Among clients I usually hear a groan or a sigh when the Hermit appears. The Hermit is not about just being alone or lonely. The Hermit calls you to stop the endless distractions, social visits, Facebooking until your eyes are bleary and your fingertips are sore. This is about finding time for yourself to gain hidden knowledge, seeking out your spiritual truth and none of that is possible until you put the damn phone down! Self care takes work and we often needs time alone, time in meditation and in prayer in order to gain clarity and wisdom. Get to know you for a change and hunker down into the relationship you have with the Greater. Need inspiration?
How To Be Alone
1. The next time I find myself alone with free time I commit to doing the following for my spiritual well-being.
2. When I am alone and it is quiet I feel... because...
3. Being alone is not the same as lonley, here is how I will practice self care when I am alone...