Too many weekends have gone by where I bounce house to house, event to event, people to people, and it's exhausting- not only physically, but mentally. And because of all this bouncing I miss out on the sweet serenity of alone time. Most often I try compensate for this lost alone time by staying up late which, consequently, exhausts me even more. Not this weekend though. This weekend I have scratched out my calendar and devoted majority of my time to catching up with myself.
So far I've watched one of my favorite movies: The Judge, caught up on Parks and Rec, read my favorite blog: Hello Giggles, danced around to George Ezra, read the The Atlantic, and sat on the floor thinking endless thoughts. And, to be honest, I am so content with the events and thoughts that have transpired from hanging out with myself. Here are a few reasons why I think hanging out with yourself is of mucho importance (not all may fit you to a tee and that's a-okay): 1. No no's! You get to do whatever you want! You are not held to anyone's opinions, ideas, wants, needs, times, expectations, or whatever they bring to the table. Like oh me wants to see this movie, or get whatever to eat, or listen to this song!? So does myself and I! It's great. 2. Relaxing. It's so wonderfully wonderful to stop all the hustle and bustle of life and just sit back and bask in amazement of all that is around you. No talking, no moving, no thinking, just a deep breath in and a whole lot of stress/tension/anger out. Maybe even do some yoga or some lazy couch potatoing or whatever takes some weight off your overstrained shoulders. 3. Get to explore self. When you hang out with yourself, you are no longer preoccupied with whatever else you would be doing. This allows you to focus almost completely on yourself. From this you get a better understanding of the person you are developing into: what you like, what you're good at, what you should probably work on, what you are proud of. Sometimes this can be scary though because you may uncover some negative thoughts about yourself. You know what I say to that? What a great opportunity to see your flaws and learn to love them or work on them (if you want further advice on how to do this check out my post "Love Yourself"). 4. Increases appreciation. I am definitely guilty of failing to appreciate the great things around me. What I've found is that sometimes when I am alone I can better reflect on the positive people, events, institutions, and opportunities around me. Stopping and seeing all the blessings around me often ignites a flame of joy in my soul which I hope will happen to you as well because everyone deserves pure joy like that. 5. Catch up time. You get to catch up on all your sidelined pleasures such as movies, t.v shows, books, magazines, painting, collaging, photography, sporting (?), shopping, baking, blogging, clogging, flogging, cleaning, organizing, creating weird drinks, designing experiments, learning a language (like maybe math or something), YouTube videos, nail art, playing the piccolo, knitting, or whatever floats your boat, sailor! Truly, your options are endless. 6. Reminder that you need not be dependent on people/reassurance in yourself. Hanging out with yourself is proof of how awesome you are. Like you don't necessarily need people to have fun, you can have fun on your own. But better yet, hanging out with yourself helps you see that YOU determine your own worth. So, rather than gaining self confidence from others, you get to see how perfectly capable you are of giving yourself the love, fun, and whatever else you need to enjoy life! Discovering this incredibly changes your life as it did to mine. With all this said though, it is still vital to hang out with others. Other can enhance your happiness so much with their new ideas, fun ways, interesting take on things, and it would be silly to cut them out entirely and deprive yourself the beautifulness of others! But in the midst of the craziness of life, be sure not to forget to take time out of your busy life and to hang out with yourself. You'll most definitely be surprised at your coolness. ✌️
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Sarah
2/27/2015 12:54:00 pm
haha this is myself this weekend as well! I forgot how much fun having random dance parties to the Hairspray soundtrack could be or checkin out percussion ensembles on youtube.
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