My hobbies - The Ink well CreativeNonFiction Prompt #8

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Since the different stages of my life: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age I have liked to use the time of avocation in various activities some of them provided me with money. Another way of using my leisure time was to take my cuatro and sing songs without receiving any monetary incentive in return, I did this for fun and I felt very happy. The hobby that I love and am passionate about is reading books and writing stories and tales.

I remember as a child, after doing my homework at school, I spent my free time in the kitchen with my mother and my sister Aurora. They would cook various Creole snacks typical of our State, such as coconut rice , coconut kisses, majarete and pumpkin pie. By getting involved in the preparation of these snacks I learned how to make them.

On the weekends my sister and I would go to the stadium where they had baseball games, and those days it was a pastime that fascinated us. There we would sell all those snacks that we made and after selling them we would take advantage of watching the baseball game.

When we returned home, my mother would take out the cost of the material she used to prepare those snacks and the rest was profit. She would divide it up; one-third went to cover some household expenses and one-fourth to the two of us. That profit was used to save them in a piggy bank we had. After a semester of the year, we would take out those savings and buy items for our personal hygiene or anything else we needed.

When I was a teenager another way to use my leisure time was to sit outside my house surrounded by friends and neighbors to improvise songs. Or accompanying a friend or family member with my cuatro to sing to them on their birthday and then continue cheering with songs accompanied by a chorus of everyone present, this I did for fun without receiving any monetary incentive.

When the Christmas holidays arrived, my husband, a group of friends and relatives would go from house to home singing aguinaldos. Wherever we went, we were given hallacas with ham bread and in others we were invited to dinner. This activity filled me with joy and happiness until last year. Since then I have not returned to this activity, because my partner went to the afterlife.

As an adult I had less free time as I had other responsibilities, however, I had time to devote some time to reading, which I loved to read and write stories, although I was not very skilled at it. In this way I wrote many short stories.

I am currently in the phase of old age, in this phase I have a lot of time for avocation. I dedicate myself to reading and writing stories in Colmena. Here I receive motivational incentives with the comments I receive from readers about my stories, which motivate me to improve them every day. The Hive for publishing these stories rewards me with motivational and monetary incentives in cryptocurrencies. That motivate and excite me every day to keep writing. I also consider this to be the most productive leisure time I have ever had; because through the reading I do in each book I acquire wisdom.

Since I can remember I have always used the time of avocation passing through the different stages of my life taking advantage of this hobby in activities that I learned.

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You have a lot of hobbies that give you joy along with monetary incentives.
Your husband rests in the peace of heaven and he watches over you with love. ✨

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Wow, so many hobbies and talents - playing, singing, reading and writing, cooking... Of course, sometimes people are gifted by God in this way and they just have to take advantage of this wealth that they have. To earn money. But not only. Also to have fun. 😊

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@rammargarita Wow very true memoir, you enjoyed watching base ball, earned money selling snacks, and sang good songs too, that means you enjoyed your life to the fullest even though you were poor. God bless you with good health and long life.

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Thank you for your blessings. May God bless you and wish you good health for a long life with your family. And may you continue to write great stories. Have a happy day.

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Your trajectory of different avocation as life progresses is fascinating. At a point, we are made to accept the reality of someone we love. May the soul of your partner rest in peace.

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🍂🍂

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Thank you for the input you have given me by reading my stories, those tips have helped me to improve them. May God bless you and give you and your family health. Have a happy day.

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Thank you for that comment which is so empowering. May God bless you and provide you with much health and have a happy day.

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You have a true voice when you write and this strikes the reader emotionally. It seems that throughout your life music, sharing and family have been consistent themes in your avocations. What a fortunate person you are, and how fortunate those around you have been to know and love you.

Thank you very much for sharing this with us, @rammargarita

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Thank you for your comment. That's right, my family has always been a motive for my stories. I am very grateful to you, because every comment you make to my stories strengthens me and motivates me to write more every day. May God bless you and give you and your family a lot of health. Have a happy day.

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It is a pleasure to read this, @rammargarita. Your gentle voice stays with me and makes my day more meaningful.

More than anything else, love comes through your piece. Love never passes on. It stays forever.

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Thank you for your words, I know they come from your heart, because despite the distance I perceive that you are a woman with a very great human quality. May God bless you and have a happy day,

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Your hobby is nice keep up the good work 👍👍

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