Being in your own company gives you the chance to see where you’re heading in terms of your relationships, career, and spiritual evolution. If you spend at least a half an hour each day looking back at the previous day and analyzing how you lived it, you’ll gain some great insights. That’s the power of perspective! | The Importance of Solitude For A Balanced Life Table of Contents Put your Life in Learn to be Get Those Creative Juices Enrich Your Contemplate and Grow Transform Enjoy Doing What YOU Things to Do in Your Note This little book is not about forced solitude or how to deal with it. It s not about being lonely or running away from the world into a cave in the mountains. Rather solitude is an exercise of nurturing your state of mind to achieve interior freedom. Read on to discover the many advantages of solitude. 2 The Importance of Solitude For A Balanced Life Put your Life in Perspective Being in your own company gives you the chance to see where you re heading in terms of your relationships career and spiritual evolution. If you spend at least a half an hour each day looking back at the previous day and analyzing how you lived it you ll gain some great insights. That s the power of perspective One thing you may realize as you self-reflect is that the greatest amount of time and energy spent on an average day goes into maintaining healthy relationships. But when you re alone you can decide which ones are worth keeping and nurturing. Remember that a good relationship is one that allows both people involved to grow into better people. Ask yourself whether your relationships follow this wise counsel. In the same way consider your career. If you have a career goal are you heading in the right direction Have you been in a hopeless work situation for far too long because you re afraid of change Is there some other profession that you dream of constantly What are your priorities in life The answer to this question is extremely important. For instance you might think that nurturing your creative pastimes or your children are more important than your day
