The importance of alone time

I feel like saying no and accepting when is the right time to call it and bail out is so hard to do. I’m not sure if that’s a female, need to please people thing, or just a people thing, but I am constantly struggling with this one. We live in a world that more is more is more; and my life moves so fast around me that sometimes I feel like I am just observing my life move past me. Saying yes to everything only amplifies this feeling, so why is saying no so hard to do?

I am an introvert by nature; I like and need being alone in order to function. This does not mean I don’t love being around people, I definitely get a thrill out of being social and enjoy other humans immensely. It just means that I need time to recharge alone, otherwise I get EXHAUSTED and stressed.

Daily I make sure that I get my morning routine. I wake up pretty early most days (6:00am alarm free) and I go about having coffee, meditating, writing and reading the headlines of the day, and I find that having this consistency every single day to be extremely grounding. It pulls everything into slow motion around me, and prepares me for the madness that is modern life. I also find that exercise is essential – it is just my mind and my body, fighting it out – and that is the perfect wind down for me in the afternoon.

Make the time that you carve out for yourself sacred. Don’t be afraid to acknowledge your personality, and honor it with what makes you feel good. Life is too short to be stressed, trying to people please.