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DC Belle's avatar

Loved this!

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Mirale the documentarist's avatar

YES. Thank you Hasif πŸ‘πŸ½ Maybe the art was never how well you can perform but how well you can listen to your emotional, mental, and physical cues and act accordingly. 🀞🏼

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jasi's avatar

”That’s what the art really is.

Not disappearing. Not isolating.

Staying.

With yourself. Through the ache. Through the doubt. Through the boredom.

Through the hours that feel heavy and the mornings that don’t come with any motivation at all.

Just staying.β€œ

wow...

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Tony's avatar

I love being by mySelf.

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FoxTales's avatar

This made me feel sooo seen.

Going through the motions this year. It was so difficult, but I know it's gonna be worth it.

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Zana Allen's avatar

Felt this!

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Honeybee's avatar

Thank you for writing this, this is beautiful! I am currently too trying to lean into solitude more as someone who needs to learn to appreciate myself without external validation. Your beautiful words help alot❀️

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Author Isaac Nwajei's avatar

"Maybe that's art."😭😩πŸ₯Ί

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Tuila Jane's avatar

The "You're healing so you can stop auditioning" πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ³πŸ€ŒπŸΎ

Most seen I've felt in an article. *graciously bows with gratitude*

Thank you

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Munira’s thoughts's avatar

It’s like your in all our minds and you write our unspoken thoughts

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To BE VERY HONEST's avatar

Thanks so much for putting this post. Describes me so much. I came looking for answers on how to manage feeling this way but I guess it feels good knowing someone else hasn't figured it out totally too. We just hope it gets better 🀍

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Eliza's avatar

I live in my grandmas house now with her, but for the last 2 and 1/2 weeks I've been on my own by myself while shes been in the hospital and I've been finding things out for myself who I am when there's no one to preform for and why I felt like I needed to prove myself to those who cant/wont understand my position in life and that it is okay to feel all my feelings and do things to be a better me and that I don't need a man but wanting one is okay.

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jas's avatar

not being easily accessible is the most powerful thing you can do for yourself.

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Overthinker101's avatar

Beautifully written

Been struggling lately with my alone time I used to have fun when Im alone but lately I overthink alot that time passes and not a single mindful thought comes in mind

Its so hard to find self love and interest when you spent your whole life chasing worthless friendships even when you knew that friendship isnt good for you and you just stayed for the sake of their feelings and not to be alone.

Damn not knowing yourself is a hurtful thing that we should work on to change

Thank you hasif

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Oswald Albert's avatar

This has unfold who really iam ,thank you!

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