Time you love wasting is not wasted time!

As I've mentioned in my previous blogs, I am introvert and it's a quality that I'm very proud of. I'll admit that I wasn't always proud of that quality and I haven't always quite understood what it meant. But through doing research and reading articles about other people like me, I've discovered just how different I am.

I saw one of those e-cards which usually have funny content on them floating around an introvert's fan page and it was an extrovert making fun of an introvert for "never having fun" because the introvert never went out. The introvert was someone who enjoyed staying home and having a quiet Friday night, just as I do. It really got me thinking, "Is that how other people see me?"

Do people see me as someone that doesn't have fun? As someone that doesn't want to have fun? As someone who doesn't know how to have fun? Which one is it? I have no idea but I'm sure that some people think that I'm boring or crazy for not caring to go out on the weekends and get tipsy with my peers. I'm sorry, world. I want to remember my good times.

But regardless, I could spend many Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights, on my couch re-reading Harry Potter, watching Aladdin over and over or writing my frequent blogs. The pattern here is that I am continuing to do the same things over again. When other people talk to me about this, they ask me why I'm wasting my time. It's quite simple. I enjoy it, therefore, I'm not wasting my time. I don't care how many times I've read a book, seen a movie, etc. I enjoy it and that means that I don't need to offer anyone an explanation for my behavior or personal choices. This realization has helped me a lot in my own personal journey of self discovery.

I just want others to come to terms with this idea as well. Nobody has any right to tell you that you shouldn't do what you love or that your hobbies aren't worth your time, whether you enjoy knitting, watching television, kickboxing, etc. Whatever it is, you have the right to spend your time doing whatever you please, without the judgment of others. We don't have very much time on this planet, so you should spend every second of it doing something that you love and that makes you happy. The rest will sort itself out later. Just remember that if you enjoy the time that you're "wasting", it's not wasted time.