Good Saturday to all of you, and a big greeting to the community. In this opportunity, guided by the week 217 initiative that offers us different topics from the hand of 
What I believe was the greatest discovery in my life is loneliness and its ramifications. Understanding and accepting that in solitude we learn about those who are truly accompanying us on our journey, not the champion's friends. In solitude we see ourselves drawing our own strength for ourselves, and not for someone else. And we learn to value company in another way.
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My friend Lidia used to tell over and over again about the day she got lost in the jungle of Brazil and understood that "once you lose everything, there is nothing to lose" She was there, alone with her life, and if her husband did not find her, she would be left there not knowing what would happen to her, would she get the jitters? would she look for something to eat? would someone else rescue her? There, alone with her life, depending on herself, and not on the search for someone else, was where she decided to sit and meditate. I love this anecdote because even though it is not mine, it stayed with me for a long time in my life, even today. When you find yourself so lost that nothing matters but to survive, to follow and find your own way, you have nothing, and you are free of ties, you have everything in your favor.
It is very strange how only by losing ourselves we can find ourselves; sometimes to stop giving importance to the mind, not to think if this is right or not, but what our soul needs as nourishment. Like that time I quit my job to go on a trip. I can't think if it was right or wrong, I can only think that my soul needed that nourishment, that kicking the board, hearing that call to travel and to quit. It was a combo that I was detaching from, to find myself in a bigger combination, in a new setting and being a new character.
When you do not depend on anything, and your life depends on you, when you have that freedom, if it happens to you like me, you find that in the past, you depended on other people, opinions, advice or approval. When you let go of this thought, a huge dream appears on the horizon, which is to live fully with you. Also, you start working very hard on your own security, because no one will live for you (even if they want to try) but certainly, no one will die for you. You are your own best company, and in solitude you discover all that you are capable of. If you manage to get out of the pit where you have fallen, or if you sink into it... It is your decision and it is your strength that shines or breaks there.
No matter how many hands are helping and encouraging you, much of the work is yours. What it takes to get out and overcome, each one of us knows. And in this daily challenge, some struggle with depression, endless sadness, loss, and the constant feeling of missing someone who is no longer there.
Life is a conjunction of joys and misfortunes and we are so transient, that we do not learn in time how to go after our happiness, but certainly we all get that moment, that look in the mirror where you cross yourself, where you see your dreams and choose whether to go after them, or not.
Perhaps my greatest discovery was that loneliness is the best teacher I have ever had, and I will always be very grateful to have learned to value my space and to give my company to those who are worth it, and not to fill my spaces with people who do not know how to value this. But of course, this is a topic that I could go on talking about for a long time, and I prefer to leave it here for today.
Thanks for the space always and I hope you have enjoyed this learning and reflection. I send you a big hug and I hope to read your stories on the different topics this weekend.
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