http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/solitude-and-surrender/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/solitude-and-surrender/#comment-11689 Karen Allison Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:01:26 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=769#comment-11689 I agree with you whole heartedly Kirsten! Alone time can be the best time of the day! I agree with you whole heartedly Kirsten! Alone time can be the best time of the day!

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/solitude-and-surrender/#comment-11523 Kirsten Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:32:58 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=769#comment-11523 When my baby was born, for almost a year I loved the days I could get up at 5 in the morning. It was the only half hour of my life for a year that I got to myself. I used to just linger in the bathroom trying to focus myself for the day. The times I had to take major decisions in my life like a career change or getting married, I remember going to the nearest lonely spot to just let go and think. All of us have things to do constantly. When we need to get a hold on ourselves or make a clear decision, we need to be by ourselves to be able to analyse it objectively. When my baby was born, for almost a year I loved the days I could get up at 5 in the morning. It was the only half hour of my life for a year that I got to myself. I used to just linger in the bathroom trying to focus myself for the day. The times I had to take major decisions in my life like a career change or getting married, I remember going to the nearest lonely spot to just let go and think. All of us have things to do constantly. When we need to get a hold on ourselves or make a clear decision, we need to be by ourselves to be able to analyse it objectively.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/solitude-and-surrender/#comment-11283 Melissa Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:24:20 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=769#comment-11283 There is definitely something to be said for time spent alone. It gives you time for reflection and inner peace. I like to do meditation exercises in my alone time and that helps to get me refocused and centered in a way that spending that time with others never could. I like to have a nice balance in my life and solitude and surrender are two very integral parts for a peaceful well being for me. I hope that others of you out there will try this and learn that it is not scary; it can actually be quite uplifting and freeing. Yes you may get emotional and learn new things about yourself but that is a good thing and not something to fear. There is definitely something to be said for time spent alone. It gives you time for reflection and inner peace. I like to do meditation exercises in my alone time and that helps to get me refocused and centered in a way that spending that time with others never could. I like to have a nice balance in my life and solitude and surrender are two very integral parts for a peaceful well being for me. I hope that others of you out there will try this and learn that it is not scary; it can actually be quite uplifting and freeing. Yes you may get emotional and learn new things about yourself but that is a good thing and not something to fear.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/solitude-and-surrender/#comment-11249 Grayson Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:15:56 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=769#comment-11249 Well I like the time to myself. It gives me a time to reflect on the week or the day and to try to discover things that could have made it more productive, more anything. I am always looking for ways to grow and I find that quiet time to myself is one of the best things that I can do FOR myself to get better in touch with my emotions and mental state. I know that may sound a little quirky, but how will I ever really know my needs and true feelings if I have no time to spend alone with them? At the end of the day this time to myself makes me feel refreshed and renewed and ready to face the new challenges of tomorrow. Well I like the time to myself. It gives me a time to reflect on the week or the day and to try to discover things that could have made it more productive, more anything. I am always looking for ways to grow and I find that quiet time to myself is one of the best things that I can do FOR myself to get better in touch with my emotions and mental state. I know that may sound a little quirky, but how will I ever really know my needs and true feelings if I have no time to spend alone with them? At the end of the day this time to myself makes me feel refreshed and renewed and ready to face the new challenges of tomorrow.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/solitude-and-surrender/#comment-11165 Austin Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:07:10 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=769#comment-11165 I will be honest with you. I do not like solitude. maybe I am too afraid of what I will learn about myself. Surely there are others who feel the same. I will be honest with you. I do not like solitude. maybe I am too afraid of what I will learn about myself. Surely there are others who feel the same.

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