On Happiness and Solitude

Happiness is...a deserted beach all to one's self.

"Solitude isn't about being alone, it's about being receptive to the energies all around, and once touched by them, I was linked in a way that felt elemental and essential. And rare. Those energies immersed me wholly in the moment; they made me feel deeply alive. Happiness, I knew then, was never going to come in the form of "another." It would come to me in fits and starts all throughout my life's journey, as long as I took time to notice it." -Janice Holly Booth, Only Pack What You Can Carry.

Nicole.