It’s easier said than done, is it? Everything we do needs effort, simple is never simple!
There’s a profound beauty in solitude. The capacity of being alone is the capacity to love, as contradictory as it sounds. This life is full of contradictions but that’s where lies the mystery of it all.
Being alone doesn’t mean you’re lonely. It simply means you are to yourself and this is when we have a moment to connect with our inner-selves without constant external validation. Validation from other people will burden you if you are not one with yourself. This is when your joy lies in other people’s hands because you don’t know yourself enough to believe that contentment comes from within.
You need to realize that the happiness and love other people give you is already within you. We all need time to self-reflect from time to time, in this moment you’ll come to know that the qualities you love in others are already in you. Now look at yourself and love those qualities in you that you possess. One day at a time, you’ll start to appreciate yourself and know that you are enough.
This is easier said than done for most but that is the only way we can get in touch with our inner-selves and start to love ourself. Unknowingly, our relationships and friendships with others will be healthy as we become emotionally content with who we are. In addition we won’t have to drop our emotional baggage on other people therefore developing a healthy environment for yourself and those around you.
Most importantly isolation helps us to process our emotions as time moves on and not be dependent on other people’s validation. You’ll become a better person as you’ll become grounded and now know what you deserve and what you don’t. Although we are social beings and live in a social community, we must love ourselves to be able to love others. If we know how to treat ourselves, those around us will treat us with respect.
