Being alone and absolutely loving it!

My favourite cinnamon scented candle, fills the room with beautiful fragrance!

I am on a great high! Hubby and son were out of Bombay for work and holiday respectively and I was left alone for three consecutive days. My normal days that are filled with multi-tasking for various roles at home and work, were transformed into sheer bliss! I devoted those three days completely to my "cave time".

Nobody in the house meant not catering to anybody's demands, expectations, no running around and devoting ALL the time and energy to whatever I fancied. What a kick to find little time just to unwind, hang loose, not worry about anything under the Sun! And you know what, I love my company and enjoy it immensely.(Does that sound Narcissistic?) Fortunately, entire universe conspired to fulfill my wish and the cell phone conked off for almost two days giving me great respite. 

I fail to understand why people are afraid to be alone or get uncomfortable with the very idea of spending time with their own selves! My quest to seize every opportunity to get a few moments alone has helped me understand and experience myself and life much better. Being alone means discovering unfamiliar territories in my cerebrum, getting in touch with part of myself that is deeply buried at some corner of heart. What follows in those few moments of awareness, is an amazing journey that helps me grow and evolve. It is interesting experience to shut oneself completely from outside world and shift the focus within, for change.

Being alone for me is deeply spiritual process at some level as it means unlocking the silence within and listen to what my body, mind and heart really seek and that process provides great healing. Being alone means, having all the time in the world to read, listen to the music, rest, sleep, go for longer walks, meditate more and pamper myself silly.

Being alone and spending time with oneself is deeply rewarding and powerful experience especially when the continuous chatter in the mind is silenced and one is able to understand and be absolutely comfortable with that silence. I don't understand why we haven't learnt to value silence? One of the greatest achievements in life is understanding value in being alone and knowing how to handle it well! It can be very useful and important life skill. 

Solitude brings in much more awareness of one's body, calmer mind and rejuvenated spirit. Suddenly, there is stillness where one is much more involved in everything one does. The process is sacred and helps one get in touch with our core, inner being and discover oneself anew.

I am not a loner. I really love socializing and being surrounded by people but there is a threshold point beyond which I just can't take it and crave to be immersed in solitude and cut off myself from outside world. And in those tranquil moments, I am always oozing with sublime fulfillment and every single cell of my body is in perfect harmony with the universe. There is complete calm and inner peace. With my body, mind and soul nourished, there is nothing left to attain and I am just happy to BE!