My Take
DiVoran Lites
I hardly ever get bored even though I don’t have a job and our nest is empty. Now, as never before I’m thankful for the lessons my parents taught me even as a very young child.
The lessons go together:
1. Work at whatever needs to be done.
2. If you say you’re bored, Mother will be certain to give you a job to do.
3. Its better if you find your own thing to do and don’t wait for Mother to assign you one. You’ll probably enjoy it more.
I walk, exercise, help clean our house, do laundry, cook, garden, and look after my husband and two cats. They all look after me, too. I read, paint, and write. I teach Sunday School, sing on the church praise team, read, blog and email. I have a visit with a friend or relative almost everyday-every day if you count my husband.
I took painting lessons for about fifteen years, but now I’m doing my own thing. It’s easier with watercolors than with oils because it’s not such a big project to get all set up, but oils are so beautiful and buttery and make such gorgeous paintings that I don’t blame people for loving them. Our art league has open studios where you can go and just paint and everybody else is painting too (all kinds, from oils, to pastels, acrylics, watercolors, mixed media) and you can exchange information and encouragement. You can talk about your grandchildren, or muse together over what this world is coming to.
I’ve discovered that I like some crafts too. I have a wooden birdhouse I bought at a Hobby/Art store and I’ve been assembling things to decorate it with. I can leave projects set up in my garage which my husband and I have turned into an all around workroom for both of us. It is, of course, the messiest room in the house, but people seem to like it all the same.
There’s no profit in being bored or lonely.
Some things that can bore me are:
1. Daytime T. V.
2. Compulsive shopping
3. Listening to chronic complainers.
Some things that can make me feel alone are:
1. Going over the past and all the things I coulda, shoulda, woulda done.
2. Holding a grudge.
3. Worrying about the future.
Life is short; eat dessert first. (Ernestine Ulmer, writer, b. 1925). O. K. so I’m watching my weight, but there are other things like dessert and I hope and pray I’ll keep enjoying them for a long time to come.
Ecclesiastes 3
Old Things R New 
I loved this post, DiVoran. I’m never bored, either, and have difficulty understanding that some people are. I never have enough time or energy to do everything I want to do. My husband says, “If you’re busy, you’re happy.” We have such a wonderful life!
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I really enjoyed your post. I hope to be able to do half of what you do. I’ve been thinking of taking some art classes in the spring. I miss it and enjoyed the people and conversation.
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DiVoran, I enjoyed reading this again today. We can never measure up to someone else’s standards. We try to color in the lines, be the spouse or child our parents expect, please the boss. We get worn out trying to live someone else’s standards and God’s are the important ones anyway. Love you, my friend and encourager.
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Avoid boredom like the plague.
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Great blog. I loved it. Keep enjoying life and keep up the good work.
Bill
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