Spending Time Alone is Therapeutic

I saw this video and found it pretty inspiring:

I kinda wish that I could create a video like that.

I used to be afraid of being alone. And in some ways I still am. But I have spent time alone before. I remember when I was in college and I would roam the New York City streets alone, as a person amongst the crowd. I would go into random stores and browse the stuff they had without worrying if I was dragging someone along with me. I would go to the big movie theater on 42nd street and buy a ticket to see a chick flick and sit in those comfy chairs with no one next to me. I thought it was quite a treat to watch a movie and even if I had no one to go with, going alone was fine with me.

This one line in the video, “Society is afraid of alonedom, like lonely hearts are wasting away in basements, like people must have problems if, after a while, nobody is dating them. But lonely is a freedom that breathes easy and weightless is lonely is healing if you make it.” This is so true. It seems like if you are eating alone people think you’re a loser. Could it be that the person sitting alone just wanted to be alone?

I have eaten lunch alone many times. It was interesting to watch the people walk by and wonder where they could be going. After all, we’re all different, we live different lives and do different things. It’s truly amazing that everyone has a different story!

I honestly think that if you’re able to spend time alone you’ll be a lot more happier when you aren’t. I find that spending time alone gives you time to think, reflect, and figure out what to do next. After all, each of us encounters different things in life, and think differently, no matter if you’re with a group of people or with someone else.

How about you? Do enjoy being alone? Or, do you struggle with being alone? If you do, its ok… hopefully the video above inspired you.