For most of us, loneliness is a product of the toxic connections that we’ve formed with ourselves, with others and with nature. Rediscovering the Power of SolitudeĮveryone experiences loneliness to some degree – it appears to be a natural and inescapable condition that humans have experienced all throughout the ages. Although we all vary in levels of Introversion and Extroversion, everyone can benefit from finding quiet moments to stop, be still, and rediscover the solace of their own company. I not only felt lonely – it was worse than that – I felt the paradoxical isolation of an outsider lonely while surrounded by a crowd of people. Up until that point, life had felt like a busy marketplace full of loud, stimulating noises and harsh, continual clashes of energy. For me, coming in contact with this inner stillness and embracing it was the moment that changed everything.
'Have you ever basked in utter solitude, or have you always run away from it, confusing it with being lonely, and isolating'?Īt some point during your journey through life, you start to become quieter inside.
