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I knew the two conditions were different—the latter has an unhappy connotation—but I could never explain exactly why. Until I read this quote by Kent Nerburn, which brilliantly sums up how they differ. Solitude is a condition of peace that stands in direct opposition to loneliness. Loneliness is
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I love buffet meals because I can decide what and how much I want on my plate. I serve myself only a few items and go through them, a section at a time. Some I would not touch, and some I would eat a couple of times during the same
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Suppose you only have 15 minutes to idle away. Standing in line. Waiting for the next event. What do you do? You may not open anything serious, like a book, or pick up the next task on the list. So you open YouTube. I often do this these days. The
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I have been feeling like shit for the last few days. Even more so today. I think I have lost all the control over my ability to decide what I do these days. I just go with the flow for the whole day, doing what is in front of me.
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Having gotten tired this evening of sitting idly at home, I decided to step out and roam aimlessly around my neighbourhood. Only when I got on the road did I wonder which turn I should take. I didn’t have any goal in mind – I didn’t, as I usually
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Even though it is a holiday today, I decided to trudge outside the home. Alone, and unplanned. Just with a backpack, my laptop and my phone. For many, this might be very common. But it’s not for me. I usually idle around at home. I might read or watch
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I couldn’t write anything for the last couple of days. Instead, I feel I haven’t written anything for quite a while. But that’s not the case. I have written a lot more than I did a few months back. Why do I feel then that I haven’
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Last week was about hope and shattered dreams. It was a lesson in staying positive amidst all the roadblocks and pushbacks. It began with, on the personal front, hopes for a better, different tomorrow — but as the week drew closer to the end, I was made aware that there’s
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Why is it so tiring to stay positive? Or to keep oneself motivated at times? It happens more so when I expect a lot in return from the time at hand. Why do I do that? A reminder to self. Time is not something I have. Time is something I
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Flicking through the channels on a TV set, I tried to rid my mind of all the homesick thoughts. Having checked in an hour ago in this plush Sydney hotel, I was sitting idle, feeling lonely. It was just a couple of years into my job, and this was my
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I have been closely monitoring what affects my behaviour recently. One of the aspects that I'd identified was that I was always judging myself, was always thinking, analyzing my current actions for their effect on my future. I'd decided to stop doing that. But while I
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I'm consciously slowing myself down recently while doing everything . I've spent too much time worrying about the small things, planning about things too far in future. I've realised I'm not living in the moment. That's not healthy. So, I'