| Show Make Leisure Time New Years Year's Resolution N 1 By Diane Cashel r. r Director Alcohol Drug Education For many the break meant catching up on sleep visiting family r and friends mends or doing whatever they want It meant actually having some unexpected leisure time Looking ahead head for 1994 is the time to reflect back on the past and examine our professional and personal personal personal per per- goals Leisure time is important in building self esteem stress reduction reduction reduction tion and maintaining a positive outlook CF McDowell Jr's L Leisure Assertive Rights may help you set your new years year's resolutions for next year Dont Don't forg forget t to include your leisure rights o Everyone has the right to do nothing Dont Don't always feel you have to be doing something It is allright all allright allright right to sometimes be idle relaxed yet alert to th the free play in in your mind Everyone has the right to procrastinate You do not have to feel guilty about putting something off to enjoy leisure Sometimes put pleasure before duty for a change Everyone has th the right to be uncertain Dont Don't always ways structure your time so completely that you are unable mable to have a pause of ln de g Q doA pause from r routine and structure can be refreshing Everyone has the right to tobe be alone It is all right to have hav your own regular time tune and space away from others A private leisure place or involvement can be comforting and mentally restoring Everyone has the right to be playful As a break away from work or leisure insert some laughter kidding daringness goofing goof goof- ing ingoff off frivolity or just dont don't needlessly inte interfere ere in inthe inthe in the work or active play of others Everyone has the right to self- self expression You have your own unique way of expressing yourself through le leisure sure There Them is no right or wrong good or bad way just a different different different dif dif- ferent way You are the final judge of your self Dont Don't let others constantly gong your ef ef- ef- ef forts Everyone has the right to be child When it seems right feel free to be curious and spontaneous to daydream and fantasize to laugh and be self self expressive to do childlike childlike childlike child child- like things but not in a childish manner Your Leisure Assertive ve Rights are not your right to be an irresponsible in person They are a means for you to enjoy a guilt guilt free free lesu style as a balance in n your total lifestyle ae- ae M c |
