Along the side of my blog are some pictures I've taken from trips to various places in the world. This past spring I felt as though I needed to get away so I rented a condo on a little island off the coast of Naples, Italy. I had never been on vacation alone so I was a bit nervous but excited none the less. It was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had.
About the third day into the trip I was walking along the street in a little fishing town when I was overcome with this deep feeling of contentment, joy and gratitude. A warm feeling filled my body as if someone had poured warm liquid inside of me. I had sense of peace. I realized at the moment that I liked being alone and that I enjoyed my own company. The rest of my time there was spent deepening my connection with myself.
When I came home I was better able to connect with others. I realized that until we connect deeply with ourselves we can't connect deeply with others. As leaders connecting with others is essential. Therefore connecting with ourselves is even more important.
I found the following passage this evening in the book Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindberg:
"..It is not physical solitude that actually separates one from other men, not physical isolation, but spiritual isolation. It is not the desert island nor the stony wilderness that cuts you from the people you love. It is the wilderness of the mind, the desert wastes in the heart through which one wanders lost and a stranger. When one is a stranger to oneself the one is estranged from others too. If one is out of touch with oneself, then one can not touch others...Only when one is connected to one's own core is one connected to others...the core, the inner spring, can best be found in solitude."
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