{"id":67353,"date":"2018-12-28T19:13:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-28T11:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/?p=67353"},"modified":"2022-05-02T13:33:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T05:33:58","slug":"i-spent-most-of-my-2018-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/2018\/12\/28\/i-spent-most-of-my-2018-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"I Spent Most of My 2018 Alone. Here\u2019re Why It Was Not Necessarily a Bad Thing."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To many, being alone seems to be a negative thing. In fact, there is something about being alone that people just seem to be uneasy to be in this state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe this 5-minute read can change your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 has been a very special year for me. I&#8217;ve finally graduated from university, got a high-paying first job and I quit the job after 3 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, I spent most of my 2018 discovering myself and build a career around things that I am interested in or keen to explore. Most of the time during this period, I spent it with myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And guess what? 2018 is by far the most fulfilling period in my life, and here\u2019re why:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662d1ea5c9416\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662d1ea5c9416\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/2018\/12\/28\/i-spent-most-of-my-2018-alone\/#1_Ive_learned_to_truly_love_myself\" title=\"(1) I\u2019ve learned to truly love myself\">(1) I\u2019ve learned to truly love myself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/2018\/12\/28\/i-spent-most-of-my-2018-alone\/#2_Ive_learned_to_be_in_peace_with_myself\" title=\"(2) I\u2019ve learned to be in peace with myself\">(2) I\u2019ve learned to be in peace with myself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/2018\/12\/28\/i-spent-most-of-my-2018-alone\/#3_Ive_learned_to_trust_and_depend_on_my_intuition\" title=\"(3) I\u2019ve learned to trust and depend on my intuition\">(3) I\u2019ve learned to trust and depend on my intuition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/2018\/12\/28\/i-spent-most-of-my-2018-alone\/#No_Money_Lahs_Verdict\" title=\"No Money Lah\u2019s Verdict\">No Money Lah\u2019s Verdict<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Ive_learned_to_truly_love_myself\"><\/span>(1) I\u2019ve learned to truly love myself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All our life, we\u2019ve been taught to give love and care to others. Naively, many of us have built our happiness on the belief that the more love and care we give, the more we will receive in return. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, we felt pain, sad, anger and all other negative emotions when the love and care that we give to the others do not return with the similar \u2018amount\u2019 of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, many of us have, in one way or another, built our happiness around the people around us. We only felt loved when people love us back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All our life, we\u2019ve been taught how to show love and care to the others, yet we spent so little time to love the person within \u2013 ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Being alone, I\u2019ve learned to love myself.<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve started to be comfortable on my own. I\u2019ve brought myself out for dates and movies that I really want to experience. Finally, I have the time to read the <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" href=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/2019\/01\/06\/4-books-on-money-that-will-transform-your-financial-lifestyle\/\">books<\/a> that I\u2019ve always wanted to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a long time in years, I\u2019ve come to appreciate my own company, and be genuinely contented and happy while being in this state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/adult-beautiful-face-774866-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67367\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/adult-beautiful-face-774866-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/adult-beautiful-face-774866-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/adult-beautiful-face-774866-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/adult-beautiful-face-774866.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em><strong>Genuine happiness should not come from any external factors \u2013 not even from the people closest to us. Rather, true, genuine happiness should come from within \u2013 ourselves.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Ive_learned_to_be_in_peace_with_myself\"><\/span>(2) I\u2019ve learned to be in peace with myself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All these time, I\u2019ve been living a life trying to fulfill the norm of the society: Study hard, get good results, enter a good university, graduate with first-class honor and get a stable and possibly high-paying job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the instances where I was not able to fulfill some of these norms, I felt terribly bad about myself. I felt that I was not good enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Surprisingly, quitting my high-paying first job was a liberation for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#0cb4ce\" class=\"has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/2018\/12\/13\/6-morning-rituals-that-have-transformed-my-life-in-2018\/\"><em>Since then, I have all the time alone to meditate, write, read and take life on my own pace.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve started to really accept myself for who I am with all my existing traits and flaws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Being alone, I\u2019ve come to be in peace with myself.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/alone-away-back-view-274712-1024x541.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67364\" width=\"512\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/alone-away-back-view-274712-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/alone-away-back-view-274712-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/alone-away-back-view-274712-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/alone-away-back-view-274712.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>Always take some time off to reconnect with your inner-self. In life, we tend to stray away from our heart and intuition due to work and other external matters. Hence, some alone time will really help us recalibrate and heal.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Ive_learned_to_trust_and_depend_on_my_intuition\"><\/span>(3) I\u2019ve learned to trust and depend on my intuition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Being able to be in peace with myself is by far one of the best <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">thing<\/g> that <g class=\"gr_ gr_4 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"4\" data-gr-id=\"4\">have<\/g> ever happened to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As such, it has given me the opportunity to consciously reach out to the deepest corner within myself and learn to trust the voice within \u2013 my intuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the times in life, the answers and direction that we seek are already within ourselves. However, too many external voices are out there trying to tell us what is the right thing to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being alone most of the time in 2018 has gave me a great opportunity to filter the external voices and follow my intuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By following my intuition, I\u2019ve ventured into various interesting adventures that I\u2019ve never thought of doing before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within this period, I\u2019ve learned to trade the financial market, became a certified table tennis coach, joined Toastmasters to conquer my fear of public speaking and most importantly, started No Money Lah to inspire people around to live a more meaningful adulthood life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Guess what? Thanks to my intuition, 2018 has the most fulfilling year in my life thus far.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/alone-barefoot-beach-325523-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67365\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/alone-barefoot-beach-325523-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/alone-barefoot-beach-325523-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/alone-barefoot-beach-325523-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/alone-barefoot-beach-325523.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>Giving yourself occasional personal space helps tremendously in sharpening your intuition. Somehow deep within, you already have the answer to most of your questions. You just have to listen close (and deep) enough.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_Money_Lahs_Verdict\"><\/span>No Money Lah\u2019s Verdict<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of this article, I\u2019ve described my 2018 as <strong><em>\u2018special\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. Now that I give it a thought, 2018 has really been a year of <strong><em>conscious personal discovery<\/em><\/strong> for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has always been a societal norm to regard being alone to be something negative, that if someone were to be alone, he\/she is certainly having some issues (or a weirdo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ironically, a lot of the time, having the chance to be alone \u2013 to think, to read, to write, to meditate is just what people need to overcome <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" href=\"https:\/\/nomoneylah.com\/2019\/03\/18\/miserable\/\">miserable<\/a> thoughts and rediscover themselves in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you been lost in a miserable path in life? Have you\nbeen overwhelmed by the waves of voices that tell you what \u2018you should do\u2019? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Perhaps it\u2019s time to be alone and reconnect with the person within, don\u2019t you agree?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To many, being alone seems to be a negative thing. 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