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How comfortable are you being alone for most of a day?
What feelings arise when you spend a lot of time alone?
I spend a lot of time alone during the day. It used to not bother me at all as I had plenty of busy-work and crafty stuff to. I found that very peaceful and enriching. I don’t mind my own company. In fact, most of the time me, myself, and I are usually on the same page (I’m a Gemini born on the cusp of Taurus so there are “three’ of us in here!).
I guess I’d have to say that sundown/twilight makes me feel lonely. The “three” of us don’t challenge or inspire us much. What’s that old saying? If the two of you agree on everything (or Three of you!) Then one of you is not necessary. The other two of us tend to retire early… So if I spend TOO much time by myself, I begin to feel unnecessary. Bad habit of mine…
How about you?
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I like to spend time alone, but it can lead to unproductivity when I do. No one to check up on me that I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing. Maybe that’s why I love it so much–LOL!
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I hear you, hon. Sometimes I just have to go into neutral and play card games for hours on end! Neutral is very restful to me right now, even if his nibs walks by with his eyebrows cocked in a question not spoken! LOL
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Solitude has never been a problem. I crave it because I had it quite often when needed before Mr. Q came along. Now there’s always another here, and it is different from living with parents, and room mates, like at college. We share a lot of together time (more than in our early days as a couple), though we also have our own interests which each of us respects. Still, time in the house alone is more quiet. I do miss the quiet. I’m not the Hermit part of Quantum Hermit for nothing 🙂
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You just have to take the time to enjoy Mr. Q’s walks! Grab it when you can get it! ❤
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Ahhh … we have a couple of things in common! I, too, am a Gemini, and there are constant conversations, sometimes even arguments, between Me, Myself, and I. Welcome back … I’ll email this weekend … promise! Thanks for the ecard! Hugs!
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Really??? When’s your birthday??? 😀
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June 6, 1951 😊 👵 By the way … thank you so much for the ecard!!! I’ve been meaning to email you,, but seem to be perpetually behind on everything! Hope your trip was wonderful!
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The trip… Didn’t hate it; didn’t love it. Bored me to death. Not the way to see Hawaii! 😦
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Welp, I’ve been living here, by myself now for, almost 25 months, all by my lonesome. I’m comfortable and at peace with my life and my aloneness, though I will Always miss my life with Jim.
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That time that was “you and me” time is the hardest part of the day, I would suspect. You’re a champ, girlfriend! ❤
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My husband and I are both retired and empty nesters so we spend a lot of time in the same place whether at home, out and about, or traveling. But we have come up with such a wonderful rhythm I think. He’s a night owl and stays up until the wee hours of the morning. I am a morning person and get up at sunrise (which is REALLY early these days. 🙂 ). So I have mornings alone while he sleeps late and he has late nights alone after I go to bed. Then we have afternoons and evenings together. It has worked out well so far.
Yesterday in the evening however, he had acute pain (it’s ok now!) and I had to take him to emergency. They kept him overnight. And I don’t know that I was ‘lonely’ but it was odd not having him here as I settled in for the night, you know, to play a game or watch TV or just talk philosophy. Fortunately he’s home now and I hope it stays that way.
Interesting question you pose, Cheryl. Good to have you back. I missed you!
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Good to be back (or at least some semblance of back!), LuAnne. I hear you. And sometimes you don’t even have to say anything to each other, I bet. Just being in the same room doing separate things feels like companionship and an odd sort of communication. At least for me and his nibs… Glad to hear your hubby is ok. Hope it wasn’t anything serious.
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Sounds about right. I handle the days pretty well. It is the nights when I miss my late husband the most eveen though we worked together during the day on the farm.
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“Night space” is a hard thing to fill, isn’t it… It has a different sound and feeling about it. Or at least I fancy so.
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I agree with Opher that it’s all about balance.
It does seem to be a skill we should teach children when they’re young – that you’ll spend a lot of time on your own in life, so learn to befriend yourself early on.
Love you, dear heart!
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Such excellent advice, my dear! If you like being with yourself it can get you through a lot. ❤ ❤
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Definitely needs further reflection Cheryl. Hope you have settled down since your cruise. Take care 🙂
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You know, hon, I think I’m finally getting back to the semi-normal I was before I had the Myasthenia flare-up in January. Thank God! I gotta say, that really unnerved me! Thanks for checkin’ in. ❤
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I really feel for you Cheryl, definitely not easy adjusting to such things. Take care ❤️
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Hi Cheryl, nice to have you back.
I like time on my own. It enables me to do my writing without pressure. But too much time on your own is not good.
I guess it’s all about balance.
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That’s very true. This is one thing — mentally — I DON’T struggle with. I get a good mix… 🙂
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