Alone time should be cherished in my opinion.
It is the best time to really explore ourselves uninhibited. Even when it is just us sometimes it's challenging to break through the self judgement and fully express ourselves. Adding other people to the mix can can get some of us to repress ourselves even more.
Take space when you feel like you need it.
Sometimes alone time is hard to come by, we have to carve it out, make room for ourselves. Taking time alone is something I need, I need to be alone without worry, either doing something like exercising or being creative, or simply just sitting with myself and seeing what comes up or what doesn't. Often it puts me right when I'm stressed.
If I can get out in nature, go for a walk with Lola and just relax my mind, that's when I start feeling really good. I start noticing the tension in my body, the thoughts running through my mind. I just let it all go.
Sometimes I'll do yoga on my kitchen floor or on the concrete in the basement, try to reconnect to my body. Or I'll workout and get the blood pumping and my lungs opened up. Or I'll practice guitar or singing and not worry about sucking.
I get all my best writing and ideas from times when I'm alone, I have my greatest moments of insight. I start to notice things I don't always notice.
I feel like being alone is the only time we can act and think without outside influence. The only time we can really learn how to let our guard down, at least at first. Sometimes people are a catalyst to our vulnerability, other times we just need to be in the comfort of our solitude to learn how to really be us.
Learn how to be free with yourself, then learn that everyone likes that self and you don't have to stop being yourself around others. The type of freedom that comes when judgement is no longer an issue can't be understated.
Alone time is something I really appreciate in my life, it's my time to be creative and unwind. Do you guys value alone time, or do you find more comfort in company?
Thanks for reading,
@jakeybrown