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Different forms of healthy expression

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  Hobbies, I believe, are healthy forms of expression. They are an outlet. They are an escape from our mundane lives. They make us happy, bring us comfort, and fix a part of us that is broken. May it be reading, writing, painting, playing a sport or even going to the gym, all these activities make us feel something. They are activities that keep us sane. I have been drawing and painting and coloring and....well expressing since I was 5 years old. I loved having a fixed time of the week where I can just create. It has been a hobby for more than 10 years now and it still makes me feel the same way it did when I first started drawing. I remember, even when I was young, I was so excited to stray away from my regular schedule and be creative. Today, when I get bored, I am tired, or upset, or even overjoyed with happiness, I turn to drawing and painting. Here is an artwork I did recently: As a young child, I used to despise reading. I would rather play in the scorching heat for hours tha...