'ME' Time

I went to the movies alone today. I've been meaning to catch up on my movies and since there's a new girl working in the shop, I haven't been called back to work and thought this would be my opportunity. I awoke this morning having seconds thoughts, but in the end, the movie won. I got dressed and made my way to the mall to catch the earliest movie so that I would have time to shop later. I got there in time to watch Hitch. Good movie...lots of laughs and lots of lessons for men when it comes to dating a woman. The most valuable lesson learnt is that we need to 'LISTEN' and 'PAY ATTENTION'.

My friend asked me how I could watch a movie all by my lonesome self...in reality, I don't find that the most appealing idea but I've come to like the fact that it is 'ME' time for me. It's a time for me to be alone with my thoughts. It's weird but I actually like the idea of walking into a cinema all by myself and sitting there with no one talking to me...it's just me and thoughts until the movie starts. What I like most is that it's really quiet because people usually tend to talk in hush tones once they're inside. It's weird...but it's nice...it's peaceful...it's just me and thoughts.

I like this 'ME' time...but today, sitting there all by myself, I felt alone. The loneliness was powerful. I looked around and found that there were mostly young couples...that made me feel even more alone. I was jobless and without someone to call my own. I suddenly felt that my life wasn't as fabulous as I thought it to be...I felt pathetic.

Don't get me wrong...I still like the idea of 'ME' time in the cinema...but today, it was a little different.