Tea for one

Sometimes time alone is good

The last few years I've spent a lot of time in restaurants, cafés and pubs alone and I've realised that I'm at ease with myself these days and I certainly don't mind having a cuppa on my own. I used to worry about spending time alone, worry I wasn't popular enough, wasn't good enough etc etc and now I realise being at ease with yourself is the key to being popular not the other way around.

I know that much as I love the company of others, in fact I adore it, I crave it, I love to laugh, I love to cry with others, to share moments, to share worries, to moan and groan together, to experience those silly moments, and more importantly to feel at ease with someone enough to just be silent, I also love my own company, love being wrapped in my own thoughts and taking a few minutes to just think about who I am and now I've added a dimension to this by writing and I love it!

Sometimes I like myself and sometimes I don't but these moments are as precious as any I could spend with others. Time alone allows me to reflect on my actions, how the actions of others make me feel and understand myself just a little bit better. I don't know if I'll ever understand who I am but every step is a step closer to knowing the real Lindsay!