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 ezreader rated 13 months ago - Solitude, The Only Place To Hide: alone but not lonely...i leave the world behind...noise fades away...distractions cease...i now venture inward... i can finally rest...i can breathe, think, create, be...this is what it means to truly exist...for i understand that nothing other than solitude will do...
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- yakercat rated 13 months ago
- i venture that i am alone and appreciate solitude...seldom lonely.
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- ezreader rated 13 months ago
- Solitude, The Only Place To Hide: alone but not lonely...i leave the world behind...noise fades away...distractions cease...i now venture inward... i can finally rest...i can breathe, think, create, be...this is what it means to truly exist...for i understand that nothing other than solitude will do...that is how i know i am real...and that is how i know i am not...and that allows me to surviveExcerpt from Article Solitude Versus Loneliness http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20030825-000001.html: From the outside, solitude and loneliness look a lot alike. Both are characterized by solitariness. But all resemblance ends at the surface. Loneliness is a negative state, marked by a sense of isolation. One feels that something is missing. It is possible to be with people and still feel lonely -- perhaps the most bitter form of loneliness. Solitude is the state of being alone without being lonely. It is a positive and constructive state of engagement with oneself. Solitude id a desirable state of being alone.
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