One major thing that has became a top priority for me is making sure I invest time in myself. Although my world is usually filled with assignments and people, I have had to fight to find time for me
No two people are the same, but how we are designed and what we need as humans are more common than most of us realize.
There are some of us who love loud music, big crowds, and late night activities. Then there are those who like small groups, intellectual conversation, and being alone to read a book.
All the introverts that read the title may say, I already love being alone that is my happy place, but there are many who will find it quite challenging.
Before I get into the benefits of spending time alone, I want to bring clarity to the differnce of being lonely and alone.
A person experiencing loneliness will feel empty, alone and unwanted. Loneliness leads to binge watching television, spending loads of time on social media, and hanging out with other lonely people.
Because most of us live in a fast pace world and can become desensitize if we don’t give ourself enough down time to really know where we are emotionally and mentally.
After years of running at a fast pace there is a great potential of burnout coming your way. There is a way to avoid a mental break down if we start to include small changes in our week and month.
Let me tell you how happy I am that I learned this life skill called being alone for optimum living. This is personal to me, and I hope you design a life that leads to fullfilment.
Why you should spend some time alone
- Refresh: Being around people all the time can be draining even if it is a good moment. You owe it to yourself to unpack the hours spent in the demands of your life.
- In touch with yourself: When we are alone for a moment it allows us to get in touch with our inner self to evaluate where we really are and what we need.
- It brings harmony: Life gives us an assortment of things each day that can leave us with an emotional overload. When we take time to be breathe, we are able to exhale toxins that entered our soul during the week.
- Healing: some scars require more time to heal. For example after having surgery you must have time to heal. When we are healing we need little to no distractions, lots of rest, and to be fully aware of our pain levels.
- Create an inner sanctuary: when we use outer experiences to fill our life we become depleted, anxious all the time, and over stimulated. Spending quality time alone to shift through the residue and loud voices in your head is top priority to reclaiming your peace.
- Build stamina: it is too easy to become dependent on others to keep us motivated and encouraged. Time alone teaches us how to cheer yourself on and ignite our own passion when others may not be there.
- Overflow: you learn to make yourself first and give yourself quality time. Once you have filled your own love tank up you have more to give out to others from a place of abundance.
Have you created a healthy space in your life for yourself? If yes what are some of the changes you seen? Leave me your thoughts on this subject.
Stay safe.
Happy Wednesday:)
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