OH, MISTY EYE OF THE MOUNTAIN BELOW

It feels good to find things which are making you feel happier or relaxed. Lately I have been doing a thing which I'm not really used to. I am not usually the person who can go everywhere alone, I've been to movies alone couple of times and it felt good but to be honest it took a little bit more courage than I expected. But when last week there was a day when I wasn't really feeling myself no matter what I did,  I decided to take a very long walk back home from Uni. 
I took a very long walk in the park and I loved it. Apparently, solitary walks can be a very wonderful thing to do. I don't always feel comfortable doing things completely on my own and I think most of us has experienced that at least once in their lifetime. On the daily basis I spend a lot of time on my own and since I'm an only child I am used to that and I don't really mind being alone but I very rarely am truly alone - most of the time I rely on books, music, movies or blogs to keep me company so that I wouldn't have to be in my head all the time because that's sometimes not a very pleasant place to be. But that morning my earphones completely fell apart so I had no other choice but to actually be on my own. And I really liked it. I didn't have music blasting in my ears, I didn't have a phone glued to my hand, I was truly alone and it turned out to be exactly what I needed. I kept walking really slowly, without any plan, I just kept looking at other people, thinking about their stories, their plans and it was so nice to get out of my head for once. 
Then the other day I took a solitary walk again. No music, no phone (really no phone, the battery died the minute I walked out of my home), I just grabbed a camera because it was so nice outside. Then again, it was exactly what I needed. 
I think it was a wonderful idea that day which just popped out in my head. No I just have to make habit out of it because solitary walks are just a wonderful thing to do. 

This is a quote by one of my all time favorite writers and he just has to be right! Solitude isn't always a bad thing, it doesn't even have to make us feel lonely and even if it for sure takes strength to be on your own, it can help us grow in many ways which is the best thing.

No man should go through life without once experiencing healthy, even bored solitude in the wilderness, finding himself depending solely on himself and thereby learning his true and hidden strength. -Jack Kerouac