Have you ever gone somewhere to look for solitude for an extensive amount of time (days, weeks, more...)? Why? What did you look for in it? What do you think drives us to go look for solitude at certain points in life? I came here to Florida to be alone and think think think. I am not being a hermit and completely isolating myself from the world, I still see my parents, and my lovely latin co-workers, but other than that... I spend quality time with myself and it has been very very helpful and healing. I have been very frustrated with the world lately (before I came to Florida) and took that frustration out on myself, which is no good. Stopped going to school, did too many drugs, and thought too many distructive thoughts about myself... and then something inside me told me that I needed to be alone for some time... and that intuition was right. (I am a person who always follows his intuition, it leads me on such adventures!) Solitude, mixed with 8 hours of physical labour in nature a day has truly cleared up my head.
That's awesome that you're finding it to be a good experience! I think solitude is kinda what I would need right now. I need to learn how to be on my own again and also how to be happy by myself. But in lots of ways, the idea of solitude just scares me. I need to have people around me, or else it's just me and my thoughts and my feelings and we don't get along too well at the moment. :tongue: Do you think you'll go back to school at some point?
I never go for solitude for more than a few hours... but when I just need to get away I find myself at the WASA softball fields.. and I climb in the little playgroud tube thing and I just sit and think... sometimes cry... Im not sure why I go there but I do.. and sometimes I just walk around the bases... it feels good... for some reason...
That's one of the biggest reasons why I need solitude... to sort out my thoughts and feelings without distractions and without putting it off. I will probebly go back to school either in the Fall or next Spring. I'm probebly gonna go to Canada this summer to travel as a highway inspector, and if I make enough money doing that, then I might take the fall off and travel around the U.S. or go to Mexico... anywhere a car can lead me! If I do go to school, it will be here in Florida though... somewhere by the beach... has to be somewhere by the beach
I always walk around when I cannot truly escape people but still need solitude, or ride my bike at night... the streets are empty and it's awefully relaxing. I miss that damn bike...
i'm a very independant person at times and i find i need my space to sort out my thoughts, i love being around people, friends and family but alot of the time i do just need to get away and find solitude i used to go to a little forest by my house, by it seems ontario doesn't like trees your plans sound really exciting i want to travel so badly, being cooped up here is starting to drive me crazy,all of my friends have left on adventures and i envy that so much, where abouts in canada are you going?
Silly Ontario not liking trees, sue the government! Which part of Canada? All of the bloody place... I'm not even sure... gonna be working with a family friend... apparently we're gonna travel all over Canada inspecting highways (easy job in itself...counting cars on intersections, seeing if bushes or trees block signs and so on)... so, if I stop by Ontario, I will make sure to notify the proper authorities (you!)
That's awesome that you're doing that. Where in FL are you? I may be moving to Fort Lauderdale for college in the fall... anyways, I have gone off by myself for the sole purpose of getting away and being alone for a few days at a time but not longer then that. It was nice though and much needed. I love having time to be by myself and need it regularly, even if it is just for a couple hours a day.
i love going swimming. just swimming laps and blocking everything out. and when i really need solitude, i'll go sit on the bottom of the pool for a minute or so, then continue my laps. i grew up in the pool. its where i learned many life lessons and its where i go when i need time for myself.
Haha, that's awesome. My signature is all about that bike... the great bike Jlana, oh MoonDog of my dreams! It rides like the wind, does yours? I used to be the same way, I need solitude to recharge... I'm just doing a lot of recharging now... think of me as one of those rechargeable Duracell batteries that has been kept in the garage, under some books, and next to some very friendly roaches for way too long. One of the problems in college was that I practically never had alone time. It was a tad my fault though... I set up a commune-type house and eoncouraged some friends to live with me and it worked out well, but we had people over 24/7, plus 7 people who lived there constantly. It was beautiful though... shared everything... food, drinks, ganja, ciggs, music, beds, laughs. It does make my heart smile that I could arrange such a set up with a colourful cast of different characters. (Gay glam-rock guy, ambient heavy metal player, gay drag queen showtune singer, redhead who has a fascination with ninjas and knives, my homeboy Derrick with whom I lived this summer... poor country kid with the biggest heart in the world, and a materialistic girl who likes sex way too much).
I miss swimming, but I gave up on pools... the ocean is for me... swimming in the salt water against the natural current makes me feel way too alive.
