The painful awareness of solitude, the sense of being a separate person, can be a terrible feeling. But I learned that, if it's tolerated and tamed, it can become a rich source of personal creativity. Also, from my experience, if tamed, we can turn it into a genuine means of communication with oneself and with others...we can truly connect with others if we accept and (why not) LOVE our solitude.

Solitude. It gives me freedom. Sovereignty.