“Solitude gives birth to the original in us.” — Thomas Mann
“To live alone, one must be either a beast or a god, says Aristotle. Leaving out the third case: one must be both — a philosopher.” — Nietzsche
“Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life’s cruelest irony.” — Douglas Coupland, Shampoo Planet 1
“I’m here to tell you that the path to peace is right there, when you want to get away.” — Pema Chodron
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Staying alone is better than staying with the wrong.
其實人跟樹是一樣的，越是嚮往高處的陽光，它的根就越要伸向黑暗的地底。 — 尼采
To shine in the light, you have to embrace the boredom in the dark.
There are many elements of living a good life, but the first and most foundational is to love yourself and enjoy spending time with yourself.
Go do things on your own / Take yourself on dates so you learn to trust your mind and view it as a welcome companion. If someone declared, “Tomorrow you must spend the day alone” the hope is that you would reply, “That sounds like a good day!”
The person who is at ease within finds every other space larger and more enjoyable. 2
Lonely is a freedom that breathe easy and weightless and lonely is healing if you make it.
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“Within you is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” — Hermann Hesse ⌃
