“It’s healthy to be around others, but it's also healthy to be comfortable enough to spend time by yourself.”

This holiday season I plan to enjoy the small moments a little more, appreciate that my children are with me this year and simply breathe it all in.

Loneliness is an emotion that doesn't always make a lot of sense. Two people may have very similar social lives, and yet one might feel isolated more often than the other -- even when surrounded by people they know and love, who know and love them back.

"Pooping with the door open. You'll never know a truer form of freedom."

The ability to be alone is essential to eventually being in a relationship. It is our self-love that attracts a partner that is right for us. Being alone teaches us to accept ourselves, forgive ourselves, and finally to bloom ourselves open to love again.