Personal Yummy #8
I’ve always enjoyed spending a lot of time alone. Whether it’s a result of my introverted nature or my artistic temperament—or both—spending time alone brings me great joy, providing me with the opportunity to think, to write, to read, and to reflect.
According to a well-crafted 1932 essay titled “The Great Garbo” by Clare Boothe Brokaw Luce in Vanity Fair’s Hollywood—an intriguing, heavy, oversize, full-of-good-stuff hardcover book that my friend gave me when she was moving and cleaning out her apartment in Brooklyn (did she realize what she was giving away?)—the actress Greta Garbo was extremely private and independent. And according to the opinions of many other writers in many other articles I’ve read, she chose to spend a great deal of time alone, which contributed to her mysterious and alluring image.
How about you? Do you enjoy spending time alone, too, or are you afraid of it? If you avoid it at all costs, ponder that spending time alone has countless benefits, including reducing stress and helping you to become more self-aware.
I’m not suggesting that you spend time alone to the degree that Greta Garbo did, but why not follow her example every now and then, and even if for only an hour?
You might be amazed at what you’ll discover.
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