This week is fall break for Waynesburg University and that means that everyone goes home. Due to travel plans I have on the latter half to this week, I am staying on campus for six days. That means I have six days alone in my dorm room that I share for three days. Six days of the laundry room being empty. Six days without classes or meetings. Six whole days where most of the student population is not on campus. Six days of being alone.

I like to be around people. In fact, I am around people literally all of the time. I live with three other girls in one room. However, I miss being alone. When I come home after working in the office, I want to just sit in silence sometimes. Silence is something I rarely get to enjoy anymore. Now, if it is silent in my room, someone is angry at someone else.

Take some time to be alone in your week. Sit with God. Sit in silence. Gorge out on Oreos and chocolate cake and just enjoy it.

This week, I will enjoy it. Alone time is precious. In a world full of noise, take the time to be alone. Being alone can help you process your emotions and recharge your battery. It can help you think and feel a lot less messy.

So, breathe and be alone.