they are. It is unfortunate that not all
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ways that leisure time is spent by women has indeed benefited them in both the workplace and at home. This position requires a closer look at specific leisure activities; where and with whom they are spent, and the ultimate effect that these activities had on society and gender roles. More significantly however, is how the establishment of leisure activities for women came about, rather than the simple change in availability of such activities. First let s look at Peiss s position on the matter of how cheap amusements challenged gender traditions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
This essay will cover what obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is and how leisure education can be used to help these individuals who have been diagnosed with OCD. This essay will discuss the various characteristics that can be noticed with an individual who has been diagnosed with OCD and also introduce different leisure activities that can be used to help these individuals. The overall goal for this essay is to provide strong evidence showing that leisure education can be useful in helping individuals with OCD. OCD is considered to be an anxiety disorder due to the fact that individuals with it have a high anxiety feeling about a certain aspect in their lives.
Students can benefit from recreation and apply these benefits to their daily lives. Also, the interview that I have done with Chgaoyu Chen shows me that recreation could be an indispensable of one’s life, and is an important contribution to one’s academic success. Additionally, I feel that students should have a good balance between their academic commitments and recreation, and they should make full use of recreation so that it can have positive impact on their
Mindful Leisure, recommends us to focus our attention in the whole leisure activity to truly relish it and getting maximum benefits. This is an important task, because we must disengage from out daily concerns and responsibilities to savor the intermission. If, we do so, all our attention will be focused in the leisure experience. Again, leisure experiences must be challenging and meaningful to us, otherwise the benefits will be minimal.
Health and well-being are consistently brought up on the purposes of therapeutic recreation. Traditionally, health has been defined as the absence of organic and mental disease along with relative freedom from chronic pain and discomfort ( ). More recently, in the practice of therapeutic recreation, definitions on health have emphasized the whole person and state of optimal performance, rather than just the absence of disease and discomfort. There is now a greater recognition of the integrity of the body and mind, the role of the person’s environment in contributing with disease and health, and the importance of promoting healthful living ( ). Health is a determinant of quality of life yet the quality of one’s life, financial resources, access to care, self-enrichment opportunities, and social support, also influences ones
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As I make my way on this journey that is my life, I realize that I have always believed in the fundamental worth of all humanity and my responsibility as a fellow human being to respect this premise and also to support individuals, as much as I am able, to help unearth it should this basic truth become hidden to them. This is a guiding principle for me and I believe that many of the constructs of the field of Therapeutic Recreation (TR) are congruent with this philosophy. Making the decision to obtain a Therapeutic Recreation Specialization (TRS) degree offered a theoretical rationale in which to further explore the concept of leisure, define my professional philosophy and an opportunity to reflect critically on the field which I have chosen and my evolving role within it.
“Active family leisure is any nonwork activity that is freely chosen, benefits those involved, is participated in with the whole family, and includes physical movement by those participants.” Families tend not to have leisure time together or at all. When this happens the child may find friends or relatives that they may take in interest in participating in activities with. This makes the parent child relationship difficult and maybe even none existent. (Taylor et al).
can change the lives of people who interact and take part in leisure activities in the outside world.
The problem of modern leisure has, throughout the years, been a well-discussed topic among many sociologists. Sociability, in this case, is one of the most universal forms of leisure that will be discussed in this essay. The theoretical framework for this discussion is provided by the sociological insights of Georg Simmel (1858-1918) as he argues that the “tumult of the metropolis” (cited in Frisby 1989, p80) creates inner barriers between people and suggests that “sociability” can surpass this problem. According to Frisby (1989), Simmel states that the city life has transformed the struggle with nature for livelihood into a struggle with other human beings for gain. This is further discussed as Frisby (1989) and Giulianotti (2005) describes how sociability can transcend this problem according to Simmel’s sociability theory.
Multiple scholars argue that leisure contributes to a happy life (Mitas, Qian, Yarnal & Kersetetter, 2011; Ballantyne, Ballantyne & Packer, 2014; Newman, Tay & Diener, 2014; Mitas, 2010; Knobloch, Robertson & Aitken, 2017). Still, it is difficult to understand the interplay between leisure and SWB (subjective well-being) due to the subjectivity of the concepts (Newman et al., 2014). Thereby, leisure is context-based and actor-related which causes that people experience leisure differently and also have diverse personal outcomes. This implies that the interplay between leisure and SWB is different per person. With this assumption in mind, I would like to discuss the question “How does leisure contribute to happiness”? First, I explain my critique
It seeks to help in reducing or eliminating obstacles to achieving a satisfying and meaningful leisure experience. In addition, leisure education helps to develop the participant leisure repertoire skills and interest in leisure activities and a great social network of friends. It gives the participants the opportunity to effectively and successfully utilize their leisure time to be actively involved in leisure activities in their homes or community setting. For incorporating leisure education into a recreation program first I would conduct an assessment to get a sense of the participant’s leisure interest, past and present experiences, barriers to leisure, skills etc. Based on the information gathered, I would plan goals and objectives for the participant and the n implement this plan. After which, I would conduct an evaluation to see if the goals and objectives were met as well as which ones may need a different plan of
Leisure time, each person thinks of something different when they hear this. While reading an essay by Gregory A. Miller about "The Many Benefits of Hiking” I got to thinking what my favorite features and benefits of hiking are. My favorite thing to do in my leisure time is hiking because it calms my mind, it 's great for the body, and I enjoy doing all I can for our earth along the way.
The study of leisure and recreation exist to improve the quality of people’s lives. Leisure is a key part of our lives. When we involve ourselves in leisure activities that satisfies us. We improve in creativity and self-control through these activities. We also get the sense of freedom, achievement and confidence. Leisure gives us the opportunity to enjoy new experiences and develop new skills. In the field of study of leisure and recreation, it focuses on the variety of recreational activities. Those activities that are involved in leisure tend to be rewarding to one’s health and the community. Leisure activities are chosen by every individual, the activities can be done where people feel more comfortable with people you enjoy surrounding