I sometimes crave solitude. Just me, some wind, some nature (or a rainstorm) snow falling down, star gazing, watching (and listening) to a fire ... sighhhhhhhhhhhhh

Lynda

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August 18th, 2022

By Nikki Harper

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6 Benefits of Solitude

Hearing Your Own Thoughts

If you’re lucky enough to experience solitude somewhere very quiet, or if you’re good at tuning out extraneous noise, then you’ll start to notice more and more of your own thoughts. Many of us have an internal monologue as a constant companion in any case but few of us pay a great deal of attention to what it’s telling us. When you’re in solitude, you can hear your own thoughts much more clearly – and that means you can pick up on self-doubt, self-criticism and nagging insecurities. Once you know these are an issue, you can take steps to address them.

Enhanced Intuition

When you are in solitude, with just your own thoughts to occupy your mind, you’ll start to notice that your intuition is strengthened. In our busy daily lives, we tend to gloss over intuitive feelings, or not even notice them at all. A hint of a feeling that something isn’t right or that someone isn’t quite who they seem is easily suppressed when you have to get the dinner cooked or turn in that report. In solitude, you will notice these intuitive gut feelings and learn to hear them – and to trust them.

Better Decision Making

Regular solitude can help to provide clarity of mind. Extraneous details often cloud our judgement when we face a problem or a choice and it’s hard to hear or see clearly through the chaos. Periods of solitude strip away the unnecessary layers, allowing us to get to the heart of the matter. This, coupled with an increase in intuition, allows us to make more confident decisions, and to stop second guessing ourselves.

Humility and Self-Sufficiency

When you’re in solitude – whether you’re on a week’s escape somewhere or simply taking 15 minutes out of your day to sit quietly in your car – you’re allowing the world to turn without you. And, turn it does. Who knew? You’re not as indispensable as you thought you were. Regular periods of solitude increase your sense of humility as your ego learns that the world does not depend on your presence. Crucially, you also learn that you do not depend on anyone else either, which is a very empowering realization.

An End to Harmful Comparisons

In our daily lives, we typically can’t help but compare ourselves to others – very often, unfavourably. So and so is younger, prettier, more artistic, more intelligent, richer, better liked, more loved – the list goes on. And on. During periods of solitude, even if they come in very short bursts, it’s just you. You’re not interacting with anyone else. There is nobody to compare yourself to. Sure, at first, your thoughts may still be dominated by this kind if negativity, but that will lessen as you practice solitude more and more. It’s a process which truly facilitates you being comfortable and confident in your own skin.

Discovery of the Divine

Periods of quiet solitude allow you to hear your own thoughts, as first mentioned above. However, they also allow you to hear something else too, something much more important – when your mental clutter has cleared, you’ll start to sense something of the divine interconnectedness around us. Moments of solitude are a great opportunity to practice mindfulness and meditation, which in turn can reveal your link to the divine. Spending solitude outdoors, close to nature, can also lead to divine insights, particularly if you spend time simply paying close attention to the nature all around you.

Remember, to start experiencing the benefits of solitude, you don’t need to decamp to a hermit’s cave, and you don’t need to commit huge chunks of your day. Making a conscious decision to be alone – or mentally alone if not physically alone – is a glorious thing, and as little as 15 minutes a day is a great way to start.

Article sources:

[1] https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/loneliness/about-loneliness/

[2] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190322163339.htm

[3] https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-single/201711/pure-solitude-away-devices-is-calming-new-research

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