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Keep a journal about your life and how you'd like it to be. Be sure to describe the activities you're trying out in your free time so that you can evaluate whether or not they are worth continuing to do. One way to appreciate life more is at the end of the day, before you go to sleep, write 5 things from that day for which you are grateful. It may be hard to think of 5 things at first, but it's OK to repeat things from previous days, and you'll find yourself looking for good things throughout the day to write down at night. This will improve your outlook on life. Try it!
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Get yourself in top physical shape. Consult with your doctor about starting an exercise program. A good starting point would be to walk for 30 minutes each day around your neighborhood for three days each week.
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Join (or return to) a church or synagogue or temple. This is a safe way to meet interesting people and to get involved in your community. You don't even have to be all that religious. Unitarian Universalists, while coming from Christian roots, are known for welcoming and including people of other beliefs -- agnostics, atheists, pagans, free-thinkers, secular humanists, and liberals of all types.
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Volunteer your time and expertise. This can be through your church, or you can search the internet or the Yellow Pages for volunteer organizations in your area. Anyone, however inexperienced, can contribute something useful. You can work as little or as much as you want to.
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Take up a hobby. Remember what brought you the most fun in childhood, and try some acceptable variation on it. Some kids liked caring for animals, some liked tinkering with tools, some liked playing board games. You get the idea. There's a hobby for everyone.
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Turn off the TV and read more books. Describe in a book journal what you've read, and what your reactions were. Join a book club (most bookstores have them).
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Get a pet!
Get a pet from the local animal shelter. You will save a life and become the center of the little critter's world.
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Try gardening. Cacti are amazing, grow gorgeous flowers, and are almost impossible to kill. Or you could try herbs which are easy to grow, fun to use (in cooking or in crafts), and keep coming back year after year.
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Declutter your home. This could take months, but it is essential to clear space for your new life. Get rid of anything you haven't used in more than a year: have a garage sale, donate it to charity, or just recycle/pitch it.
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Go back to school either for fun or to broaden your skill base or both. Continuing-education courses at your local community college can be low-priced.
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Try painting or something crafty. Some types of painting to investigate would include acrylics, enamel, encaustic (wax), frescos, gouache, inks, oils, heat-set oils, water miscible oils, pastels and dry pastels, oil pastels, pastel pencils, spray paint (graffiti), tempera, watercolor, sketching.
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Pull out a cookbook and try some new recipes. Or look in your fridge and cupboards, then Google a recipe using those ingredients (for example, search for "broccoli pineapple jalapeño recipes").
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Learn to meditate. Sit quietly for 20 minutes and breathe naturally. Count your breaths, up to 10, then start over again. The idea is to have something on which to focus, so that you stay present and don't drift off mentally (which you will do, by the way!). Centering prayer uses similar methods in a Christian context. After several weeks of daily prayer or prayer, you may begin to notice positive results in your life: more calmness, better concentration, more focus, more understanding of how negative the usual mental chatter can be.
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Take your time trying stuff out. Something that initially seems hard may start to grow on you.
Don't overcommit. You don't want to ruin the fun by piling on too many things to do.
It's your time. If you decide to move on from a church or volunteer group, or to discontinue a hobby, that's okay. You are the first and last judge as to what is a good use of your time; other people's opinions are only their own opinions. Remember, it's your life, so make the most of it!
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When keeping a journal, don't be strict about punctuation, handwriting, how often you write, etc. You'll only discourage yourself. Write whatever, however, and whenever you like (unless you're also trying to improve your writing skills).
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