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Living a life by yourself, for yourself is pretty badass, isn’t it?

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And when all you have left is you – naked, raw, and bare, it is important that you can still stand yourself.

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Writing in a journal versus on your blog or as a Facebook or Twitter update will not only allow you to go deeper and write more, it will permit you to be entirely truthful and open about your thoughts.

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Don’t get back together.

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8. Practicing stupid things that you’re too embarrassed to rehearse in front of friends, but would happily show off once mastered. E.g. Moonwalking or the cup song from Pitch Perfect.

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2. Cheap buffet. Usually I like to wait all to eat, only having a snack here and there – you know, like appetite foreplay.

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There is a confidence that comes from being alone, a happiness in the more simple pleasures that often go unnoticed when we are distracted by the presence and opinions of others.

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There are going to be periods of loneliness, and everyone experiences them. Though the first response of those around us is often one of “oh, come on, you have so many friends,” there is no reason that we need to force that feeling of solitude away.