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A Fun Guide to Loving Your Own Company
We live in a world where being alone often gets a bad rap, but solitude can be a beautiful thing if you know how to embrace it. Learning to enjoy your own company is like developing a relationship with yourself, one that doesn’t rely on anyone else to feel complete.
Start Simple: Try doing everyday activities solo, whether it’s shopping, taking walks, or jamming to your favorite tunes. Go ahead, sing out loud in public (you’re the star of your own show, after all!). Treat these moments as your time to shine, without anyone there to judge your questionable singing skills.
Explore More: How about cooking a new recipe or binge-watching that series everyone’s been raving about? Being alone doesn’t have to be lonely. It’s an opportunity to be your own hype person. Enjoy your own company, laugh at your own jokes (someone has to!), and discover that you’re actually pretty fun to hang out with. After all, no one’s going to understand your weirdness better than you.
So go ahead, love yourself, you’re stuck with you anyway! And remember, the next time you feel the need to fill the silence with things that might be of disservice to you, maybe just cozy up with a good book or have a dance party in your living room instead.
Oluwademilade from MANI