“I want to be able to be alone, to find it nourishing — not just a waiting.” – Susan Sontag
True confidence isn’t just about how we show up in front of others—it’s about how we show up for ourselves. Happiness begins when we stop seeing solitude as a void to be filled and start treating it as a space for growth, reflection, and nourishment.
When we are comfortable being alone, we stop seeking validation from outside voices and begin to trust our own. That trust is the seed of confidence. It’s in those quiet moments—when there’s no applause, no audience, no one to impress—that we discover who we truly are and what genuinely brings us joy,
Solitude, then, isn’t about loneliness; it’s about empowerment. It’s where we recharge, where we find clarity, and where we learn that happiness isn’t something others hand to us—it’s something we cultivate within.
Confidence grows when we can sit in that silence and feel whole. Happiness grows when we realize that being alone is not waiting for life to happen—it is life happening, beautifully, in the presence of ourselves.
“The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.” Rennu Dhillon
