I am highly interested in the terms we talked about but that haven't been in our readings so far. The idea of Cognitive Recreation really stood out to me. I would put things like Sudoku and cross words in this category. Also, reading for pleasure could fall into this category. I'm not sure watching television or a movie does fall under this category though. The others all take much more effort than just watching something. Reading a book provokes your mind to imagine things in ways TV cannot. Our focus on this topic was leading towards older people but I think we forget about another side of that issue. My grandmother went to the beach this week to relax (!) because she was bored of sitting at home doing things like crosswords and reading books. With that thought in mind, I think this topic should pertain to all age levels instead of focusing on the elderly.
We touched on creative leisure a little bit as well. I'm not sure I completely understand the use of the term but I want to know more! I tried googling the topic and found several references to creative leisure that described it basically as arts and crafts. Is that how we're defining the term? I was thinking it was different than that but I can't quite explain what I think it is. Any thoughts?
I think that for the most part, the ideas of "casual leisure" and "serious leisure" cover leisure. I don't believe in only black & white, though; I believe there is gray area in just about every aspect of life. For the most part, I think the 2 terms cover the spectrum. Let's go back to the idea of sudoku and crosswords. My mother has been doing the crossword in the morning paper for as long as I can remember. That takes effort and you do get better the more you do, but not on the same scale as say blowing glass. That takes serious skill that gets cultivated over time with lots and lots of practice. Not everyone can do it like crosswords. So where does doing the cross word fall? Its more than casual leisure but less than serious leisure.
What else is missing? Will baby boomers' retirement help rewrite the definitions of leisure? Will they add to our lexicon? I hope so! One area that I think our lexicon is lacking in is the field of outdoor education. What's the difference between Outdoor Adventures and Outdoor Education and Adventure Education? There are some thin, hard to recognize concepts in that area. Maybe the baby boomers, with all their life experiences, will be able to help us nail down those definitions a little bit better.
Finally, I found the following quote on ThinkExist.com :
"People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.” ~John Wanamaker
I think this adds a little bit of depth to the ideas I brought forth in class about rest being important and what Boyd said about recreation as a break from work.
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