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October 13, 2025 - The 5 Best Benefits of Solitude & Being Alone

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The 5 Best Benefits of Solitude & Being Alone

In our hyperconnected world, we're constantly moving—responding to emails, attending meetings, scrolling through feeds, and checking off endless to-do lists.

But in the rush to keep up, we risk losing touch with what truly matters:

  • our authentic selves

  • our core values

  • the direction of our lives

This article explores why deliberately stepping away from the noise isn't selfish—it's essential.

Discover how practicing intentional solitude can help you recalibrate your compass, reignite your sense of purpose, and return to your daily life with renewed clarity, energy, and focus.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is pause, reflect, and simply be alone with your thoughts…

This Week’s Uplifting Stories

Happy golden poodle wearing a blue harness and bandana, being petted by two people on a tiled walkway.

Positively Uplifting Stories | October 13 2025

Meaningful change takes time.

Help those in your community, be kind, and do what you can to inspire others.

Don’t be discouraged when results don’t show up right away. Every small effort counts. And those small steps will allow you to tap into the power of giving back with no agenda.

“He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.” - Confucius

Let’s take a look at a few examples of people showing up and making a difference, one step at a time.

  • A man is committed to a lifetime of giving 

  • A 11-year-old helps the community through his translation skills

  • Therapy dogs create a calm environment for vulnerable witnesses 

  • An Agri-based school empowers girls from underserved communities

One Positive Action

Return to the Child Version of You

There's a version of you who existed long before social pressure, expectations, and constant self-editing. That child still lives somewhere inside you. Your inner child is still curious, playful, unfiltered, and deeply alive, and reconnecting with that version of you will help you to remember the parts of yourself that were never afraid to take up space or feel joy without permission.

Somewhere along the way, we start thinking everything needs to earn its place in our lives. We all get too busy, too serious, and somewhere along the way we started telling ourselves the old joys are childish or pointless. That’s when we trade them for things that feel more grown up but leave us feeling emptier.

Your playfulness, that spark, is still there. It may have been buried under responsibility and noise, but it is still in you. Allowing space for your inner child reminds you that you're allowed to live playfully and with curiosity, even as an adult. Reconnecting with it can help you approach your life with less stress, more imagination, and gentleness toward yourself.

Choose something today that the child version of you would have loved. Give yourself permission to do it without judgment or reason. Let it be imperfect, low-pressure, and real. Let that small act of joy be a way of telling your younger self, "I didn't forget you."

Today’s Quote

Today's Affirmation

I welcome positive manifestations in my life.

I am always worthy of my own love.

I allow myself to feel good… Continue Reading

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