Chihiro

The realization that life will never be the same no longer comes with a certain peace when you know you made the best decisions you could with the wisdom and circumstances you had at the time. In that certainty, regret gives way to peace. Only those who are unafraid of their own solitude can discover lasting happiness.

The fear of loneliness has led countless people to remain in relationships, friendships, and lives that diminish them. When we seek company merely to escape ourselves, we bind our lives to those who were never meant to walk beside us, and what begins as comfort slowly becomes quiet misery.

Peace is not found in never being alone. It is found in no longer fearing your own company. For the moment solitude ceases to frighten you, your relationships become choices instead of necessities, and love becomes an expression of freedom rather than a refuge from emptiness.