me time...

i have been here (WA) for about a week now. it's been pretty relaxing. i love that my grandparents house is nestled in a forest where there are dirt roads and tall green green trees. i am surprised at how cold i am here though...didn't i just come from chicago...windy and cold weather? anyway- this week has allowed for me to have a lot of me time. 

me time.

little did i expect the reaction i would receive when i stated those words to some friends. 

"that sounds selfish" was mainly the response i got from them. \

I in return.. was shocked. did i say something wrong? do they never get time alone? is this only a camp kid thing? how can i better translate it? I felt like even in my translation of what i meant by me time- i was still the weird girl who had to have her "me time". to be honest it was kind of frustrating. 

another term for me time is simply being alone. i think everyone: the quiet ones, the loud ones, the social butterflies, the energizers, the academics all need alone time. i know everyone has their own way of reenergizing but i really feel that getting in some alone time to do whatever (paint, horseback ride, write, listen to music, go for a walk) is so needed. 

i was blessed to grow up in a family that gave me the freedom in this area. my space was respected. my alone time to process, figure out life was never taken away from me. 

me time could in fact become a selfish thing, an excuse, a reason to avoid something. but at the heart of it. it's time to be alone, process, have the freedom to do something or nothing at all. it's time to reenergize, plan, have lightbulb moments. 

me time. everyone do it. it's not a bad thing. 

yea yea- my persister is strong in this subject.