I thrive on solitude. I bought a tiny 115-year-old cottage, and a vintage tiny camper, and fixed both of them up to be sooo cute ~ two perfect havens where I can read, write, play the piano, grow my own food, and enter society when I feel the need. I miss nothing; I feel completely blissful. I clear all the hurdles that come my way and am eternally grateful for the gifts that have fallen into my lap.
I used to have an abundance of friends but realised none of them really knew me and some even would bully me, I decided to cut them off, not all at once but overtime where I would observe... I realised I actually did not have a single friend in my life I just knew many people, it was tough but when I free'd myself I noticed a deep calm and peace in my life, i believe I will find people again but I am not looking to force anything and I will never allow anyone to take advantage of me ever again
You should get together with amazingandrea9983. You can bore each other to death talking about your inner peace and pianos, and ooo! organic produce! Alan Watts was a fake. Ponder over that in your cherished solitude.
I have not had friends for years. I am seventy and enjoy being on my own. I always have done. I am content and happy. I have people who I talk to and I enjoy that, but is always gravitate to my own space. It is beautiful xxxx
Sorry to disappoint you but this is an AI generated, artificial “lecture.” Look at the video description where it says it’s been ‘significantly altered by AI.’ There’s no history of him ever writing or saying this.
@@AntaraDas-q4n It's NOT 🚫 lonely, strangers are everywhere EVERYDAY & they love to have conversations. Just STOP 🛑 for a second & say hello or go to a group with things that you enjoy doing. There is NOTHING 🚫 lonely about being authentic, self validating , spending time with yourself & doing things that you enjoy doing & practice self care daily doing something just for you & NOT 🚫 for others. Letting go is a daily process-Melody Beattie Zhu ni Cheng gong I wish you success Namaste Peace Shalom
After many years of two happy marriages and a great social life in which I had dozens of friends and acquaintances, now I’m alone after my dearest soul mate husband passed, with a handful of great friends who are all, basically, loners like I have, happily, become. The joy of solitude, with daily meditation and the time and space to make art and write is a great gift I never expected. It’s fun to do and be exactly what I want to do and be. I miss my husband, the love of my life, but I also know he’d be happy for me.
@@MarthaWoodworth-f9s yes, my dinner is on my table, my menu, my time, my... it's annoying when am in company and asked questions with my mouth full 😂🤣
ALAN HAS THAT VOICE BUT BE CAREFUL WITH ALAN , READ HIS BOOKS, HE HAS BEEN DEAD FOR MANY YEARS AND THIS WAS DONE MOSTLY IN 1960'S , WE WERE STILL COOL THEN
@@AmeliaHouck-o9j Read his magazine article on "How to fake your way as a spiritual teacher," which he wrote in 1974. In it, he describes himself and basically admits that he has played you all for fools. Congratulations. Well done. And so cool
I have lived every step of this journey. But embracing my solitude and becoming my own best friend, being kind to myself and getting to know myself has been the most profound experience. Loneliness faded away and a whole new awareness opened in front of me. I cherish my solitude and acceptance of myself above all else. Complete freedom 🌱🌱
After becoming a widow everything changed and friendships just dwindled away. (My grief was too much for most). Seven years later, I embrace the freedom and time that I’ve had to learn to know myself and grow as a person. Now, I embrace my solitude and appreciate that through this journey, my relationship with God has grown. I’m never alone.
@@elizabethheyenga9277 This is exactly why I am a former Christian, turned Norse Pagan. I feel 1000% better now that I don't have to be a part of an ideology that is shame/guilt based and the underlying narrative creating mental illnesses in its masses. I lived with the threat of hell over my head for being different from my peers and a constant bug in my ear that my mother fed her doom and gloom bs to. Christianity is not what it claims to be. It hides a deeply rooted sickness and an endless experience of suffering because "god" wants you to suffer for being human and for not living up to the cookie cutter higher being while simultaneously being flooded with constant negativity. Not once did I ever experience their delusions, for this I was outcasted and I quit swallowing their spoon fed lies.
@@missfoxglove8989I’m sorry that you experienced unholy fear whilst following God when you were a Christian. It is written that He has not given us a spirit of fear, but the Spirit of Power, of Love, and of Sound Mind. You sounded like you were tormented by the spirit of fear so you would leave the path of righteousness. And if we have been given the spirit of sound mind as Christians who has good morals and values, of course we will look crazy in the eyes of a world gone insane due to its vast wickedness-where evil is now good, and good is evil. We were already on the way to hell but God’s Grace rescued us from it. If our Savior suffered much for us, then we too will suffer as we follow Him. It is written, “Now if we are children, then we are heirs-heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” (Romans 8:17) The journey isn’t easy but it’s always worth it. How do I know this? Because ultimately, our salvation and victory is secured in Him alone. If you have not had a personal life-changing encounter with Him, don’t love Him and have no knowledge of His Word, then it’s easy to be deceived by the lies of the enemy who only wants to bring down many souls as he can with him. Of course your life feels like it got better after you left Christianity because you are no longer in the warzone for souls where the devil will fight you really hard to forsake God and lose your chance to enter heaven. Now that you have forsaken Him and is living like the world, then the enemy is now your friend and will not attack you as hard like he did when you tried to follow Jesus. Because why would he bother you when you are already on the wrong way? I hope that makes sense. I do understand why it looks “crazy” on the outsiders even those who are inside the church that does not have a true relationship with God (because Christianity isn’t about religion but a relationship), because it involves many things beyond our human comprehension. Supernatural things such as miracles, signs, wonders, gifts of the Holy Spirit. But til you have experienced or acquired any of those, you will know that it proves the existence of God. As well as the testimonies He has given His children whose lives and characters have been transformed by Him is also a proof of His existence. So even after all that, and still say He does not exist, that is simply running away from the truth and living in a delusion. I pray that you and all who has left the path because you lacked knowledge, leaned on your own limited human understanding and have been blinded by the lies of the evil one, will give it one more try and ask God to reveal Himself to you to renew your faith. Every soul matters to God. He is a God of love. And love does not force anyone. So if you choose to go that way, He will honor your choice. If you choose Him once more, you are also choosing what is best for you, your family and your descendants ❤
I felt every word of this descriptive state of being: Im that woman without any friends. I now embrace silence, solitude and my own state of existence which is peaceful, Joyous, and freeing: My best friend exists in the fibers of Spiritual journey HalleluYah🕊
Just lost friendship with someone I thought I'd never lose. I put so much of time, effort and love into this friendship and she wasn't there for me when i went through my worst😢... she literally ignored me for the people who treated her like shit... NEVER AGAIN!!!
I experienced the same. Actually, it is an addiction of mine to make friends with people who take and take, you help them all the time, they take more, then when you go through something unexpected that devastates your life and you need them, they ignore you and run away. I finally had it with people always taking advantage of ones generosity with time and money. My wonder is why do all of us commenting experience the same yet we never find each other in our lifetimes. If I only met one person who cared and gave as much as I have to others, I think that would be great but in 61 years I am still searching.
Highly recommend sensitive people pleasers, where that comes from, and narcissists who take advantage and will never change. Let go of the hope of others changing.
They show who they are when you have a rough patch. Then it takes time to heal from them on top of your travail. They never get to be better than that. But we heal from them and we heal in ourselves.
It is AI, not Alan Watts. I have many concerns about AI… yet there is also a beautiful and true message in this. It’s not just for women or literally or necessarily having ‘no friends.’ It’s more about living in solitude, for a shorter or longer time. I do hear genuine, compassionate wisdom in these AI generated words. To me, they reflect beautiful qualities of what is possible in life and in relationships. For me, much that is good and beautiful is revealed and cultivated in silence and solitude. Glad it showed up in my algorithms. 😊
I noticed the same thing based on the weird groupings of words and inflections in the voice. The message is good but noticing this deception made me feel a bit manipulated and annoyed. How sad that we have to accept this future of fakery at every turn. AI will shortly become our master and the downfall of humanity.
How do you know it's AI? I have also been wondering as it seemed quite out of line of what Alan Watts speaks about, but then I haven't listened to a lot of his talks to be sure.
@@uliyankadoe118 t's AI and there's also a version called "A man with no friends", which is the exact same speech only it starts imagine a man with no friends, this is just content farming and they don't even announce it's AI, there really should be mandatory labels for AI. I don't know if the speech is actually taken from Alan himself or if it's also generated but it's an asshole thing to do to pass it on as his words.
Yes you're correct...this is AI.. Alan Watts recorded talks are often including him having a bit of a laugh...and you can hear him drawing on a cigarette...between words of wisdom.
I’ve been living on my own for the last 3 months and at long last I’m at peace ❤ my daughter asked me a few weeks ago ‘ mum are you lonely? ‘ and I said ‘ never ‘ as the inner peace I now feel is incredible and completely fills me xxx
I find it the height of paradox and irony that someone would be referring to these words as "truths" when they were spoken and likely, generated by some AI program that any imbecile can now access LOL 😂😮😢
I am 37 and finally for the last 10 years I am allowing myself to heal , to heal from narcissistic people , from social expectations and acting, from childhood trauma . I have learnt that I can spend a week not talking to anyone and still be fine and actually not feeling the time , I have learnt that if in anyway any type of relationship should ( should ) be healthy for me other wise no need . I have learnt what I like , what I hate , my values , my weaknesses and strength. And all my fears . I have met myself . I am starting to love and respect myself . Being with the “ right “ people is beautiful experience but in the end of the day we are all alone ( not lonely) . I enjoy my time by myself . Many goals , no distractions and I engage on my terms . Life is fun when lived fully with ( yourself ) . ❤
I've been alone for almost 6 years, and I've realized a lot about myself and how much i was conditioned as a child/teen. Raised that friends = happiness. I was never truly happy no matter how many people I had around me. I never felt like i fit in anywhere. Wore many masks to blend in with whomever i was with. I've learned im also an INFJ, and it makes more sense to me than what and how i was raised. Im happy here, alone, within myself, I've realized im a whole galaxy, and there are many more spaces I have yet to explore about myself. I love everything about myself and I dont need anyones skewed approval of what they think I am or should be.
@@Marzena-Magdalenayou can figure out what AI is by the intonation inflexion of the voice in the way that the sentences run together . You can pull up other Alan Watts videos and you'll hear and notice the difference. With all of that said , I think this is a pretty profound message so I wouldn't discount it. Oftentimes we distract ourselves with relationships feelings of loneliness and isolation can creep in rather than just taking advantage of in cultivating our time and cultivating our time as a resource for meditation and gaining insight into who we are minus the distractions and filling up our time with empty distractions.
Loneliness has been my constant companion for the whole of my life🥺. Contract work created intermittent periods of connection and belonging but those times never lasted and I was unable to bring the relationships out of the work environments. My fault...I admit😔. But at this point in my life I find I'm aging backwards😁! I have the luxury of time alone to dance naked, do what I want when I want and nurture my body constantly. Feed my mind with positive input. I experiment with small adventures. I chat and flirt with friendly strangers, knowing that they think I'm much younger than I am. I have more joy in my day than I ever did when I was on the hamster wheel of life😤. Of course I would love someone to play and have adventures with😲. But I generally feel so BLESSED🤗. This essay speaks to my soul as I could never even try to express these feelings to the regular degulars out there. They are so quick to judge anyone different. Now I don't even try🙄... and I'm okay with that😊.
@@gemmadidit4118 you’ll laugh at this, then. Recently, I visited a neighbor in the hospital where she was recovering from a surgery. I came with two other friends of hers. When we were about to leave, saying our goodbyes, she pulled me to her from her bed and whispered in my ear, “And you - I want to thank you especially, for breaking out of your “prison” for me.” Lololol. That’s how some people see me: a prisoner of my own making. Well, I’ve never heard of any prisoners having as much fun as I have, alone, loving my spacious, pretty house filled with my own and others’ modern art, writing novels and poetry, eating and sleeping whenever I feel like it,doing Pilates sessions and aerobics here on YT on my 28” iMac and using my exercise equipment to be strong. I have several friends who “visit” over the phone, talking away for hours, a Zoom therapist and cute, fun neighbors to have lunch and go shopping with. The view out of my big picture windows, of the stunning trees and lawns where I live, and the vast ever-changing sky, enthrall me throughout the days and starry nights. I also have a career of thirty years as a professional telephone psychic advisor, which allows me to be useful and helpful to others, worldwide. I don’t have a lot of $$, but I feel one of the richest people on Earth. And because I got so much affection from my soul mate husband of 25 years, who died in a mt. Climbing accident a few years ago, injured you could say I’m a “prisoner of love.” 💕
OMG you are speaking to someone just like you. Your words and experiences resonate deeply. I contract as well however I've been out of work for 5 months now. But my discoveries have been amazing . I've become so creative i don't recognize myself. I love my life alone. Blessings to you thanks again for sharing❤❤🎉
Wow... I can say it's been a very challenging lifetime walking alone and I often wondered or felt sorry for myself at times why women never stuck around but I delved deep into spirituality, meditation after a period of time I've learned so much about who I wasn't. .... I don't feel alone as much as I used to in my collage years but I feel more at home within myself. The need to grasp for anything outside myself has faded rather I delve deeper into myself when I feel a desire to connect..... I feel much wiser, balanced and whole...... everything i was concerned about somehow faded in the background. This is very profound experience.... loneliness and being aloneness will have its purpose like everything else in between. Very beautiful audio..❤❤❤❤❤❤
I hear you sister, I too have walked alone from a very early age I became a seeker on a solitary path. Yes, i also was deeply wounded by the feeling of not being wanted or accepted by a mother or other women throughout my life but I understand my path is different from many. I love my alone time and feel very at ease with myself and enjoy solitude. My creativity is boundless and the spirit is strong. Even though i feel very connected to everything and find it a pleasure to speak with others, I prefer quietude and contemplation. Alone is all one🙏 ♥
I find that any time I really ‘uncensor’ my conversation about anything - and my vastness comes in, about the cosmos and the current collective energies and past lives etc etc , or whatever I’m sensing... I scare away people.
Sorry if I’m being thick but even if it is AI it is a beautiful Truth. This is a piece of content which resonates and has helped me relax into who I’m becoming. Thank you for this message. Scary when the ascension starts but if we end up this powerful then it’s all worthwhile. Peace 💓
Indeed....it speaks volumes to me today and I'll take the message and it's truth as quite my experience too and yes, I get the patterns as is said about 5 mins in...funny those who say its ai so i guess its not for them! 😂🎉❤
Agreed. No matter the source it resonates and is a great reminder of what it means to be a spiritual being in this human existence. I strive to be my version of the woman defined in his words, a woman without the need of validation, without limitations of self or others, without judgement or ego. The woman I believe I once was who has been eroded by this modern society.
This one hit me hard. I have recently been feeling that I have no friends which of course is a lie, I've just discovered that my friends are leading their own lives and we all are living our separate lives in our own way. Sometimes I feel I need my friends to share certain moments, but this speech has made realise that spending time alone and doing things alone is really all I need. I am learning to live with me and to not yearn for the need to be around people.
I once thought I could never be without people, now I feel the opposite. I love creatures, the earth, my God and spirituality. I can talk to God or my dogs or cats. I can talk to the birds and I feel great and happy. I don't get lonely anymore. I would get lonely all the time when I set up the idea in my mind that people had to live with people to be happy. God created all types of ways to live and gave us a choice how we want to do it.
It's The Message that's important, not The Messenger. Whoever wrote it, I quite enjoyed listening to their philosophic views, and they were well explained and intuitive to who a Woman with no friends really is......cause i am a 60yr old woman with no friends.
This is the place ive learned to live and thrive in after much abandonment and heartbreak . It feels good to always have a safe space to return to when the world and others hurt me...i have my own secret safe space....in this world
⚘️💕⚘️💕⚘️💕⚘️💕⚘️ After 5 years happily single, and almost 2 years minus drama-filled friends... I am amazed at the changes within myself. Finally starting to lose the guilt of feeling selfish for making myself the priority. I love my peaceful life, shared with horses, kitties and the occasional raccoon family passing through. When I step toward the outside and look in... WoWzA! God is so good! ❤
I'm 48. Been on my own 20 years. Have cut many friendships off. Wish them all the best but too many 'frenemies' for my liking. Its a relief. No more charades.
A gift and privilege, indeed! From within I heard at 13 "you're not here to win popularity contests!" and gratefully accepted a lifetime of solitude, married for a short time, and went on to take full responsibility for who and what I wanted to become! A 40+ career as therapist/counselor has provided a lifetime of meaning and fulfillment most will never seek or understand! The freedom to answer to no one other than one's own Higher Power makes for a life worth living! Oh, yes, and I've written two books so far!💖
I don't feel any lack by having no friends surrounding me. It has allowed me to view myself as a whole person that is extremely fortunated to have this time to myself.
I love solitude but I don't like feeling judged by others for spending so much time alone. Especially on weekends when we're expected to be at gatherings. The projections and suspicions, what on earth is she doing all by herself? Is she depressed? Most people lack imagination and therefore just assume that it's wrong to be alone because we're social animals. They don't understand that spiritual transformation and also great art is born in profound solitude. We are capable of transcending our primal nature and enjoying the golden silence of aloneness.
I can relate to this in my life right now! I needed to hear this because I was wondering “what is wrong with me?” I used to be a person that wanted to socialize and be around people but now I would rather be alone and do things alone. I’m enjoying doing things that make me happy and not care to have people in my life that I feel judge me. Im enjoying every minute!
The speech is from Elizabeth Cady Stanton's famous address, "The Solitude of Self," which she delivered in 1892 before the U.S. Congress. Stanton's speech explores the profound idea that each individual, especially women, must rely on their own resources and resilience to navigate life's challenges. Her message emphasizes personal sovereignty, self-reliance, and the recognition of inherent worth, particularly advocating that women should be granted equal rights and opportunities to develop their potential. This landmark speech has since been celebrated for its compelling articulation of individual rights and remains a foundational text in feminist philosophy and American rhetoric on personal liberty and self-determination. Text by chat GPT 😅 Powerful speech, reminding us how powerful we are.
@@HeatherNokes I briefly checked Stanton's speech and didn't see any semblance. I guess if I read it all I might be able to see it. Thank you for your explanation!
Alan Watts beautifully articulates my own Journey toward True Independence and Inner Abundance. Every word is relevant and a wonderful opportunity for more self-reflection. So beautifully done here. Thank you. Namaste
I so agree! Solitude is a gift. To be alone but not lonely. When we come to realize that we are our own best friend. To be independent and not reliant on others. It gives us freedom.
I'm one a Sigma Empath Introvert loner. I am extremely happy 71 yrs old. People still try to force themselves into my life. But I'm not having it. My aloneness seems to disturb others because it's not common. I don't care what they think.
I am my own friend. It allows me to be alone but not lonely. In this solitude do I perceive my own value + appreciate that of other people. I really love + appreciate this self I have so ignored, due to pressure from the outside. This suits me fine. Yes, I am more grounded.
This video was what I truly needed to survive. Who ever created it is a blessing. I humbly request you to upload such videos so that people like me can survive and grow. I know a bunch of people who want to keep other people slaves to society and slaves to a net do not want such teachings. But constantly forcing connection has led to so many painful experiences for so many people is even not fathomable. Making isolation or spending time with your self has been so looked down upon that we constantly spend time and beg for connections and ruin our intellectual on that.
Not having to live up to others expectations and me as being taught in society to always seek validation are two huge steps in following my soul’s path. Learning about my new found freedom to do and be whatever I want to and that quietness and solitude give me all this vast amount of time to just live NOW and to just BE ME! That’s all I ever needed; that alone makes me worthy and that I AM ENOUGH!
Thank you! You have described my journey in self discovery. I’m not alone by choice but looked for ways to make the best of it. It indeed became a blessing.
After emigrating to another country, I felt I needed to "make friends..." Disastrous. Years went by as I discarded "friends" either deliberately or because they were expats too & had to move on. I recognise all Alan says about the discomfort one initially feels as one finds oneself increasingly isolated. This is the message I needed to hear - confirmation of what a beautiful space flying solo ccan be. I shall listen in moments when as one ages, isolation is thrust upon us by Life anyway. 🙏
I'm perfectly happy now, I also don't have any animosity towards old friends who couldn't keep their end up but expected so much from me. I just want everyone to feel happiness and love ❤️
It's so interesting to listen to a man speaking decades before my time telling a story to me about me. I just feel absolutely blessed after years of listening to Alan Watts It's so sweet to find this now. I can't help but feel so special and flattered to resonate so much with his words.
I grew up in a highly abusive house, so my choice of "friends " , partners and company were usually not in my best interests. I had no idea how damaging my obsessive mission was for external validation and love. I'm just finding out who I really am. Thank goodness my Border Collies and a loving kat are supporting me in this journey. It's not an easy one but truely a life mission.
I'm just listening to the information to see if it resonates with me. Personally, it doesn't matter if it's AI. If it doesn't resonate I'll exit and move on.
Inner friends, unseen friends, I Am my own best friend... never No friends. All the world and universe, all creation is my friend, when I awaken and see it correctly.
This is me. This message is perfect. I'm in this rare and beautiful space because I have a lot of growing to do which would not happen if I were hanging from other people's vines. I'm becoming an abundant garden and some day I will nourish the world with the fruit 🍇🍎🌿
I'm a writer, artist, musician, song writer, singer etc., - Child of God and I love being alone. I barely like even being around people anymore lol PRAISE BE TO GOD, Lord JESUS, MOST HOLY SPIRIT - Selah
I love solitude, friends dont really exist, some come acting like friends and then in time you see their true intentions. I dont think the world really understands the concept of true friendship or maybe just only few. A lot of people have motives for keeping friends, others call themselves friends and behind they work agianst their friends. Becareful with people that appear out of the blue seeking interaction with you and acting friendly and then they quickly start getting invasive about your life. I rather be lonely than with a company of sociopathic narcicist disguised as friends. Being alone is not a bad thing at all, I think it is actually a blessing
Fives years yesterday of isolation from the loss of my soulmate and the loss of my family at the age of 15 after my mother passed After my partner passed I had no choice with no family and no true friends and five years later I absolutely love my solitude and I don’t have gone through one of the biggest wake up gifts that I believe a soul is lucky. The many many masks that I have weighed myself down with have lifted one by one. I am satisfied and content with swimming in the ocean and painting. I am sure so many others are going through this now. When nature and art was mentioned I almost fell over. I have never shared my art but I want to inspire others so when ready I will share with no exceptions because now I feel too vulnerable. I have zero contact with people except the local cafe and lovely shop keepers. This was so valuable and validating. The freedom is so awesome I don’t want it to end ❤❤❤
I am free from the abuse and exploitation of so-called friends along with the heavy expectations, judgments, betrayals and one-sided dynamics. I’m alone to be my own best friend and develop myself without distraction.
Even if it's AI, I'm sure this is still based on on Alan Watts teachings. This is truth. This is exactly what I have experienced and still experiencing since I have been alone this past year and a half, after my separation from my husband.
Just because you feel this may accurately depict your situation, does not change or condone the fact that someone has deliberately appropriated Mr. Watts' voice and made it speak words he never penned. If you think this kind of blatant misappropriation, dishonesty and deceit is OK, then you must live your life as an imposter as well 👎
I love people, but I've been working from home in creative work for over 20 years and spend days and days alone. I'm very protective of my peace, but can handle chaos when it comes. I learn about so many things that interest me so I can talk about nearly anything when I do go out into the world.
These words mirror my life in the past few years so accurately. Great I have found this message as it offers a few perspectives I had not considered. It is true, I have grown a lot and live in a new space of freedom and sense of self.
I have been alone, for the first time in my life, with a pack of dogs for the last ten years. I am not depressed, do not have anxiety. For the first time I don’t worry about my looks, can go out of the house with no makeup and am ok with myself. I don’t have to worry about being judged. My dogs love me makeup or no, sweats or jeans. My dogs don’t lie to me, betray me, cheat on me, insult me, abuse me. I’m at peace.
I had 2 good friends sadly one died 5years,ago... The other is still in my life that's fine for me one good friend is enough.... I'm not looking for lots, of people to fulfill my life.. I'm happy with my small world and being this, way I'm at peace ❤️🙏❤️
I agree with this sentiment and I have found peace with myself and love sharing my peace with everyone I meet regardless of what they think or feel about me!!!
I thrive on solitude. I bought a tiny 115-year-old cottage, and a vintage tiny camper, and fixed both of them up to be sooo cute ~ two perfect havens where I can read, write, play the piano, grow my own food, and enter society when I feel the need. I miss nothing; I feel completely blissful. I clear all the hurdles that come my way and am eternally grateful for the gifts that have fallen into my lap.
Wow that sounds beautiful 😊
Beautifully said
You sound AMAZING! Have a blissful and blessed week!
That's so awesome I've always wanted a small cottage. I'll join you in having one 1⃣ day ❤👍
That's the dream 🎉
I used to have an abundance of friends but realised none of them really knew me and some even would bully me, I decided to cut them off, not all at once but overtime where I would observe... I realised I actually did not have a single friend in my life I just knew many people, it was tough but when I free'd myself I noticed a deep calm and peace in my life, i believe I will find people again but I am not looking to force anything and I will never allow anyone to take advantage of me ever again
You are set apart for a reason. Look deep into yourself in your quietness and discover your amazing gifts. I celebrate you because you were me. ❤
New friends will find you and your beautiful energy will draw people naturally.
Same here
Wow.. there are others who get it.
Me too! Well stated 😊
Hello Sisters and Brothers who may live this way. 💞💕♥
Hello.❤
Where my chin hair doesn't bother anyone
Hello
Hello. 🎉
I absolutely love and cherish my solitude, my peace, holidays, learning piano, growing my own organic produce.....❤
Love it...
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You should get together with amazingandrea9983. You can bore each other to death talking about your inner peace and pianos, and ooo! organic produce! Alan Watts was a fake. Ponder over that in your cherished solitude.
@@Omegamega1313 I'll bet she's happy and you won't ever truly be.
@@HelenOjeda
If ignorance is bliss, then she is welcome to it. So are you. Enjoy.
I have not had friends for years. I am seventy and enjoy being on my own. I always have done. I am content and happy. I have people who I talk to and I enjoy that, but is always gravitate to my own space. It is beautiful xxxx
That describes me perfectly❤
Me too
This is me, so glad it is okay to be this way.
I don’t even need someone to tell me it’s ok even though I certainly appreciate this
no criticism lol but a little lonely
Sorry to disappoint you but this is an AI generated, artificial “lecture.” Look at the video description where it says it’s been ‘significantly altered by AI.’ There’s no history of him ever writing or saying this.
@@AntaraDas-q4n
It's NOT 🚫 lonely, strangers are everywhere EVERYDAY & they love to have conversations. Just STOP 🛑 for a second & say hello or go to a group with things that you enjoy doing.
There is NOTHING 🚫 lonely about being authentic, self validating , spending time with yourself & doing things that you enjoy doing & practice self care daily doing something just for you & NOT 🚫 for others.
Letting go is a daily process-Melody Beattie
Zhu ni Cheng gong I wish you success
Namaste
Peace Shalom
@@Lily59265 ok.I will try this out... I just feel as if people end up bullying us.
I needed this. Thank you Universe ❤
Me too🙏
Me too🤍✨
After many years of two happy marriages and a great social life in which I had dozens of friends and acquaintances, now I’m alone after my dearest soul mate husband passed, with a handful of great friends who are all, basically, loners like I have, happily, become. The joy of solitude, with daily meditation and the time and space to make art and write is a great gift I never expected. It’s fun to do and be exactly what I want to do and be. I miss my husband, the love of my life, but I also know he’d be happy for me.
@@MarthaWoodworth-f9s yes, my dinner is on my table, my menu, my time, my... it's annoying when am in company and asked questions with my mouth full 😂🤣
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I live like you and love it too… ❤ even I haven’t found my true love in a partner I found love to myself and more or less any living being ❤
he is happy for you and in my world he is with you as you embrace that path.
I was beginning to feel guilty because of the recluse I have become…. This man has changed my whole outlook! ( and his voice is so comforting )
ALAN HAS THAT VOICE BUT BE CAREFUL WITH ALAN , READ HIS BOOKS, HE HAS BEEN DEAD FOR MANY YEARS AND THIS WAS DONE MOSTLY IN 1960'S , WE WERE STILL COOL THEN
@@AmeliaHouck-o9j
Read his magazine article on "How to fake your way as a spiritual teacher," which he wrote in 1974. In it, he describes himself and basically admits that he has played you all for fools. Congratulations. Well done. And so cool
@@Omegamega1313 OUR SWEET GURU!!
I have lived every step of this journey. But embracing my solitude and becoming my own best friend, being kind to myself and getting to know myself has been the most profound experience. Loneliness faded away and a whole new awareness opened in front of me. I cherish my solitude and acceptance of myself above all else. Complete freedom 🌱🌱
I couldn’t have said it better myself. You have a kindred spirit somewhere in this world. And…..maybe many others! ❤️
After becoming a widow everything changed and friendships just dwindled away. (My grief was too much for most). Seven years later, I embrace the freedom and time that I’ve had to learn to know myself and grow as a person. Now, I embrace my solitude and appreciate that through this journey, my relationship with God has grown. I’m never alone.
This message came to me today;
The Devil likes to run in packs, while God is in the lone Wolf 🙏🏻
I live in a ultraconservative area near Idaho and I sure feel that. I can feel the judgment wafting off groups, I stay by myself and go deep
@@elizabethheyenga9277 This is exactly why I am a former Christian, turned Norse Pagan. I feel 1000% better now that I don't have to be a part of an ideology that is shame/guilt based and the underlying narrative creating mental illnesses in its masses. I lived with the threat of hell over my head for being different from my peers and a constant bug in my ear that my mother fed her doom and gloom bs to. Christianity is not what it claims to be. It hides a deeply rooted sickness and an endless experience of suffering because "god" wants you to suffer for being human and for not living up to the cookie cutter higher being while simultaneously being flooded with constant negativity. Not once did I ever experience their delusions, for this I was outcasted and I quit swallowing their spoon fed lies.
That is so perfect, thank you.
Yep. @@missfoxglove8989
@@missfoxglove8989I’m sorry that you experienced unholy fear whilst following God when you were a Christian. It is written that He has not given us a spirit of fear, but the Spirit of Power, of Love, and of Sound Mind. You sounded like you were tormented by the spirit of fear so you would leave the path of righteousness. And if we have been given the spirit of sound mind as Christians who has good morals and values, of course we will look crazy in the eyes of a world gone insane due to its vast wickedness-where evil is now good, and good is evil.
We were already on the way to hell but God’s Grace rescued us from it. If our Savior suffered much for us, then we too will suffer as we follow Him. It is written, “Now if we are children, then we are heirs-heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” (Romans 8:17)
The journey isn’t easy but it’s always worth it. How do I know this? Because ultimately, our salvation and victory is secured in Him alone.
If you have not had a personal life-changing encounter with Him, don’t love Him and have no knowledge of His Word, then it’s easy to be deceived by the lies of the enemy who only wants to bring down many souls as he can with him. Of course your life feels like it got better after you left Christianity because you are no longer in the warzone for souls where the devil will fight you really hard to forsake God and lose your chance to enter heaven. Now that you have forsaken Him and is living like the world, then the enemy is now your friend and will not attack you as hard like he did when you tried to follow Jesus. Because why would he bother you when you are already on the wrong way? I hope that makes sense.
I do understand why it looks “crazy” on the outsiders even those who are inside the church that does not have a true relationship with God (because Christianity isn’t about religion but a relationship), because it involves many things beyond our human comprehension. Supernatural things such as miracles, signs, wonders, gifts of the Holy Spirit. But til you have experienced or acquired any of those, you will know that it proves the existence of God. As well as the testimonies He has given His children whose lives and characters have been transformed by Him is also a proof of His existence. So even after all that, and still say He does not exist, that is simply running away from the truth and living in a delusion.
I pray that you and all who has left the path because you lacked knowledge, leaned on your own limited human understanding and have been blinded by the lies of the evil one, will give it one more try and ask God to reveal Himself to you to renew your faith.
Every soul matters to God. He is a God of love. And love does not force anyone. So if you choose to go that way, He will honor your choice. If you choose Him once more, you are also choosing what is best for you, your family and your descendants ❤
The message here is more important than the messenger..
I love Watts, and although this may not be him, this message is profound.
I know right! No need to bring Watts!
@BecomingManifiesto ''out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field,
I'll meet you there''.
perhaps, it should state in title that it is actually a essay by someone else...and credit the real author.
Life does not begin until you set aside a part of it purely for yourself.
I felt every word of this descriptive state of being: Im that woman without any friends. I now embrace silence, solitude and my own state of existence which is peaceful, Joyous, and freeing: My best friend exists in the fibers of Spiritual journey
HalleluYah🕊
Just lost friendship with someone I thought I'd never lose. I put so much of time, effort and love into this friendship and she wasn't there for me when i went through my worst😢... she literally ignored me for the people who treated her like shit... NEVER AGAIN!!!
@@Stellagalloway444 Thank you❤ I definitely will be my own best friend
I experienced the same. Actually, it is an addiction of mine to make friends with people who take and take, you help them all the time, they take more, then when you go through something unexpected that devastates your life and you need them, they ignore you and run away. I finally had it with people always taking advantage of ones generosity with time and money. My wonder is why do all of us commenting experience the same yet we never find each other in our lifetimes. If I only met one person who cared and gave as much as I have to others, I think that would be great but in 61 years I am still searching.
Highly recommend sensitive people pleasers, where that comes from, and narcissists who take advantage and will never change. Let go of the hope of others changing.
@@pamelacassise9069I agree
They show who they are when you have a rough patch. Then it takes time to heal from them on top of your travail. They never get to be better than that. But we heal from them and we heal in ourselves.
It is AI, not Alan Watts. I have many concerns about AI… yet there is also a beautiful and true message in this. It’s not just for women or literally or necessarily having ‘no friends.’ It’s more about living in solitude, for a shorter or longer time. I do hear genuine, compassionate wisdom in these AI generated words.
To me, they reflect beautiful qualities of what is possible in life and in relationships. For me, much that is good and beautiful is revealed and cultivated in silence and solitude.
Glad it showed up in my algorithms. 😊
Beautifully said. I completely agree.
I noticed the same thing based on the weird groupings of words and inflections in the voice. The message is good but noticing this deception made me feel a bit manipulated and annoyed. How sad that we have to accept this future of fakery at every turn. AI will shortly become our master and the downfall of humanity.
How do you know it's AI? I have also been wondering as it seemed quite out of line of what Alan Watts speaks about, but then I haven't listened to a lot of his talks to be sure.
@@uliyankadoe118 t's AI and there's also a version called "A man with no friends", which is the exact same speech only it starts imagine a man with no friends, this is just content farming and they don't even announce it's AI, there really should be mandatory labels for AI. I don't know if the speech is actually taken from Alan himself or if it's also generated but it's an asshole thing to do to pass it on as his words.
Yes you're correct...this is AI.. Alan Watts recorded talks are often including him having a bit of a laugh...and you can hear him drawing on a cigarette...between words of wisdom.
My solitude is always welcome, I absolutely love to be alone!
I’ve been living on my own for the last 3 months and at long last I’m at peace ❤ my daughter asked me a few weeks ago ‘ mum are you lonely? ‘ and I said ‘ never ‘ as the inner peace I now feel is incredible and completely fills me xxx
These truths are so freeing, soothing and touching. The most empowering I ever heard.
I find it the height of paradox and irony that someone would be referring to these words as "truths" when they were spoken and likely, generated by some AI program that any imbecile can now access LOL 😂😮😢
I am 37 and finally for the last 10 years I am allowing myself to heal , to heal from narcissistic people , from social expectations and acting, from childhood trauma . I have learnt that I can spend a week not talking to anyone and still be fine and actually not feeling the time , I have learnt that if in anyway any type of relationship should ( should ) be healthy for me other wise no need . I have learnt what I like , what I hate , my values , my weaknesses and strength. And all my fears . I have met myself . I am starting to love and respect myself . Being with the “ right “ people is beautiful experience but in the end of the day we are all alone ( not lonely) . I enjoy my time by myself . Many goals , no distractions and I engage on my terms . Life is fun when lived fully with ( yourself ) . ❤
This is pure wisdom. I dont care who it came from or not. If one listens, they'll hear the truth.
I've been alone for almost 6 years, and I've realized a lot about myself and how much i was conditioned as a child/teen. Raised that friends = happiness. I was never truly happy no matter how many people I had around me. I never felt like i fit in anywhere. Wore many masks to blend in with whomever i was with. I've learned im also an INFJ, and it makes more sense to me than what and how i was raised. Im happy here, alone, within myself, I've realized im a whole galaxy, and there are many more spaces I have yet to explore about myself. I love everything about myself and I dont need anyones skewed approval of what they think I am or should be.
Thank you. I was conditioned this way as well. Never fit in. Ahhh life.😊
I humbly request you not to upload AI watts. I want to hear his ideas, not his voice used to vocalize other ideas.
It's not even his voice, it's a hybrid cloning. Good on you too to recognize Alan did not purport these types of ideas. I too am calling BS.
@@amyrosenold-music-healing-yogathat is scary
How did you realize it is not Alan's voice and teaching? as I was sure that was him
@@Marzena-Magdalenayou can figure out what AI is by the intonation inflexion of the voice in the way that the sentences run together
. You can pull up other Alan Watts videos and you'll hear and notice the difference. With all of that said , I think this is a pretty profound message so I wouldn't discount it. Oftentimes we distract ourselves with relationships feelings of loneliness and isolation can creep in rather than just taking advantage of in cultivating our time and cultivating our time as a resource for meditation and gaining insight into who we are minus the distractions and filling up our time with empty distractions.
Agreed. It cheapens the innate wisdom of Watts.
There is no natural pauses in the speech, many sentences are blurred together, its not organic but AI
Loneliness has been my constant companion for the whole of my life🥺. Contract work created intermittent periods of connection and belonging but those times never lasted and I was unable to bring the relationships out of the work environments. My fault...I admit😔. But at this point in my life I find I'm aging backwards😁! I have the luxury of time alone to dance naked, do what I want when I want and nurture my body constantly. Feed my mind with positive input. I experiment with small adventures. I chat and flirt with friendly strangers, knowing that they think I'm much younger than I am. I have more joy in my day than I ever did when I was on the hamster wheel of life😤. Of course I would love someone to play and have adventures with😲. But I generally feel so BLESSED🤗. This essay speaks to my soul as I could never even try to express these feelings to the regular degulars out there. They are so quick to judge anyone different. Now I don't even try🙄... and I'm okay with that😊.
@@gemmadidit4118 you’ll laugh at this, then. Recently, I visited a neighbor in the hospital where she was recovering from a surgery. I came with two other friends of hers. When we were about to leave, saying our goodbyes, she pulled me to her from her bed and whispered in my ear, “And you - I want to thank you especially, for breaking out of your “prison” for me.” Lololol. That’s how some people see me: a prisoner of my own making. Well, I’ve never heard of any prisoners having as much fun as I have, alone, loving my spacious, pretty house filled with my own and others’ modern art, writing novels and poetry, eating and sleeping whenever I feel like it,doing Pilates sessions and aerobics here on YT on my 28” iMac and using my exercise equipment to be strong. I have several friends who “visit” over the phone, talking away for hours, a Zoom therapist and cute, fun neighbors to have lunch and go shopping with. The view out of my big picture windows, of the stunning trees and lawns where I live, and the vast ever-changing sky, enthrall me throughout the days and starry nights. I also have a career of thirty years as a professional telephone psychic advisor, which allows me to be useful and helpful to others, worldwide. I don’t have a lot of $$, but I feel one of the richest people on Earth. And because I got so much affection from my soul mate husband of 25 years, who died in a mt. Climbing accident a few years ago, injured you could say I’m a “prisoner of love.” 💕
Love ❤️ yourself first… then you will stop searching outside for love
OMG you are speaking to someone just like you. Your words and experiences resonate deeply. I contract as well however I've been out of work for 5 months now. But my discoveries have been amazing . I've become so creative i don't recognize myself. I love my life alone. Blessings to you thanks again for sharing❤❤🎉
Thank you for giving voice to what I'm currently experiencing. Such beautiful wisdom and encouragement. xo
Wow... I can say it's been a very challenging lifetime walking alone and I often wondered or felt sorry for myself at times why women never stuck around but I delved deep into spirituality, meditation after a period of time I've learned so much about who I wasn't. .... I don't feel alone as much as I used to in my collage years but I feel more at home within myself. The need to grasp for anything outside myself has faded rather I delve deeper into myself when I feel a desire to connect..... I feel much wiser, balanced and whole...... everything i was concerned about somehow faded in the background. This is very profound experience.... loneliness and being aloneness will have its purpose like everything else in between. Very beautiful audio..❤❤❤❤❤❤
I hear you sister, I too have walked alone from a very early age I became a seeker on a solitary path. Yes, i also was deeply wounded by the feeling of not being wanted or accepted by a mother or other women throughout my life but I understand my path is different from many. I love my alone time and feel very at ease with myself and enjoy solitude. My creativity is boundless and the spirit is strong. Even though i feel very connected to everything and find it a pleasure to speak with others, I prefer quietude and contemplation. Alone is all one🙏 ♥
Yes, I am coming to realize there is a deep sweetness in Solitude.
I find that any time I really ‘uncensor’ my conversation about anything - and my vastness comes in, about the cosmos and the current collective energies and past lives etc etc , or whatever I’m sensing... I scare away people.
My best friends seem to be my crystals, my dogs, nature
Im living this 2 years now and loving it
It's still Alan's words, and he's talking about me. I prefer to meditate, walk and garden. Most people are stuck in ego dysfunction.
Thank you so much! What a way to start my day as a single, "friendless" Woman 🧡🧡🧡🧡
Have a fabulous day 😊
Yes hunny have a great week Xx
@@MelanieRichards-Waugh-qj7uj you too love 😘
Sorry if I’m being thick but even if it is AI it is a beautiful Truth. This is a piece of content which resonates and has helped me relax into who I’m becoming. Thank you for this message. Scary when the ascension starts but if we end up this powerful then it’s all worthwhile. Peace 💓
I agree. Its the not needing validation anymore that is so freeing. Love and acceptance of Self is the key ❤️
Indeed....it speaks volumes to me today and I'll take the message and it's truth as quite my experience too and yes, I get the patterns as is said about 5 mins in...funny those who say its ai so i guess its not for them! 😂🎉❤
Agreed. No matter the source it resonates and is a great reminder of what it means to be a spiritual being in this human existence. I strive to be my version of the woman defined in his words, a woman without the need of validation, without limitations of self or others, without judgement or ego. The woman I believe I once was who has been eroded by this modern society.
@@kellypeters8409I'm in, too. And in fact, the description of the video already says what it is.
This one hit me hard. I have recently been feeling that I have no friends which of course is a lie, I've just discovered that my friends are leading their own lives and we all are living our separate lives in our own way. Sometimes I feel I need my friends to share certain moments, but this speech has made realise that spending time alone and doing things alone is really all I need. I am learning to live with me and to not yearn for the need to be around people.
Thank you - I am all this - I am she. And beautiful it is.
I once thought I could never be without people, now I feel the opposite. I love creatures, the earth, my God and spirituality. I can talk to God or my dogs or cats. I can talk to the birds and I feel great and happy. I don't get lonely anymore. I would get lonely all the time when I set up the idea in my mind that people had to live with people to be happy. God created all types of ways to live and gave us a choice how we want to do it.
It's The Message that's important, not The Messenger.
Whoever wrote it, I quite enjoyed listening to their philosophic views, and they were well explained and intuitive to who a Woman with no friends really is......cause i am a 60yr old woman with no friends.
At 70, I’m pretty tired of society. My adult home has always been a refuge.
At 37 I am tired of 'society' too.
This is the place ive learned to live and thrive in after much abandonment and heartbreak . It feels good to always have a safe space to return to when the world and others hurt me...i have my own secret safe space....in this world
⚘️💕⚘️💕⚘️💕⚘️💕⚘️
After 5 years happily single, and almost 2 years minus drama-filled friends... I am amazed at the changes within myself. Finally starting to lose the guilt of feeling selfish for making myself the priority. I love my peaceful life, shared with horses, kitties and the occasional raccoon family passing through. When I step toward the outside and look in... WoWzA! God is so good! ❤
I am a woman with no friends ❤
I'm 48.
Been on my own 20 years.
Have cut many friendships off.
Wish them all the best but too many 'frenemies' for my liking.
Its a relief. No more charades.
A gift and privilege, indeed! From within I heard at 13 "you're not here to win popularity contests!" and gratefully accepted a lifetime of solitude, married for a short time, and went on to take full responsibility for who and what I wanted to become! A 40+ career as therapist/counselor has provided a lifetime of meaning and fulfillment most will never seek or understand! The freedom to answer to no one other than one's own Higher Power makes for a life worth living! Oh, yes, and I've written two books so far!💖
Love and crave solitude. Flute, garden. Spiritual study.😊
I don't feel any lack by having no friends surrounding me. It has allowed me to view myself as a whole person that is extremely fortunated to have this time to myself.
I love solitude but I don't like feeling judged by others for spending so much time alone. Especially on weekends when we're expected to be at gatherings. The projections and suspicions, what on earth is she doing all by herself? Is she depressed? Most people lack imagination and therefore just assume that it's wrong to be alone because we're social animals. They don't understand that spiritual transformation and also great art is born in profound solitude. We are capable of transcending our primal nature and enjoying the golden silence of aloneness.
I can see the algorithms have me pegged.😂
Same 😂
Ditto. : )
😂😂🎉🎉
Lol, me too!
😂 same same
100 million percent agree with this, and I am loving proof. I know this is true. ❤
This is amazing. Putting words to my feeling and my life for the past 7 years. Thank you, algorithms!
I can relate to this in my life right now! I needed to hear this because I was wondering “what is wrong with me?” I used to be a person that wanted to socialize and be around people but now I would rather be alone and do things alone. I’m enjoying doing things that make me happy and not care to have people in my life that I feel judge me. Im enjoying every minute!
No friends . No relationship, happy life
Absolutely
Bro, you didn't get the message right. Temporary solitude is great. Noone says she has to stay alone forever
@@Claire-gy5cv If she wants to stay alone forever and she is happy with it, is totally fine.
The speech is from Elizabeth Cady Stanton's famous address, "The Solitude of Self," which she delivered in 1892 before the U.S. Congress.
Stanton's speech explores the profound idea that each individual, especially women, must rely on their own resources and resilience to navigate life's challenges. Her message emphasizes personal sovereignty, self-reliance, and the recognition of inherent worth, particularly advocating that women should be granted equal rights and opportunities to develop their potential.
This landmark speech has since been celebrated for its compelling articulation of individual rights and remains a foundational text in feminist philosophy and American rhetoric on personal liberty and self-determination.
Text by chat GPT 😅
Powerful speech, reminding us how powerful we are.
Thank you
What do you mean?? What's the connection between Stanton's speech and the text purported to Watts's?
@@uliyankadoe118 It's Watt's AI generated voice reading Stanton's speech.
@@uliyankadoe118 Sorry not reading her speech, I would say interpreting it, and well done I would say.
@@HeatherNokes I briefly checked Stanton's speech and didn't see any semblance. I guess if I read it all I might be able to see it. Thank you for your explanation!
Alan Watts beautifully articulates my own Journey toward True Independence and Inner Abundance. Every word is relevant and a wonderful opportunity for more self-reflection. So beautifully done here. Thank you. Namaste
I so agree! Solitude is a gift. To be alone but not lonely. When we come to realize that we are our own best friend. To be independent and not reliant on others. It gives us freedom.
True to the core. Self experienced
This is so validating!
I'm one a Sigma Empath Introvert loner. I am extremely happy 71 yrs old. People still try to force themselves into my life. But I'm not having it. My aloneness seems to disturb others because it's not common. I don't care what they think.
I am my own friend. It allows me to be alone but not lonely.
In this solitude do I
perceive my own value + appreciate that of other people.
I really love + appreciate this self I have so ignored, due to pressure from the outside.
This suits me fine.
Yes, I am more grounded.
All of this happened to me during my 6 years of solitude while having my children. ❤
This video was what I truly needed to survive. Who ever created it is a blessing. I humbly request you to upload such videos so that people like me can survive and grow.
I know a bunch of people who want to keep other people slaves to society and slaves to a net do not want such teachings.
But constantly forcing connection has led to so many painful experiences for so many people is even not fathomable.
Making isolation or spending time with your self has been so looked down upon that we constantly spend time and beg for connections and ruin our intellectual on that.
Not having to live up to others expectations and me as being taught in society to always seek validation are two huge steps in following my soul’s path. Learning about my new found freedom to do and be whatever I want to and that quietness and solitude give me all this vast amount of time to just live NOW and to just BE ME! That’s all I ever needed; that alone makes me worthy and that I AM ENOUGH!
Thank you! You have described my journey in self discovery. I’m not alone by choice but looked for ways to make the best of it. It indeed became a blessing.
I enjoy being with myself and no company. I have had to be around people that were toxic to me by force so being by myself is relaxing
Same here.
Living and being an authentic self is so fundamental in planting and maintaining the true Peace, Love and Joy within💛🧡❤💙💙💙
After emigrating to another country, I felt I needed to "make friends..." Disastrous. Years went by as I discarded "friends" either deliberately or because they were expats too & had to move on. I recognise all Alan says about the discomfort one initially feels as one finds oneself increasingly isolated. This is the message I needed to hear - confirmation of what a beautiful space flying solo ccan be. I shall listen in moments when as one ages, isolation is thrust upon us by Life anyway. 🙏
GOOD COMMENT BUT ALAN WAS A ATHEIST , YOU NOT GET THAT ? NOT BEING MEAN BUT REALLY HE WOULD NOT LIKE THE PRAYER EMOIGI , NO HE WOULD NOT
Needed this..thank you❣️
I am in Oregon and I support all of you, my soul sisters
This is a great description of how I live and wish my old/past friends could find this kind of peace.
I'm perfectly happy now, I also don't have any animosity towards old friends who couldn't keep their end up but expected so much from me. I just want everyone to feel happiness and love ❤️
Wish I had known this as a teenager. I love my solitude.
Thank you. The wisdom of a man who is not selfish and values us women.
Going through this now, and already know it's a blessing. And the light just keeps going weird as type, low and brighter!
And just popped randomly into my feed 4, 11, 24. My desire for solitude and no chatter from any what's app. 🙏🏻
I love hearing his voice and inflections - emphasis on the words is enjoyable
It's so interesting to listen to a man speaking decades before my time telling a story to me about me. I just feel absolutely blessed after years of listening to Alan Watts It's so sweet to find this now. I can't help but feel so special and flattered to resonate so much with his words.
I grew up in a highly abusive house, so my choice of "friends " , partners and company were usually not in my best interests. I had no idea how damaging my obsessive mission was for external validation and love. I'm just finding out who I really am. Thank goodness my Border Collies and a loving kat are supporting me in this journey. It's not an easy one but truely a life mission.
This sung to my soul just when I needed it ! I love my solitude❤
Beautiful thank you💜💓💜
I'm my own best friend along with my beautiful mum ❤
I absolutely agree, a couple or just a real one friend is more than enough
Perfectly explained❤
I'm just listening to the information to see if it resonates with me. Personally, it doesn't matter if it's AI. If it doesn't resonate I'll exit and move on.
Inner friends, unseen friends, I Am my own best friend... never No friends. All the world and universe, all creation is my friend, when I awaken and see it correctly.
Solitude is my happy place.
This is beautiful! How did thus author understand that woman without being one. Thank you wonderful person for creating this video and message. ❤
This is me. This message is perfect. I'm in this rare and beautiful space because I have a lot of growing to do which would not happen if I were hanging from other people's vines. I'm becoming an abundant garden and some day I will nourish the world with the fruit 🍇🍎🌿
Thank you! I needed this.
I'm a writer, artist, musician, song writer, singer etc., - Child of God and I love being alone.
I barely like even being around people anymore lol
PRAISE BE TO GOD, Lord JESUS, MOST HOLY SPIRIT - Selah
I love solitude, friends dont really exist, some come acting like friends and then in time you see their true intentions. I dont think the world really understands the concept of true friendship or maybe just only few. A lot of people have motives for keeping friends, others call themselves friends and behind they work agianst their friends. Becareful with people that appear out of the blue seeking interaction with you and acting friendly and then they quickly start getting invasive about your life. I rather be lonely than with a company of sociopathic narcicist disguised as friends. Being alone is not a bad thing at all, I think it is actually a blessing
Fives years yesterday of isolation from the loss of my soulmate and the loss of my family at the age of 15 after my mother passed After my partner passed I had no choice with no family and no true friends and five years later I absolutely love my solitude and I don’t have gone through one of the biggest wake up gifts that I believe a soul is lucky. The many many masks that I have weighed myself down with have lifted one by one. I am satisfied and content with swimming in the ocean and painting. I am sure so many others are going through this now. When nature and art was mentioned I almost fell over. I have never shared my art but I want to inspire others so when ready I will share with no exceptions because now I feel too vulnerable. I have zero contact with people except the local cafe and lovely shop keepers. This was so valuable and validating. The freedom is so awesome I don’t want it to end ❤❤❤
This explains my whole journey. This was much needed!😊
Covid helped me so much with this. I stopped caring. And meditating. And reiki.
I am free from the abuse and exploitation of so-called friends along with the heavy expectations, judgments, betrayals and one-sided dynamics. I’m alone to be my own best friend and develop myself without distraction.
Even if it's AI, I'm sure this is still based on on Alan Watts teachings. This is truth. This is exactly what I have experienced and still experiencing since I have been alone this past year and a half, after my separation from my husband.
Its not based on his teachings. It's based on the Authors thoughts
Just because you feel this may accurately depict your situation, does not change or condone the fact that someone has deliberately appropriated Mr. Watts' voice and made it speak words he never penned. If you think this kind of blatant misappropriation, dishonesty and deceit is OK, then you must live your life as an imposter as well 👎
@mariannes.6023 and if you are so quick to judge me without knowing me, what does that say about you?
This man has described me to a tee! How long has he been spending time in my head???
This is best it just summarises it so well ❤
Beautiful message
I love people, but I've been working from home in creative work for over 20 years and spend days and days alone. I'm very protective of my peace, but can handle chaos when it comes. I learn about so many things that interest me so I can talk about nearly anything when I do go out into the world.
These words mirror my life in the past few years so accurately. Great I have found this message as it offers a few perspectives I had not considered. It is true, I have grown a lot and live in a new space of freedom and sense of self.
I love Alan Watts wisdom. It’s so nice to hear this passage about friendship, in his own Voice.
I have been alone, for the first time in my life, with a pack of dogs for the last ten years. I am not depressed, do not have anxiety. For the first time I don’t worry about my looks, can go out of the house with no makeup and am ok with myself. I don’t have to worry about being judged. My dogs love me makeup or no, sweats or jeans. My dogs don’t lie to me, betray me, cheat on me, insult me, abuse me. I’m at peace.
I had 2 good friends sadly one died 5years,ago... The other is still in my life that's fine for me one good friend is enough.... I'm not looking for lots, of people to fulfill my life.. I'm happy with my small world and being this, way I'm at peace ❤️🙏❤️
Thank you for letting me know that its AI. It matters greatly!
I agree with this sentiment and I have found peace with myself and love sharing my peace with everyone I meet regardless of what they think or feel about me!!!