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[serene]

As I snuggle further and further into my hermitage, I feel better and better. I mean, everything's not perfect -- I have a pinched nerve; I haven't seen stonebender in longer than usual; a friend could have used my company tonight and I didn't have socializing energy in me; I had to nip an ant invasion in the bud today -- but I feel this peaceful joy suffusing me because I'm letting myself take this chance to do what I need to do, which is withdraw. In the past, I might have seen this as pathological; now it just feels like good self-care.

I like being a healthy, happy human. In my teen years, I'm not sure I could have envisioned a life this full of joy and peace.

Comments

*hugs*

[tracytreefrog.livejournal.com]

Glad you are taking care of You!

[elissaann.livejournal.com]

I hope that the nerve lets go soon. Life must be pretty good if peaceful joy wins out over a pinched nerve!

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

That's awesome. It's nice to have finally figured out that solitude is a reasonable & necessary resource, isn't it?

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have to say it's the most aggravating part of my life right now. Thanks!

(I expected it would work itself out pretty quickly, but it's still just as bad, and it's starting to make me feel whiny, but I'm gonna fight that. :-)

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

It is! I think alt.poly and The List helped with that, because I met other introverts who understood.

[wimsey70.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I'm so glad you are feeling like a healthy, happy person.