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Lessons From the Train Tracks
During the late ’80s and early ’90s, I was a lonely teenager. Shy, misunderstood, and bullied, I spent a lot of time running solo through my personal slice of American Suburbia. As you can imagine, I...
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Rethinking Parenting: Solitude
After tucking the kids in bed for quiet time, my husband and I made our way for a quiet stroll around the block. Meeting friends along the way, they questioned where our children were. It was...
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The Most Romantic Thing in the World
I had gone out to the balcony to take a call. When I returned to the drawing-room, I saw him playing James Bay while humming to the tune. He had no idea I was watching him from afar; he was too busy to...
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Choose To Be Alone
They say misery loves company, but it seems today more people prefer solitude when they are miserable. I am those people. You are always encouraged to surround yourself with family and friends. It is...
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The Untold Truth About the Power of Solitude
Solitude is a difficult word to define, and it’s not the same as loneliness, and it’s not entirely alone. In fact, solitude can oftentimes be called “the untold power.” Solitude has been a powerful...
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My Single Best Happiness Tip for Single Women
Jessica facepalmed as she sat alone in a bar across the street. She let out an exasperated sigh and then sipped one more time from her glass of alcohol. Why does everyone want to crucify me for being...
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The Incredible Power of Personal Solitude
In 1845, Thoreau made his way to the wooded shores of Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. He spent the next two years in partial seclusion, living among nature. Thoreau’s self-imposed sojourn had a...
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Finding Yourself Before Finding the One
Sometimes you have to learn to be happy alone. Then you can be happy with another. It’s not what you want to hear. I was the same way. I spent almost five years on my own right before I met my wife....
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The Life Changing Benefits of Long Solitude Walks
Aerobic, strength building, endurance and vigorous exercises are great for your mind and body. But it’s not the only way to get back to your authentic self or achieve a healthy lifestyle. Long walks...
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Understanding the Teenage Desire for Solitude
KEY POINTS Smart, sensitive, creative teenagers passionately crave their solitude. This deep-seated need allows for thinking and creating—and also produces dangers. Teens need to find a healthy balance...
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How I Found Solitude as a Mother of Two — and Why It Makes Me a Better Parent
Currently, I am sitting at a small table in a tiny cabin surrounded by the forest in a remote area of Northern Idaho. As I sip my coffee, I look out a picture window, drinking in the yellows of the...
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Hearts Are Made to Break Most of the Time
In each thing there is an insinuation of death. Stillness, silence, serenity are all apprenticeships. — Federico Garcia Lorca I probably seem heartbroken To my still-new French neighbors, I must cut...
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Lovers
Fun At Parties, Hell At Home For me, it’s the small things. The text replies with emojis. Making me laugh. Watching a new show. Giving me a few hours of solitude. Philosophizing. For me, I’m all about...
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Catch 2022
How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress. ~Niels Bohr To me, being immersed in a good book is like being in beneficial psychotherapy: the most lasting and...
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The Only Gift I Ever Ask For
Ok. I have to share something. I love a “good coffee” talk. I am after all a Jewish New Yorker…well, except I drink tea. I have to tell you what I got for the holidays. It wasn’t what I asked for,...
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The Art of Being Alone With Your Thoughts Without Losing Your Mind
We live in a world that is constantly pushing for more. We want more time, more money, and more success. We want to do everything better, quicker, and with less effort. But what is often overlooked...
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The Agony and Ecstasy of Solitude
I’m two steps away from being alone, which scares me to death. All it would take is a breakup and for my increasingly elderly mum to die, and that would be it: no anchor, no connection, just the vast...
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Creating a Slower Holiday Season
We’re in the midst of the holiday season, and with that can come a lot of abundance: Busier schedules, holiday parties, travel More eating, more drinking, more excess More shopping, more spending,...
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Do You Struggle With Loneliness? Maybe This’ll Help
Last night, I started watching The Martian (Netflix), a 2015 film starring Matt Damon. It’s an excellent story about a guy who gets left behind on Mars when the rest of the crew thinks he’s dead. As I...
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This Is Why Sundays Are ‘My People-Free Zone’
Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away. — Barbara De Angelis For some time, I’ve made Sundays my “People-Free Zone.” There are 6 days...
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