{warning: not exactly a funny post. But more of an encouraging one.}
I will admit it. I have one great fear. It is a fear I live with. Day in and day out and have been making great strides to over come.
I fear being alone.
Oh, not alone at a coffee shop or alone shopping.
But really alone.
Like alone after my kids leave my nest. Alone on earth after my last parent dies. Alone after my husband dies. Alone when no friends come to the party I plan. Alone.
I wonder often about how I will function with out an ‘audience’.
I wonder how I will find the happy to continue.
And then I saw this video.
And I know that I will be okay.
How do you feel about being alone?`
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I actually enjoy being alone. I don’t care for feeling lonely or missing someone special… but being alone is good for the soul. You’re the second person to write about this today. Mind if I jump in on the conversation??
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That was incredible. I think a lot about being alone, and it only bothers me from time to time. I like my own company, and that helps, but there are those nights when you think, “It’s always going to be like this.” And that’s when it’s lonely and not just alone.
being alone allows me to remove myself from the distractions of this world..to spend quality time basking in the presence of my creator who shows me His love, His embrace when I stop and spend time with Him. It is only when I am alone that I can hear his voice. It is when I am alone that I can sit back and observe the world around me..to feel His love and the need to share this kind of Love. I can be alone, but I am never, ever lonely…http://tiny.cc/x6afi
i used to be like you, afraid of being alone.
but i have been practicing doing things by myself while in the comfort of having people around me when i return.
it feels wonderful to take a trip or go to a restaurant or movie alone and i’m learning that i’m not so afraid after all.
unless you’re the only person left on earth, you will never be alone. and even then, there are dogs :)
this performance was beautiful. thank you for sharing it.
that being said, prolly you should avoid seeing this film: http://www.acertainkindofdeath.com/
Couldn’t watch the video until today, but it was full of great advice and beautifully-made. I love being alone so much that the thought of “solitary confinement” as a punishment just doesn’t compute.