You may feel exhausted and tense today, drained by recent catastrophes or periods of intense labor. Since you are likely having difficulties relating to people with patience and tolerance, you may feel compelled to withdraw from the world in order to restore balance in your mind and soul. However, your decision to spend time alone, away from your loved ones and peers, can leave you feeling isolated. Should you find solitude more lonely than relaxing, remind yourself that there may be aspects of yourself that you can only rediscover in a calm and quiet environment. If you endeavor to slip into solitude as you might curl yourself into a soft blanket today, you may find that its embrace becomes comforting and a source of grounding energy.

Often, slipping into solitude represents the simplest way of combating feelings of isolation. While seemingly counterintuitive, it is only in peaceful seclusion that we can access the complex web of emotions that forms the root of the sense of disconnect affecting us. Stillness encourages contemplation, and tranquility offers comfort as we delve deeply into our inner landscapes. Freed from the demands heaped upon us by others and social schemes that compel us to play roles, we remember who we truly are and can reconnect with the values we deem precious to our experience. Such periodic cerebral journeys of understanding can help us live a life of unadulterated authenticity. The time you spend alone today will complete you, reminding you that you are a whole and capable individual.