Comments on: Appreciating Solitude {Ashley Campbell} http://www.lifeschocolates.com/appreciation-revolution/appreciating-solitude-ashley-campbell/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dmbosstone http://www.lifeschocolates.com/appreciation-revolution/appreciating-solitude-ashley-campbell/comment-page-1/#comment-1593 Dmbosstone Thu, 13 May 2010 06:11:42 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=1339#comment-1593 "I spent 22 years of my life relying on others to make me happy. I never just took the time to figure out how I could make myself happy."<br><br>I'm not totally there yet- I don't know if I need others or someone to make me happy entirely. I am happy with where I am, where I am going, and hopeful to accomplish some great things. Even though I'm really outgoing and social like the rest of us here- where I have lots of shallow connections I often find myself yearning for something deeper- but I don't know where I can find it.<br><br>For me appreciating solitude is something I have done for too long- I want to go out and appreciate others and to have others appreciate me. “I spent 22 years of my life relying on others to make me happy. I never just took the time to figure out how I could make myself happy.”

I'm not totally there yet- I don't know if I need others or someone to make me happy entirely. I am happy with where I am, where I am going, and hopeful to accomplish some great things. Even though I'm really outgoing and social like the rest of us here- where I have lots of shallow connections I often find myself yearning for something deeper- but I don't know where I can find it.

For me appreciating solitude is something I have done for too long- I want to go out and appreciate others and to have others appreciate me.

]]> By: Ashley Campbell http://www.lifeschocolates.com/appreciation-revolution/appreciating-solitude-ashley-campbell/comment-page-1/#comment-1590 Ashley Campbell Tue, 11 May 2010 19:27:47 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=1339#comment-1590 Thanks Jeremy! I'm glad to hear people can relate. I used to think that most people were either super social or not social at all and that there was no in-between. Good to know it's okay to be a little of both! Thanks Jeremy! I'm glad to hear people can relate. I used to think that most people were either super social or not social at all and that there was no in-between. Good to know it's okay to be a little of both!

]]> By: Ashley Campbell http://www.lifeschocolates.com/appreciation-revolution/appreciating-solitude-ashley-campbell/comment-page-1/#comment-1589 Ashley Campbell Tue, 11 May 2010 19:25:39 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=1339#comment-1589 I think this is something a lot of women go through. Generations before us moved out of their parent's house and into their husband's house and lost a real sense of identity in the process. We are lucky that our parents are there for us and allowed me to stay with them after graduation and are taking you in for 8 weeks before grad school, but we are also lucky that we have the freedom to live on our own. I wish you luck with the move and grad school! Very exciting! I think this is something a lot of women go through. Generations before us moved out of their parent's house and into their husband's house and lost a real sense of identity in the process. We are lucky that our parents are there for us and allowed me to stay with them after graduation and are taking you in for 8 weeks before grad school, but we are also lucky that we have the freedom to live on our own. I wish you luck with the move and grad school! Very exciting!

]]> By: Jeremy Orr http://www.lifeschocolates.com/appreciation-revolution/appreciating-solitude-ashley-campbell/comment-page-1/#comment-1588 Jeremy Orr Tue, 11 May 2010 19:23:56 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=1339#comment-1588 Ashley, just like Emily, this feels like my own story. I am super social, always have been. But every year I take time out and go backpacking. It is an amazing way to get away from it all and just think. No distractions, no one to have to answer to except yourself. I would not be me without those solitary moments. Great job. Ashley, just like Emily, this feels like my own story. I am super social, always have been. But every year I take time out and go backpacking. It is an amazing way to get away from it all and just think. No distractions, no one to have to answer to except yourself. I would not be me without those solitary moments. Great job.

]]> By: emilyjasper http://www.lifeschocolates.com/appreciation-revolution/appreciating-solitude-ashley-campbell/comment-page-1/#comment-1587 emilyjasper Tue, 11 May 2010 19:17:00 +0000 http://www.lifeschocolates.com/?p=1339#comment-1587 Ashley, I feel like I read my own story! I was super social and also joined a sorority to be surrounded by people. At one point, however, I also started to feel like I needed to live on my own. I haven't had a roommate in five years, and this summer and fall I'm going to be in for quite the transition. I'm going to stay with my parents for 8 weeks this summer as I transition to grad school. I also made a conscious decision to get a room in the graduate center at school so that I could meet people. The thing I've found is that I'm not actually neighborly unless it's forced. If I moved to a new school, got a single apartment, and never met neighbors, my friends would only be the ones in my program. This way, I'll get back to being with people, but still get some alone time (I'll be in a single). I found I needed a balance: my own space but people around me. Ashley, I feel like I read my own story! I was super social and also joined a sorority to be surrounded by people. At one point, however, I also started to feel like I needed to live on my own. I haven't had a roommate in five years, and this summer and fall I'm going to be in for quite the transition. I'm going to stay with my parents for 8 weeks this summer as I transition to grad school. I also made a conscious decision to get a room in the graduate center at school so that I could meet people. The thing I've found is that I'm not actually neighborly unless it's forced. If I moved to a new school, got a single apartment, and never met neighbors, my friends would only be the ones in my program. This way, I'll get back to being with people, but still get some alone time (I'll be in a single). I found I needed a balance: my own space but people around me.

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