Sometimes hobbies are just hobbies

I saw this TikTok video last night and it was this girl talking about how hobbies are so important to the quality of your life. And I totally agree, without small things to be passionate about, life drags. But she said something that I didn’t know I needed to hear and that was how you can have your hobbies but you don’t always need to get better at them. You don’t have to improve or have goals or be good to have your hobbies. And I don’t know why but I needed to hear that. It’s like with running I feel like I have to get better and obviously the more I run the better I get because fitness improves and blah blah but it doesn’t have to be a goal. I can still do it if I’m terrible or even if it’s just something to do. The same goes for my other hobbies. Like painting and this blog. I can just make it exist and the act of making it is the whole point. And I think it’s a nice thing to keep in mind . It also makes me feel like I could try other hobbies that I haven’t wanted to because I’ve been scared to not be good at them. Maybe my hobby can be a hobby and maybe I will be good and maybe I won’t. 

X Natalie :)