\u201cThe writer Susan Straight was helping her mother move, when she found an old painting thrown in the trash can. Sensing that this wasn\u2019t something that her mother had bought, she asked her about it. \u2018I took a painting class at the YMCA,\u2019 her mother explained. \u2018Then I found a book\u2014teach yourself to paint. My mother was an artist. She made beautiful sketches of our garden and our house in Switzerland.\u2019\u201dRyan explains the reason why you should continually cultivate your interests and hobb...