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Beca Damico's avatar

i’m heading to paris for 4 days completely by myself. i’ve never been so excited. i can do whatever the hell i want and it’s going to be magical 💝

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Gabrielle's avatar

i'm so jealous!! i hope you have the most amazing & magical experience ✨✨

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Handled's avatar

Some of my favorite things to do alone are eating food and listening to music!

Thank you for sharing 🙌🏾

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Gabrielle's avatar

love this!! 🤍

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Lily Perkins's avatar

going to go to the park and read by myself on Sunday! it's true I'm always around someone or feeling the need to be around someone!

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Gabrielle's avatar

going to the park to read is one of my fav solo activities 🫶🏽

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babybelle's avatar

this couldn't have come at a better time for me. thank you.

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ADAGANG SALLEY MUMUNI's avatar

Thanks for sharing. This means a lot

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Dee Graham's avatar

Love this! I’ve found I enjoy my solitude so much more than I do being part of the crowd. Because of that, I’ve been able to intentionally experience and analyze each evolution I go through. It’s a beautiful thing, and I hope everyone gets to experience and cherish it!

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Gabrielle's avatar

this is so perfectly said. i agree, i've been able to analyze my evolution as well without the cloud of other people's opinions. getting to know yourself is the most beautiful and transformational thing 🦋

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Dee Graham's avatar

Actual and factual! That confidence from knowledge of self really changes the game. I wish it on everyone 🖤

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Karyante' Franklin's avatar

I absolutely love this. It was so encouraging and such a good reminder to remember to love yourself and don't be afraid to just be out there doing you 👏🏽

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Lirona's avatar

I have been doing this for 10 years now! At first it was because I was too nervous to be around people when I had my bad days! Then it just became a habit, my inner-self needed those alone time.. this really helped accept myself, and helped me become a better version of myself!

I am so happy to see that other people cherish and appreciate alone time. And Thanks for mentioning that Even if you have a best friend or a partner, Alone time is very necessary, I felt I was alone in this thought!

Hope you have a wonderful life!

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Jessica K's avatar

Yes i relate to this so much! I love doing things alone especially growing up as the only child, it forced me to be super independent and to be comfortable just existing by myself.

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Giselle's avatar

such a nice read:) thank you. i want to start prioritizing solo dates again! i like going to coffee shops, the beach, walks, or one time i went to a music festival alone! it was so nerve-racking but so worth it in the end, because i learned so much about myself

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Gabrielle's avatar

tysm for reading <3

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Sae Abiola's avatar

I love this🥰🥰🥰

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Michela's avatar

this was so needed and it spoke to me at the right time. thank you for your wise words and for talking to us about it ❤️

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Gabrielle's avatar

tysm for reading & being here 🫂

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Althea Quintin's avatar

What a beautiful piece! I came across this newsletter in such perfect timing. Reading through your piece definitely encouraged me to realign and get to know myself better! I found myself relating so much on your experience when you were a freshman. I just moved here two years ago and somehow I'm still taking my precious time to adjust and take in my new environment, it gets difficult most of the time but whenever I try new things alone, I feel so liberated and free. Since then, I became more adventurous and as if the world is my oyster!

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Gabrielle's avatar

i love this, thank you sm for reading 🫶🏽

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Regi's avatar

I LOVED THIS, It was actually so helpful and just what I needed 🤍

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Eve's Collection 📚's avatar

Resonate with this so much, allows for time for reflection and powering back into yourself

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Vanessa's avatar

i really love this! it is something i definetly want to do more of.

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