tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post6368501428779654227..comments2023-07-01T11:03:20.380-04:00Comments on BooksEtc.: SolitudeBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-21813126939927279112007-10-30T17:43:00.000-04:002007-10-30T17:43:00.000-04:00Infinite wisdom...Enjoy your week.:-)Infinite wisdom...<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your week.<BR/><BR/>:-)Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442951171750388374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-5199274329047785552007-10-25T16:22:00.000-04:002007-10-25T16:22:00.000-04:00patricia:I think we'd find that a lot of people wh...patricia:<BR/>I think we'd find that a lot of people who write, are creative, etc., spent a great deal of their childhood in solitary pursuits. <BR/>Thankfully, my kids are readers and know how to spend time alone with themselves - or, at least, with a good author.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-5461604258253068032007-10-25T14:36:00.000-04:002007-10-25T14:36:00.000-04:00Yes, that graphic really caught my eye. Lovely.Ahh...Yes, that graphic really caught my eye. Lovely.<BR/><BR/>Ahhh...solitude. I'd be nothing without it. Even though I had a brother and a sister, I spent a lot of time alone as a kid – drawing, reading, day-dreaming. I still honour and treasure my alone time. How else do you get to know yourself? <BR/><BR/>That is one thing I have noticed a lot with young kids these days. They cannot bear to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-62612846416233500682007-10-25T13:22:00.000-04:002007-10-25T13:22:00.000-04:00angela:Go for it! Use it!angela:<BR/>Go for it! Use it!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-37964370005769761842007-10-25T12:55:00.000-04:002007-10-25T12:55:00.000-04:00What a wonderful quotation! Must. Put. It. To. Us...What a wonderful quotation! Must. Put. It. To. Use. Soon.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609676792430545424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-4174309319366399842007-10-25T07:27:00.000-04:002007-10-25T07:27:00.000-04:00dorky dad:To be honest, I have no idea at what hou...dorky dad:<BR/>To be honest, I have no idea at what hour coffee houses close here. I'm in bed before midnight. And at my age, one does NOT drink coffee after a certain hour or I will NEVER get to sleep!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-34826547400418861892007-10-25T00:12:00.000-04:002007-10-25T00:12:00.000-04:00Your coffee houses are open after midnight? What g...Your coffee houses are open after midnight? What gives? The ones here close at like 10 p.m. It's annoying.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737980462115396236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-4917979513738366912007-10-24T20:45:00.000-04:002007-10-24T20:45:00.000-04:00diesel:Strangely enough, I understand you.And I st...diesel:<BR/>Strangely enough, I understand you.<BR/>And I still like you.<BR/><BR/>beth:<BR/>When people who don't enjoy being alone <I>are</I> by themselves, I wonder what they think - or do they try and keep so busy that they <I>don't</I> think? <BR/>Maybe they just watch TV.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-72290006530276499682007-10-24T20:36:00.000-04:002007-10-24T20:36:00.000-04:00I LIKE being by myself! My husband just doesn't u...I LIKE being by myself! My husband just doesn't understand this...too bad for him. He doesn't know what he's missing!Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245554563405436101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-77378490798397936162007-10-24T20:14:00.000-04:002007-10-24T20:14:00.000-04:00I love my own company so much that other people ca...I love my own company so much that other people can hardly stand me.robkroesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731849693307953813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-60405807178319045592007-10-24T18:49:00.000-04:002007-10-24T18:49:00.000-04:00sherry:To value your "me time" is to value and app...sherry:<BR/>To value your "me time" is to value and appreciate yourself. So glad we're both at that place in our lives.<BR/>(And thank you for all your reminders.)<BR/><BR/>princess pointful:<BR/>Good for you. Life can become so frantic when one is unable to appreciate quiet, solitary time.<BR/><BR/>lainey-paney:<BR/>That doesn't sound selfish - it sounds as though you know what makes you a Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-7479869886820809582007-10-24T16:54:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:54:00.000-04:00I went to a restaurant once intending to sit by my...I went to a restaurant once intending to sit by myself. I had a nice book to enjoy plus I enjoy people watching. I walked in with a group of 4 and the hostess assumed I was with them. As she lead them to their table, one of the guys realized I was alone and asked if I wanted to join them. No. I want to be by myself. <BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed that lunch. :o)Charlotta-lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694362692847403727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-39648429759297558432007-10-24T16:25:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:25:00.000-04:00I love my solitude, and I get an awful lot of it. ...I love my solitude, and I get an awful lot of it. I'm also not afraid to say a straight "No thanks" to anyone I don't wish to be with.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if my love of solitude will grow into "Anti-People" with old age...The Author Of Thishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050022130807345712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-46296412120236135962007-10-24T16:16:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:16:00.000-04:00I love this quote because it suggests a level of c...I love this quote because it suggests a level of confidence I aspire to. I love being nice and thought of as nice, and I was certainly trained to be nice, but sometimes I just want to just be...alone...and not nice. You know what I'm saying?Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-37393885362756102082007-10-24T16:13:00.000-04:002007-10-24T16:13:00.000-04:00When hubby and I got together, that was one thing ...When hubby and I got together, that was one thing he noted about me: I value alone time.<BR/>...generally, before dark!<BR/><BR/>but, I've been known to go to movies alone, or eat out alone. I'm totally okay with that.<BR/><BR/>hell, I went to France & Egypt by myself! <BR/><BR/>I enjoy my own company. I enjoy keeping to my own schedule of what I want to do. I'm kind of....selfish that way.<BR/><Lainey-Paneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722187515774744428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-9115036825963028502007-10-24T13:58:00.000-04:002007-10-24T13:58:00.000-04:00I was actually thinking about this a great deal ye...I was actually thinking about this a great deal yesterday-- how I am so happy that I have become comfortable with solitude.Princess Pointfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911296163218358167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-36378326521983610942007-10-24T12:37:00.000-04:002007-10-24T12:37:00.000-04:00Beth, first of all, I love the graphic!!!!Secondly...Beth, first of all, I love the graphic!!!!<BR/>Secondly, I love the quote....so sure, so confident, so "take me or leave me, preferably leave me"...<BR/><BR/>I love my alone/me time so much now. I still love to be with my friends, to get together and "do" things or chat, or have a glass of wine (or a bottle!), but I also love just being by myself..enjoying my time with "me". I've come to a Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-11247957397508843642007-10-24T11:53:00.000-04:002007-10-24T11:53:00.000-04:00oreneta:As a daily reader of your blog, I can see ...oreneta:<BR/>As a daily reader of your blog, I can see how your solitary time is rare!<BR/><BR/>shari:<BR/>I think the ability to enjoy one's own company is quite the accomplishment.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-64782761662689195522007-10-24T08:48:00.000-04:002007-10-24T08:48:00.000-04:00I second what Oreneta said. I enjoy my "me time". ...I second what Oreneta said. I enjoy my "me time". I do enjoy my own company, being alone with my thoughts. I like to turn off my hearing aids and just "listen".Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743533586969447238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36200388.post-85504488273742839272007-10-24T07:49:00.000-04:002007-10-24T07:49:00.000-04:00Solitude is something rare for me, but valued migh...Solitude is something rare for me, but valued mightily....orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.com