Life Alone

I'm surrounded by so many great friends and have a supportive family.  And they will walk pieces of my journey with me but at the end of the day I go home alone.  I problem solve alone.  I dream alone.  I do life alone.  

As I find my new normal and rediscover myself, I'm not sure that all that will be nearly as lonely as it sounds.

Because there is freedom in life alone.  Freedom not have to sacrifice for another's needs.  Freedom in doing what I want, on my schedule.  Freedom in not having someone else to add problems to the problems I already have.  Freedom to create the balance I want in connecting with others and finding solace in self.

So as I sit here in a hotel by myself towards the end of a 1600 mile round trip drive on my own in my electric car to spend some really nice time with my family over the holiday, I feel like I can do this.  And I think it's something I might get so used to I won't want to go back to having to coordinate it all with another.