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A Look at Wet Suits for Kids
Other than youth wet suits that contain built-in flotation devices -- or the odd, extremely expensive wet suit made for that tiny scuba diver or mini-athlete in the family -- these swimsuits for kids are mostly about style.
Yes, they...
Camping With Man's Best Friend
Man's Best Friend
Man's best friend your dog , and you, can go camping and have lots of fun. Look at it as a walk that doesn't end, during which he gets to spend all his time with you. For us campers, it can give us another means of...
Exploring New Trails
You’ve decide to start hiking. You bought a pair of boots and some other gear. You’ve also picked up a hiking guidebook or some maps and you’re ready to go hiking. Now you just have to decide where to go so it's time to pick a trail.
You should...
Finding And Catching Fish Has Never Been Easier With The Garmin 250 Fish Finder
The Garmin Fishfinder 250 is Garmin's latest addition to their family of marine chartplotters, handheld GPS, fish finders and GPS sounders and its already gaining a great reputation amongst the angling community.
We met up with Johnathan W...
Gearing Up For An Outdoor Winter Activity
Winter sports and activities can be a lot of fun. It’s a splendid time of the year when it seems like you are enveloped by the pristine whiteness of the snow. But it is also a hazardous time of the year for the outdoor adventurer. One has to keep...
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Get Another Hobby
Any investor knows not to put all of his or her "eggs" into one basket, or all of your money into one fund or stock account. If all of your funds are in one stock, the risk is great that the one stock account could go down and you would lose all of your money. If you spread your investments out into many different funds or accounts, if one account goes bad, it does not create drastic adverse affects on your total funds. The losses and the gains will balance out and as long as the economy is going well, your money will grow. I find it is useful to apply the same philosophy in our daily lives.
One of my favorite quotes is, "Variety is the spice of life." If you put your whole life into one thing, one hobby or one interest, or one friendship, you are taking a great risk. Problems and struggles in life are inevitable. Relationships can end, friends can be lost, interests can change or ambitions may fail. Such experiences can lead one, who has invested all he or she has into something, to feel that all is lost. They can feel hopeless. They can feel like a failure. As I said, such experiences are inevitable in life, but they do not have to drag one down the way they do. The trick is to learn to manage such experiences more effectively.
One way to manage the inevitable bad experiences in life is to create a variety od other good experiences to fall back on. By having a variety of interests, a variety of goals, or a variety of hobbies, as in investing, one bad experience will not hurt so bad or cause someone to feel like they have lost everything. Like investing, the good and bad experiences can balance one another. Hobbies can be good experiences that people can create; they can have control over creating good experiences in their lives that can outweigh the bad.
My suggestion to everyone is to sit down, think of a variety of things or
href=http://www.varietyaccess.com>hobbies that you love, enjoy, or that make you happy, and systematically go after each one of them. Learn to play a musical instrument, the guitar or the piano or whatever interests YOU. Learn a new sport or yard game to play outside with friends. Find of a line of books or topics of books that interest you and begin reading them. You will be surprised how fast finally doing things YOU enjoy, or helping others find hobbies THEY enjoy, will make your life seem so much better. One more thing, in case anyone ever really reads this. I am not advocating getting a variety of romantic relationships; that will obviously just ruin every one of them, rather find a variety of interests that you both have and do them together.
If you can learn anything you can learn everything. It just takes time and commitment. Why not commit to the things that make you happy. Think what practicing the guitar or piano for just half an hour a day will do. The difference between knowledge and ignorance on a topic is only a book away. The difference between failing and succeeding is getting up and trying.
At Variety Access, your online hobby store and more, we provide the tools for you to pursue YOUR interests and YOUR hobbies. We provide the tutorials to learn a new hobby and find all of the things necessary to pursue that new hobby, from books to games and sports equipment to camping and outdoor gear and to musical instruments. Meet other people who share your interests and learn from them through our online forums or newsletters. Do not let another bad day go by again.
About the Author
Peter Jay is the Owner/President and CEO of Variety Access - Your online hobby store and more. For more information about hobbies, hobby products, or Variety Access, go to http://www.VarietyAccess.com.
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Appalachian Mountain Club – Outdoor Recreation, Education ... |
Members from Maine to Virginia participate in hiking, paddling, skiing, and other outdoor activities. Includes links to lodging destinations, local chapters ... |
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Outdoors in the Yahoo! Directory |
Explore sites dedicated to the great outdoors. Find information on boating, fishing, camping, hiking, climbing, and other outdoor activities. |
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Adventure Travel and Outdoor Recreation - GORP.com |
Resource for outdoor sports, adventure, and travel. Includes destination, activity, and gear directories plus news, articles, and forums. |
gorp.away.com |
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Outdoors - UK Camping Equipment Supplier |
Shops operated by the Scout Association. Site includes catalogue, locations of stores and online shopping. |
www.outdoors.ltd.uk |
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ESPN Outdoors - Outdoors Home |
The latest in Outdoors news and information, all at ESPN.com. |
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Outdoors Network - Fishing, Fly Fishing, Hunting, Lefty Kreh, BASS |
Fishing , Fly Fishing, Hunting , Lefty Kreh, BASS and more, from Outdoors Network - Bringing the Outdoors Indoors. |
www.outdoors.net |
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Great Outdoors |
Experience the outdoors online -- hiking, skiing, camping, and mountain biking with gear reviews and adventure profiles. |
www.greatoutdoors.com |
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Open Directory - Recreation: Outdoors |
Recreation: Travel: Specialty Travel: Adventure and Sports (237); Science: Environment (6754); Shopping: Recreation: Outdoors (2491); Society: Gay, Lesbian, ... |
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MaineToday.com | Outdoors |
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Los Angeles Times Travel Guide - Tips, discounts and world destinations from the Los Angeles Times travel section. |
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SFGate: Sports: Outdoors |
Once mighty wool makes comeback in outdoor gear (11/23). MAIN EVENTS: Discover fabulous fungus, learn to hunt and hear stories of the great outdoors (11/30) ... |
www.sfgate.com |
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Detroit News Online | Outdoors |
Outdoors. Deer numbers are up. 17-point buck and numerous 200-pounders mark ... Outdoors. Deer hunt unites families. Old and young, as well as male and ... |
www.detnews.com |
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Google Directory - Recreation > Outdoors |
Science > Environment (7762) Shopping > Recreation > Outdoors (2778) Society > Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual > Recreation > Outdoors (50) ... |
www.google.com |
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St. Petersburg Times Online: Outdoors |
The weather is forecast to become more favorable for fishing and being outdoors in general. Go to article · Root for cleaner water to find kings ... |
www.sptimes.com |
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Sports : Outdoors -- Philadelphia Inquirer |
OUTDOORS LINKS. Outdoors Calendar Listing of clubs and activities in the area Resources How to get listed; whom to contact. RECENT STORIES ... |
www.philly.com |
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Welcome to Cotswold Outdoor Ltd - outdoor & travel clothing ... |
Find travel and active wear, camping and climbing equipment, rucksacks, accessories, and sleeping bags. |
www.cotswoldoutdoor.com |
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Outdoors: South Florida Sun-Sentinel |
South Florida's breaking news site, with news, sports and information updated constantly throughout the day. |
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Outdoor Clothing - Rock Climbing Equipment - Camping Gear - Hiking ... |
UK based outdoor clothing retailer. Stock includes rock climbing equipment, camping gear, stoves, tents hiking boots, waterproofs, fleeces, ht and gloves. |
www.ultimateoutdoors.co.uk |
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Outdoors T-Shirts and Gifts : CafePress.com : Shop Over 35 Million ... |
CafePress has over 9660 unique , outdoors designs on more than 98600 T-Shirts and Gifts. Narrow your search with topics like funny outdoors, or nature, ... |
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Great outdoors: Hunting, fishing, biking and running news ... |
Top Outdoors Stories. Strong mast crop affects hunters now, next year ... Bill Cochran's Outdoors. You are never more alive than when a predator ... |
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