alone

one of my favorite blogs girl's gone child led me down the path to this video a lil while back.  i like it.  it's wonderful.  so i am sharing.

last year i went away by myself overnite ... actually for 2 nites .. and did my thing ... going away on a 'road trip by myself - GASP!' was something i used to do often enough before husband, child, house, dogs, cat, dishwashers, washing machines, lawnmowers, & a 'real' jobby job (if that's what you call it) ... when it was just me for a while ... actually me, my dog, my paint & my sewing machine.   a time when it was easy to remain myself ... whatever the hell that is ...where now, it is easier to lose myself... again, whatever the hell that means.

people always ask the question ... why alone ... what's wrong ... something must be wrong ... it's the 'only child' thing ... it's funner with 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 ... yeah sometimes it is ... but, sometimes it is important for me to be alone & do things alone ... some sort of backwards self confidence building session perhaps ... either way ... whatever it is ... i think this video helps explain that.  for me - alone ... it's about happiness within yourself ... to help spread the happiness to those who are 'affected' by you ... who you love ... who you care about.