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I have a mentor who loves to define this any chance he gets. Recreation: re-creation. It’s not what we do for fun, it’s what we do to recreate ourselves. Arguab

I have a mentor who loves to define this any chance he gets. Recreation: re-creation. It’s not what we do for fun, it’s what we do to recreate ourselves. Arguably one of the most important activities we may be so fortunate to partake in. In my freelance circles we have an idiom “getting your no.” It applies to when one learns to say no to things and has the courage to use it. As in “I finally got my no.” Those two lessons have been invaluable for my wellbeing.

athenot 9y ago
Wow, I never realized that. [Quick lookup]... indeed, the etymology is from Old English via Old French going back to Latin "recreare" and seems to have had that meaning all along. This comes at the perfect time for me as I've been reflecting on my hobbies and how to make the most of them for my life.