Nature’s Highlights:

Just sitting on a bench, in silence, is probably one of the healthiest things you can do.

Plus, it gets you to create photos like this one, so why not give it a try? 😃 

Embracing Loneliness on the Path to Self-Improvement

I started truly diving in on Self-Improvement around one year ago.

I remember having a myriad of friends (ok, maybe not that much, but still) who I knew I could go out with every time I wanted to.

We were going out, drinking, having fun, but even with that, something in me felt out of place.

Something in me wanted, strived for more.

As the months went by, I started only truly communicating with one friend, losing contact with the others more and more.

Even though I continued to go out on school breaks at our usual gathering spot, I couldn't help but feel like an outsider.

In the span of a few months, the changes that occurred within myself have made me stray further and further from my friends.

Reading my journal from six months ago, I came across a lot of entries that talked about days of profound loneliness.

Self-Improvement had taken away all of my friends.

And I was happy because of it..

Even when standing all alone, almost crying for having no one else around, I was content with every decision I had made.

And let me be clear, it wasn’t easy.

I’m an introvert who enjoys his sole presence more than other people’s 80% of the time.

And yet that 20% of the time was killing me.

But, despite all of that, I knew what I was doing was worth it no matter what.

I realized early enough that it doesn’t matter how many friends you have, but who they are.

And, most importantly,

Who YOU are.

If I had decided to stay with those people, and truly assimilate their behaviors, where would I be now?

Surely not where I want.

Of course, it’s beautiful to find friends that you can grow together with.

But some of us simply drew an unlucky card, and that didn’t happen.

And because of that, we’re left with 2 choices:

1.Go on with destroying our lives just to not feel lonely.

2.Accept loneliness as a part of change, and decide to become the greatest version of ourselves.

It’s hard being lonely, and I’ve suffered many days and nights because of it.

But, trust me, it is undeniably harder to imagine who you could have been if you had just made the right decision now.

(plus, a nice bonus is that loneliness fades with time - you may still be alone, but not lonely)

Nonetheless guys, if you are to take something from this article (I know it was a bit shorter), let it be this:

Choose growth over friends, because, if you had the right friends, there wouldn’t have been the need to choose.

And until next time,

Have an amazing day, and keep growing. Love ya guys <3