Master Thoughts: Recent Episodes
CHARLES GRACA
Just Don't Fit In
You are singular and one of a kind
Nobody can be you and you can't be someone else
There is a difference between being lonely and being alone.
Enjoying solitude is very different from not being able to connect with people. And that precisely is the difference between being lonely and being alone.
Being alone and enjoying solitude is deeply rewarding. It can be 'more' comfortable for some. It is peaceful and it is powerful.
Being lonely on the other hand drains you. It tends to eat you from inside. All your internal demons attack you. The only escape seems to be worldly noise and you indulge in that. Which is why, even when surrounded by people, often, you feel lonely.
To show somebody some tough love today will save them in the future but may cause a small amount of upset for the receiver.
Thoughts on the importance of being accountable for your own decisions and self-criticisms