‘All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.’
~Blaise Pascal
The Fear of Being Alone : zenhabits
… This is natural, this fear of being alone. We’ve all felt it, deep within us, though we try desperately to avoid this fear.
…
But here’s the secret: being alone is empowering. The quiet of being alone is joyful.
…
Aloneness is beauty.
…
We tend to see aloneness as bleak, depressing, scary. But it can be seen as freeing, as an opportunity for growth, an opportunity to get to know yourself.
…
Traveling through life alone is a learning process, but you become stronger as you go.
…
Does learning to be OK with being alone mean you can’t be in a relationship? Not at all — but if you aren’t OK with being alone, then being in a relationship is going to be fundamentally flawed.
…
Who wants to be in a relationship with a needy, desperate person?
Much more attractive is confidence. And self-sufficiency. And strength.
So learn to be OK with being alone. Learn to provide for all of your emotional needs. Learn that you are OK, just as you are, without anyone else to “complete you”.
…
Be alone and be happy with yourself.
You deserve it. …