[box type="shadow"]Question 2 of the BlissMB 30 Day Meme: When you want alone time, where is your favourite place? Why? What do you like to do when you have your alone time?[/box]
I enjoy being outside going for walks when I want to clear my head and be alone. Here in New York it is not that easy to do, especially lately with all of the bad weather we have been having. I bet that I will have more opportunities to go for some nice walks now that the weather is clearing up and Spring is coming. I did take Baylee for a walk a few weekends ago and I did enjoy that.
Ideally, I would like to take my walks in New Zealand again. I miss my beautiful New Zealand walks and nothing else can really compare to them no matter how much I try. It’s okay, though, because I am sure that I will have the opportunity to take my amazing New Zealand walks again.
Right now what I do is go to the gym for my alone time. It’s my favorite place to be to be alone. It might seem silly since the gym is a place where a lot of people go and it can often be very crowded but I am all alone on whatever machine that I pick and when I put on my headphones and zone in to what I am doing, I am all alone. I can go deep inside my mind and I am all alone with my thoughts. Plus, the exercise really helps me to think.
I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. ~Henry David Thoreau, “Solitude,” Walden
That picture is GORGEOUS! I want to see New Zealand myself someday. I agree with you, the gym is a favorite place to obtain some solitude!
solitude can be a good, thing, rewarding and somewhat like an escape to our inner sanctuary, but don’t confuse it with loneliness…. you sound sad and lonely, hope your able to overtake your demons ok….
i count the gym as alone time. of course, I have a home gym, so I’m alone alone when I work out. well, unless you count my TV friends :) I like to read now too. I like to shop alone sometimes too.
I too count the gym as alone time. I hop on the elliptical, turn on my iPod and just zone out.
I love that quote at the end of this entry!
You’re right – our Long Island weather has been horrendous lately – I can’t wait for it to look and feel more like Spring or Summer …I love taking walks, too! When there’s good weather, of course. It better start soon!
I can’t wait until you can go on some awesome NZ walks again, I’m sure it will happen again very soon.
In the meantime, Caitlin, while you’re waiting to take you’re New Zealand walks, – now that spring is finally here and summer will follow, you can take some nice long walks on the beach. Baylee would love it if you brought her with you! ~ Love, Mom
What a beautiful picture. I also like to spend alone time going for walks but I get tired of the neighborhood. I wish we had some nature trails close by!
And I love that quote!
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