#atozchallenge : A is for Alone

Alone.

Are we ever alone?

With a communication device at our hand at all times, we are never really alone. Alone is defined having no one else present and on one’s own.

It is popular lately to claim you are introverted and hate people.

Those introverts are keyboard confident and post everything about being introverted and disliking people.  I get that it's a personality type, but does it really need to be blasted over social media all the time.  I love you, introverted friends, but sometimes, please stop.

When looking for Pen Pals, everyone wanted to use their personality types to describe themselves and almost everyone was an Introvert.  I am not an Introvert.  I just wanted a Pen Pal.  Introverts want to be alone, so why are they searching for Pen Pals?  Oh, that’s write (yes, totally did that on purpose), they are keyboard confident and it allows them to be alone and not really alone.  Introverts need love too.  Introverts have a lot of love to give also.

A lot of derby people claim to be introverted and dislike people.  But they play a full contact sport where communication is key.  Being alone doesn’t work in derby.

I’m an extrovert, probably the worst kind of extrovert. 

Being an extrovert, I get energy from others.  I don’t feed off their energy.  They don’t affect me in my moods.   I have empathy for others, but I do not let their moods bring me down.  I have my own moods and energy.  I can come across as bossy, but if others aren’t getting things done and need organization, I’m the one that is going to do it.

I, also, spend some time alone.  When I’m alone, I pretty much do nothing.  I watch TV.  I don’t like being alone.  I crave for someone to watch TV with me, to hang out with me, to talk to me.  I probably talk and write a little too much. 

Being alone sucks.  I know a lot of people prefer it, but I rather have someone around, even if we aren’t doing anything.  

There is a painting called “Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper.  I’m not sure why, but this painting always reminds me of being alone.  Nobody can get in and nobody can get out.  Nobody is interacting with one another and I'm sure they don't have cell phones. 

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/111628

What do you think of when you see this photo?  Can you create a story around it?

Are you a person that likes to be alone? Or do you feed off the energy of others?


Are you ever really alone with the device that connects you to others within a foot of you at all times?


Is alone a state of mind or a state of being?  OR both?  Can you be alone in a room full of others?