The Joy of Solitude

Have you ever longed to be left all alone the whole day -all by yourself? Have you longed for a whole day off when there is no one to look at you or watch you or judge you, when there is no one to whom you have to respond and talk, when there are no kids-no husband-no domestic help, when you dont play any other role but just that larger one of being who you are??

It is only in solitude sometiems when you can connect to your own self, be your own best confidant and socialise with your own hobbies and interests.

You know you are expereincing the absolute bliss of solitude:

When you can fling a leg high up in the air, and then dart off to play your favourite music and take random dancing steps in between,
When you can rip open the covers of your favorite brand new movie dvd (the one you missed at the theatre and which all your friends went crazy about calling it a must-watch) and play it on quickly, grab a packet of sinful chilly chips and coke, and jump into your bed to watch it all alone,
When you can make yourself that perfect coffee, soak in the lovely aroma and sip it slowly, and read the paper,
When you can take an hour-long beauty bath, apply a face pack and paint your nails, and not feel guilty about the time wasted,
When you can look outside the window of your room, appreciate the beauty of the white and pink bougenvilla flowers, and wonder how you failed to take notice of them all these days,
When you can shut the door of your room, start reading your favourite book and finish it off by midnight,
When you can allow yourself to be happily bored, and then arrange your almirah, and then relish the clean feeling of opening a clutter-free well-arranged almirah in the evening,
When you sit alone in a coffee shop, and finish your favourite assignmnet on your laptop, while enjoying the third coffee mug,
When you can take a walk along the lake lined by flower shrubs just before sunset in lovely weather.

It is  a breath of fresh air straight from the heavens- when you can be totally yourself doing things you love, all ALONE.