"Solitude Of Self"

"There is a solitude which each and every one of us has always carried within, more inaccessible than the ice cold mountains, more profound than the midnight sea: the solitude of self." - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, social reformer and women's suffrage leader

I have come to love the time I get to spend alone with self. I used to be very uncomfortable being alone and I would do anything I could to keep myself busy going places and being with people. It was draining me emotionally and I didn't even realize it.

This solitude of self is not a bad thing, even though I always thought it was. I'm getting more comfortable with being alone with me. I feel more comfortable in my own skin and that allows me to be with self, pray and meditate, and listen for my inner voice to speak to me. I'm amazed sometimes at the clarity I receive when I spend some time just being still.

I don't know what I was afraid of in the past. I don't understand why I allowed the fear to grip me so tightly. But, that doesn't matter anymore. Somehow, I've come to learn how to be in solitude and enjoy it all. My friends showed me that there was nothing to fear; I followed their example and I am reaping the rewards as a result.

Today I will thank my Higher Power for the gift of solitude. Today I will be alone with self and trust the process.