From loneliness to solitude

The first day of 2022 has been graced with gorgeous weather in this part of California: warm & sunny, and hardly any wind. 

I started this New Year alone last night, which was extremely sad for me. 

But today, also thanks to the wonderful weather, I’ve been able to transform some of that painful loneliness into more peaceful solitude. 

My coping mechanisms haven’t varied much: going completely offline with my cell-phone off to shut out the world and possible pain coming from it; getting out in nature; exercising intensely. 

Yes, I’m alone today, I’m spending the whole day — New Year’s Day, a holiday and the first day of the New Year — completely on my own. But while yesterday I ended up alone against my own choice & the originals plans, today I’m alone by my own choice and I’m doing some of the things I love the most and rediscovering the connection with nature (which automatically helps me feels less alone) as well as with myself in a healthier way. 

I’m almost seeing the glass half full again… almost!

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“Let everything happen to you: 

Beauty and terror. 

Just keep going. 

No feeling is final.”

[Rainer Maria Rilke]