lonely is healing if you make it

i'm home from a truly beautiful weekend photographing a wedding a.k.a. "the carnival of love" with my heart right filled up from the beauty of gabriola island, the cedar smell of my little cabin and a lodge full of lovely folks...but before i get to that i felt drawn to share a video.  it speaks to me oh so much as i spend quite a bit of time alone and have learned, like in this video, to make it a playful practice.  

the voice in this video might be familiar if you've seen this video (if not, you should definitely watch it too) as it is the east coast poet (and former fellow vancouverite) Tanya Davis and the video is by Andrea Dorfman who's youtube channel is so packed full of beautiful work.

more on the carnival of love later and the beauty of two people who've found each other, but first...

here's their incredible video, which is kind of a lot like my life right now, not really intentionally...yet in the space where loneliness resided its been a sometimes awkward journey to learn how to fill it up myself.  like the line in the video "lonely is healing if you make it" i know it to be true.  whether its big healing of deep loneliness or just taking ourselves out for tea...this video makes me stand taller in the beauty of spending time alone.

Comments

[Kat]

This video is beautiful, thank you so much for sharing Vivienne!

[Steffi]

Wow, so beautiful, inspiring and encouraging! Thank you for sharing!

[Karen Travels]

I love this. Reminds me when I drove to Alaska alone. I got sooo many looks and questions. It was hard to not share the beauty of the trip, but I didn't mind being solo.

[valerie]

such sincere loveliness about the beauty and bravery of being alone. thanks for sharing.

[tricia]

so so happy to have found your beautiful, inspiring blog!

[Patty]

it's right up my alley - so cool!

[suvarna]

:-)!!!!!
xo

[Jo]

the bravery, the freedom, the beauty of alone-ness. such an awe-inspiring video of celebration. thank you for sharing it with us. Hugs xx

[bella c]

viv ~ happy travels this month ~ doing what you do, so well. it's nice to have a packed schedule filled with all the things you love doing :)
~this video... seriously?? awesome! xo

[Rachel Anne Cronin]

This is a lovely video. 4 weeks today since i started living on my own for the very first time in my life and I'm glad i found this link! I love your blog Vivienne, found it a few weeks ago and I'm checking in regularly now-I always come away feeling uplifted and inspired!

[Jenna/The Word Cellar]

thank you, viv. this is just what i needed today.

[Lilia]

Oh, thank you Vivian...such brave beauty, and so what I needed to hear today. Thankyouthankyou.