The Art Of Being Alone

| always wanted to learn swimming, calligraphy, and the German language. And there are endless things that | still want to learn. In fact, sometimes | feel this burning desire in my heart to learn new things. But | never paid much attention to my desire for learning new skills because a) who has the TIME and b) I....answer is loading

| don’t know why we wait our entire life to try something new or feel scared to learn new things. We somehow manage to waste hours on social media but it becomes tough to spare 15 minutes every day to dedicate to a new Skill. We are living in a world where learning anything new is as easy as opening YouTube without paying a single buck. All the resources are available at our fingertips for FREE yet we find some excuses or rather lies to throw at our own faces.

How very generous!!

| always wondered if | really want to learn all these things then what is stopping me? | waited for an answer just to realize that | have been fooling myself all this time.

We all have time. Time is not the issue if you truly want to do something. The issue is your habit of making silly excuses. Not even excuses. Your habit of lying to yourself with perfection as if you will receive an award for it.

In the past year, | have learned three new skills. The recent one was something that | wanted to learn since | was 16. | started learning ‘crocheting’ almost a few months back. Now that | know it, | feel super excited every day to make something new. | keep watching YouTube videos on how to crochet a bag or save cute crochet tops on Pinterest. It all feels exciting. | feel that | have a life beyond my work. With every new thing | make, | feel like | am growing. It feels exciting to know that | am learning something that | always wanted to. I feel excited to know that this can turn into something unexpected. In fact, yesterday, I was trying to sleep but all I could think of was trying a new pattern of crocheting so I got up and started crocheting.

I understand that you might not have time to try or learn new things. But then you can take at least 15-20 minutes every day if you try not for anyone else but for YOURSELF.

I can only suggest you make your life exciting. Learn something new that you always wanted to. Maybe

knitting or swimming or a new language. It will take time to master a new skill but the process will fill your day-to-day life with excitement. Your mind will be awake again. You will start having creative ideas. And all of it will feel like a perfect life. So, give it a try.

Make your alone time addictive by learning something, and doing things that you like. Try something that you always wanted to do. Ask yourself what you wanted to learn but you never gave your own interest enough attention. Is it dancing? or learning a new language?

Whatever it is, just focus on learning it.

       Make your alone time = your growth time.