So you went for that dinner/movie/trip/etc. alone.
Been there. Done that.
Thanks, but no thanks.
Yet something initially inspired you.
Doing something altogether different for the first time is never easy.
Do you always come home after that dinner/movie/trip/etc. with someone else elated?
I thought so.
Give it another try.
Fear is tough to tackle.
Most of us prefer to stay in the realm of what we know and what we are familiar with. It is so much easier and it seems so much safer.
But life offers no guarantees.
We can not insure our future.
Take that first step, no matter how small.
It is lovely to look back and see where we have been.
Days have a tendency to take on a routine.
Some of this may be beyond our control, but it doesn’t take much to see the day anew and to shake up our senses.
Doing something we have done a thousand times before can seem different with the proper perspective. Our environment is constantly changing and all we need to do is take notice.
Let us try not to judge too quickly what we like and what we dislike. We might shut out something that ultimately appeals to us.
Let’s be open to the unexpected and look at all things with the intent on actually seeing them.
If the thought of setting out on a trip by yourself, seeing a movie or dining alone is something outside your comfort zone then CONGRATULATIONS and welcome to the human race. We have survived as a species by living in tribes and communities. But what was essential for our existence ages ago is now an unnecessary vestige.
Besides, I am not suggesting that you live alone in the wild, unless you wish to.
I am proposing that you redefine your expectations and your limitations.
We all need to begin somewhere and for some of us our attempt to summit “Mount Everest” comes in all shapes and sizes.
Getting comfortable in our uncomfortable zones is one of the most satisfying experiences we can know. It is the essence of growth and feeling alive.
I am often asked when I travel alone,
Am I afraid? Do I get lonely?
The most daunting moments are before I begin my trip and it is at this time I have the most trepidation. But I go anyway!!
Once I am at my destination I am too busy speaking to locals and/or travelers, figuring out what I will do, and where I will go to feel anything but contentment that I made this choice, once again, to travel.