Finding contentment in solitude
When Francis Bacon wrote, "whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast, or a god," he meant that people despise being alone.
It is impossible to avoid aloneness in life entirely, so it's useful to have a strategy to find joy in those moments.
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