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The Spiritual Power of Solitude: How to Find Joy in Being Alone

For many women, the idea of spending time alone can feel unsettling. We’re taught early on that connection is safety, that company is happiness. But true spiritual growth often begins in the quiet spaces — the ones we create for ourselves.

Solitude is not loneliness — it’s sacred space
Loneliness stems from feeling disconnected, but sacred solitude invites deep connection with yourself. In those quiet moments, free from outside demands, your true voice emerges. You begin to listen not to what the world expects, but to what your heart actually needs.

Stillness reveals your inner world
In our busy lives, it’s easy to lose sight of who you are beyond your roles and responsibilities. Solitude offers the chance to meet yourself again — not as the caretaker, the partner, the friend — but as the beautiful soul beneath it all. Journaling, meditative walks, or simply sitting quietly by a window can open portals to self-discovery and healing.

Your own company becomes a source of joy
The more time you spend in sacred solitude, the more you realise you are whole and complete exactly as you are. You no longer seek validation outside of yourself. Instead, you cultivate inner peace, self-trust, and a deeper sense of wisdom that flows into every area of your life.

Choosing solitude is an act of self-love
It’s saying,

I am worthy of my own time and attention.

It’s a powerful shift from fearing aloneness to embracing it as a wellspring of strength and inspiration.

Solitude isn’t something to survive. It’s something to celebrate.

Pause and Reflect:
As you begin to embrace your own sacred solitude, use these gentle prompts to deepen your self-discovery. Take your time, and allow whatever rises to meet you with compassion.

Sacred solitude: Journal Prompts for Self-Discovery

  • When I imagine being completely alone, what emotions come up for me? Where might these feelings originate?
  • What parts of myself have I neglected because of busyness, relationships, or outside expectations? How can I begin to reconnect with them?
  • If I could spend a day alone doing anything that nourishes my soul, what would I choose to do?

In the quiet of your own company, you will find the home you’ve been searching for all along.

Are you ready to embrace sacred solitude and deepen your connection with yourself?

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A 5-Minute Sacred Solitude Ritual

This simple ritual helps you drop into stillness and reconnect with your inner self — no special tools needed, just a quiet moment and your presence.

1. Find Your Space (1 minute)
Choose a spot where you won’t be disturbed — a cosy chair, a patch of sunlight, or even a favourite corner outside. Sit or stand comfortably. Let your shoulders drop and unclench your jaw. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Hello my spiritual friends

Humanity, of which we are all a part of, is being presented with an opportunity for change – hopefully for the better. Now is a great opportunity for development and healing at the personal, family, community, national and global level.

Yet here we are physically isolated in our homes, unable to share our thoughts, experiences and steer from our own soul or perhaps our guides.

‘Working-from-home’ or not working at all, has slowed the pace of life and given you an opportunity to reflect on what is really important in your life.

Well here goes, let me share my thoughts…..

I am taking sensible precautions with the virus, but I have not felt the fear many are experiencing. I am convinced there is a purpose behind this global pandemic.

I have been given the opportunity to experience fear in the last week. It affected me so much that I could feel my heart beat faster and my breath was fast, short and shallow. I could not stay still and was pacing up and down the hall in my small city flat feeling constrained.

It was not fear of the virus but fear of financial ruin. My income is from rental flats. I have spent the last year renovating them and building a new flat for me in the attic. I have had little income for a year, spent much of my savings and have a large mortgage to service. As we reach completion, we found the builder has made a mistake which he does not acknowledge and Building Control were refusing to issue a certificate enabling me to get some tenants into the flats. I was faced with no cash, empty flats, a builder refusing to take my calls or emails and no resolution until after the lockdown which is who knows when.

Fear is a terrible thing. I realised that even in widowhood I did not experience it. I was well loved and supported by family and friends. It is when you feel you are standing alone that fear is most rampant.

We are constantly bombarded by the media about the coronal virus. There are stories of people dying alone in ICU calling out for their loved ones and families not being able to mourn their lost love ones. For me these stories do not add value but stoke fear and uncertainty. I feel that in all of our interaction with others

hope, healing and change for the better

should be the basis of our conversations. Perhaps if enough of us practise it, it will ripple out to many more people.

My guide is asking me to consider the life lessons my builder is helping me with – defining my boundaries and holding them, communicating with compassion, remaining positive and holding onto hope. All of these are relevant to a locked down world of physical isolation in family units.

Perhaps you can consider what life lessons this new world is helping you to learn…..

8th March 2020

By Alison Wem, ago