tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334111606027148344.post8763734267269221160..comments2022-11-15T22:20:53.627-05:00Comments on Errant Epiphany: Alone is OkayDavid Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09048079707788175631noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334111606027148344.post-36223406584428419632011-09-13T00:06:26.683-04:002011-09-13T00:06:26.683-04:00On of my favorite quotes from the movie "The ...On of my favorite quotes from the movie "The Drifter" is .."Sometimes when you're most alone... you're not alone at all" .. Sometimes I choose to be alone because I think its a safer place to be.. or is it? I am learning, the road ahead is evolving thanks in part to my recent stumble on your blog. I asked for guidance and although friends I have known for years give me words of wisdom,it feels better when it comes from someone who has worn the same shoes.<br />I am happy for you that you sold your "empty nest" house,it sounded as though it was time for that and one day a new house wont feel so empty.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832843774667961122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334111606027148344.post-63325966782134131472011-09-12T21:38:43.882-04:002011-09-12T21:38:43.882-04:00Hi Angel. Some things are better, some things are ...Hi Angel. Some things are better, some things are the same, and every once in a while I regress. What makes it hard to discern is that I finally sold my empty house and live in the city now, with a roommate and friends close by, so maybe I haven't improved quite so much as I had thought. But I have improved some, however. So don't be discouraged. It's a process and a practice to be at peace with one's self, and one thing I've learned is that it doesn't help anything to come down on yourself for not feeling better / improving as fast as you think you "should". So stick with it. Don't forget that you have to be kind and compassionate to YOURSELF - not just others. And remember: you are not alone. We've connected here, right? :)David Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048079707788175631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334111606027148344.post-59545250788724676862011-09-11T22:04:48.493-04:002011-09-11T22:04:48.493-04:00I stumbled on this just as I need it most ..I wond...I stumbled on this just as I need it most ..I wonder since this was written about nine months ago,if you have the same view of being alone or have things changed? I guess I wonder what nine months ahead from today may look like for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832843774667961122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334111606027148344.post-15687864313836686662010-12-23T19:59:57.696-05:002010-12-23T19:59:57.696-05:00Thanks for sharing, you seem like you're figur...Thanks for sharing, you seem like you're figuring it out. You'll be ok. These things, they have a way of happening. Been through a strikingly similar thing, the selling the house and everything. weird man. <br />Being alone...you need to acclimate to it if you haven't ever really had the chance. Being alone and meditating is a really good thing. And pour yourself into that guitar. I would have gone wayyyy more crazy without playing guitar and writing songs. most of the time, if you don't get too depressed, which I usually do especially during the snowy, sunless months, it's the best answer to winter's brisk claws. Writing songs and drinking chai tea or ...beer on a snowy december day. I'm moving to Savannah Georgia, I swear.<br />-Matt FletcherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com