Inspired Living 2016 By Miranda Watkins  

Ok so let's get real. I've learned to love myself by being by myself - travelling myself and enjoying the random and amusing conversations occurring in my head. In reality, no one else could keep up with me and I can dress as I like (even if it looks like a muppet vomited up a fraggle - 80's reference and I do like my colour and own style). I can do things on my own time, and yes, I'm contactable if necessary but there is a beautiful comfort in knowing you are not needed and everyone is ok right now. Nowhere, or no-one I have to be answerable to or to keep abreast of my movements, which are likely to change like the weather.

I can play my music, read, work on my brilliant ideas (me, myself and I) and decide my priorities. I think we all need time to be alone and do this, but it's not always pleasant, especially if we don't love or appreciate ourselves.

We have a choice to learn to heal ourselves and learn to like our own company because at the end of the day this is where we spend our lives, In our self. We can immerse our self in our environment and get into life but if we can make our inner self a sanctuary - well, we are set up for a lifelong love affair with our own life, like it or not it is ours. So become your own BFF and if you are not, maybe we can help facilitate at Evolve Wellbeing, because we are psychologists who have done and are doing real life and creating the life worth living.

Here is another link to explore if you're keenly brave:- Traveling Solo - 7 life lessons from the road