the true test of leisure is not what the activity is that fills a certain block of time but how that time feels. And different activities feel different to different people at different times in their lives. A carefree day at the beach with friends in your twenties can feel a whole lot different from a day with two toddlers prone to sunburn, who can’t swim, need naps, and insist on painfully scraping the sand off their tiny feet on your bare legs.
