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How To Be Alone

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This charming video pays tribute to the happy wholesomeness of being alone. Tanya Davis recites her poem about the ways of solitude, gently cataloging all the places where aloneness can bring freedom and healing. Whether at a lunch counter, park bench, mountain trail, or on the edge of a dance floor - all you have to do is love yourself enough, to love being alone.
Be The Change
1
Sit for an hour in silence and notice the difference between impulses and insights. 
2
Read Henry David Thoreau's "Walden"; considered a personal declaration of independence, a voyage of spiritual discovery, and a manual for self-reliance!
3
Take yourself for a new adventure this week - a walk in the park, a meal at a restaurant - anything as long as you go solo! How do you interact with the world when you are by yourself versus when you are with others? 
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Reflections (142)

Varda
Liked this video with practical advices to make the best and love yourself and your choices.
I will try the stop endless scrolling.
Faith
I am
Lonely A
lot. And this made me feel less alone and more just with
My Own Self. Not such a terrible thing.
The dogs are snoring curled up
Like Brown Bears in hibernation and that’s not just fine,
It’s a way to be together, while being ALONE, watching them sleeping.
I’m not alone, right?
You’re right there, after all,
Reading this. What kind of miracle is that?
It’s the kind that
Makes me tilt my head towards the sound of the small temple bell,
Hung high in the Myrtle tree reminding me
(Like the snoring dogs) that
Life is precious, My life is precious if I let it be, and that, my wise friend, is the very nature of this present moment - Alone

all of us
Everyone of us
Is watching it all go by

Alone. Don’t be afraid to feel that aloneness because it’s different than lonely
it’s the kiwi green color and the sacred scent of the rare flower of your
very own unique Soul
Alone

Thank you
Steel-human
Everthing !! That was beautiful. Really needed to hear that .... #Yournotalone💙
Arvind
An assurance to know a few practises I do are here too :-)
carlos R. Sanchez
This video is beautiful. Being alone can offer a rich opportunity to revitalize your mind and body at the same time.
Anne
It is a beautiful reminder of finding who we are. I mostly relate right now to NUBIA who wrote about the loss of her husband. My story is exactly the same. So chosen solitude is different than solitude that is sudden. My love to you Nubia and we will once again be in a place of peace and acceptance to where we can find the beauty in aloneness.
murthy
most relaxing and took me to another world. at times ,old people want to live in solitude ,enjoy ,and enjoy the nature .
Nubia
learning how to live by-myself after my husband of 47 years passed a way, without a warning. he passed away like an Angel call back home,I know I have my children and my animals. I just miss him so much!! I'm by-myself with my memories and the emptiness of his place at the table, the times we shared and how we loved each other or Just hold ding hands.
shirley
This film, and poem beautifully and gracefully invites solitude, self-love and self-care. It's a lovely gem to watch, and share. ;-) Thank You All !
Marie Altman
I love this. Your voice, your words, wisdom, playfulness.
Tina
Thank you- this is absolutely beautiful, and speaks to how I feel and love to be with myself. I can be on my own for weeks or more without thinking about it. I wish more people felt ok with that.
Blessings!
Amy
I used this lovely poem as the spark for an assignment for my high school students that are home due to COVID-19, many of whom are struggling with being alone at home or feeling alone while being home all day with their families. Thank you for offering a new way to think about being alone for my students.
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