Welcome to your ✨Monday Moment✨

Take a deep breath in. Hold it. Exhale.

Pick a colour 🔴 🟠 🟡 🟢 🔵 🟣

Find the moment below with that same colour, then go to the closing moment at the end.

Take a moment to….

🔴 … think of a food that you love to eat when you are on your own. What is your go-to, feel-good meal or snack to enjoy?

Take a moment to….

🟠 … learn a new word: isolophilia (n.) having a strong affection for solitude.

Take a moment to….

🟡 … think back to your childhood, what was something you loved to do on your own? Did you get lost in the happy solitude of reading or colouring, playing with toys or maybe creating wonderful make-believe worlds?

Take a moment to….

🟢 … remind yourself that solitude is not the same as loneliness.

Take a moment to….

🔵 … think of a favourite place to go to when you need some solitude – or even a place you would love to go to but haven’t been yet. What would you do there? What sounds would you hear? Where would you sit? Any time you need a moment of solitude, close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and take yourself to that place in your mind.

Take a moment to….

🟣 … listen to the lyrics of a song by Tame Impala called 👉 Solitude is Bliss, or if you prefer a more classical interlude, get lost in the Roma Symphony Orchestra’s 👉 instrumental version of the same tune.

Take another deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Smile. Find some solitude this week. Amidst all people in your day-to-day, the hustle and the noise, find a moment to step away, check-in with yourself and recharge. Read a book, sit on a bench, take yourself to the movies, buy yourself a coffee and enjoy your own company. It may recharge you more than you realise you need 💚

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