A vocation or avocation?
You may well have had a vocation, something you felt drawn to do to earn your daily crust. You may not have had a vocation, but just did whatever you had to do to put food on the table and a roof over your head.
It is more likely that most people have an avocation. The word comes from 16th century Latin avocation meaning ‘calling away.’ Basically, it’s a smart word for a hobby!
An avocation is something you do entirely for pleasure and is nothing to do with making money, though it might do so incidentally. It may be something creative, like embroidery or whittling. It could be an outdoor pursuit, like mountaineering or birdwatching. It may be something which exercises your mind, like poker or building a model railway. It might even be something that combines several avocations, like writing a book containing photographs you have taken of wonderful cakes you have designed and baked.
Did you have a vocation? How many avocations have you?
Have you enough time for all the hobbies you enjoy?
Gardening, sewing and reading, oh better add the grandchildren.
ReplyDeleteThe grandchildren are a work in progress . . .
DeleteYou'll not be delving into my avocations.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think I knew the word, but then I did remember.
Your avocations reflect your working life!
DeleteIt seems we never have enough time for the things we really enjoy. There's always the regular stuff that must get done first.
ReplyDelete'Not enough hours in the day' as we all say.
DeleteFor a few, vocations and avocations could line up or at least an avocation could lead to a vocation.
ReplyDelete. . . and vice versa . . .
DeleteI have had several vocations, and still have a few avocations. Is it because I can't make up my mind or like to try something new???
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of avocation. What a great word.
ReplyDeleteI have to plant some tomatoes hopefully today-Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteArt, blogging, going out to eat, watching television/movies...
ReplyDeleteShame on me I didn’t know the meaning of the word avocation, I appreciate you teaching me 😀 I have quite a few hobbies, but that’s something I’ve come to a bit later in life, I’m not greatly skilled at any of them but they bring me joy, thats what matters 😍
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
Still waiting for my vocation to speak to me. But many avocations, one of which was making miniature furniture, spinning of course and the whole network of growing plants for dyeing and knitting.
ReplyDeleteReading, blogging, crocheting, casual photography, taking walks some birding. used to garden I really don’t do that much ditto for traveling I hope those situations change. Due to my job, I actually learned the definitions of vocation and advocation years ago.
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