the art of being alone

I'm attempting to become more comfortable with being truly alone so today I present to you the art of being alone... in this video I'm taking myself on a date and being my own best friend/boyfriend and talking about friendships, loneliness, being alone, feeling alone, and all that jazz. If you find yourself alone more than usual I hope this shows you that it's possible to happy or a least slightly content alone :)

in the video:
text by Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics
shirt: thrifted

music (not my own):
Strangers by Dog Trainer
Heart Shaped by Boosegump
ce que je ressens pour toi by Raphael Guattari

~socials~

FTC: This video is sponsored by Care/of

tags:
the art of being alone, taking myself on a date, how to be your own best friend, how to be happy alone, to anyone feeling lonely, being alone and happy, why I enjoy being alone, how to be comfortable being alone, loneliness, feeling lonely, being alone vs lonely

[vvvviiiicccc]

being alone is literally so natural and honestly kind of good. like progressing forward by meeting new people is cool and all, but progressing forward by improving on yourself? even better.
edit: i- hello that's a lot of likes 😳❤️

[reemaxx]

“ A women who isn’t afraid to be alone, is a powerful women “

[jackksterr]

I love being alone. No one to bother me, no one to give me bad energy.. just me & my thoughts. I got to know myself better over the years every single time I was isolated from the world. Of course I love my friends & family, but at the end of the day.. all I got is me & God.

[nawal]

every time i’m surrounded by friends i crave being alone and every time i’m alone i feel so fucking lonely its so confusing :(

[berm]

ok but why is nobody talking about how beautiful she is like dammmmn-

[yessirmaboi]

Loners never lonely we take care of ourselves mentally, physically, and spiritually. Thanks for 1k likes❤

[armandl]

The only thing I don't like about being alone is people viewing me as some sort of weirdo or a lost child because I prefer to be alone.

[lightsoff]

I had a lot of accidental friends that I have now ghosted. They only talked to me about school related things or when they needed someone to vent to. I’m in college now and just want true and genuine friends that see me more as a “utility.”

[aidencornelius]

This is probably a wake up call for me, needing to realize it is okay to be alone and to not always depend on other people. To also not get so butt hurt when my friends for utility don't talk to me anymore after school ended which led to me feeling so lonely and empty. I get easily attached and maybe instead of fighting myself, I need to spend more time alone learning about who I am and focus on what I need. I need to make myself happy rather than depending on other people who I think will make me happy.

[yagurlsai]

why do I feel like I just finished watching a coming of age indie film? Loved this vid.

[renebartley]

Honestly I rarely ever feel lonely. Sometimes I actually feel concerned of how i almost never feel lonely despite being alone so much of the time. The only times I feel alone is when I compare my life to others when I see them hanging out with a bunch of people and all that but it doesn't really last for long.

[kamsi]

I literally almost had a breakdown yesterday because of how lonely I felt and this comes now 😭

[kaiquemachado]

We're never alone, we are with ourselves

[bw]

Pascal said something along the lines of “all of humanity’s problems stem from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone” obviously that’s hyperbolic but still the general idea is good and I think makes a solid case for meditation, because that’s basically the practise of being okay being alone and unoccupied.

[vivianawamiru]

Black women fully sitting in their essense...learning, unlearning, growing....my favorite aesthetic. 💜

[myrianrose]

i've definitely had unnecessary heartache over friendships for not recognizing them as friendships of utility/pleasure... like it felt wrong or too pushy to try to keep the friendship going after the thing that kept us together ended, but when the other person didn't do it either i'd feel disliked or even betrayed. it makes a lot more sense with this theory in mind!
also, your vibe here is my aspiration.

[NiteOfTheWorld]

Another philosopher, Blaise Pascal, wrote: "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."

[bw]

Haha I felt like the thing about ‘no one asked for’ was self deprecation. Good on you for dropping it!

[francescakyanda]

I have this friend (we've been friends for about 3 years) and the way I knew he was a true friend was that we could sit in comfortable silence, reading individually, for hours. Also, it's a good sign if you don't talk every day, but when you join up together, it's like no time has passed.

[retrogirl]

I loveee being alone. Like yes I’m distracting myself with activities or my phone but I think of it as doing what I wanna do. In this society where Most of my day is consumed by school or work I love taking time to watch the shows I wanna watch, eat the foods I wanna eat and do what I wanna do for even just a moment in time it’s powerful. That being said tho when analyzing friendships I think it’s important to think about what you can do to be a better friend to someone, show them that you care.