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I Will Meet You on the Other Side

See you there

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I have spent years living in both worlds, I mean both the solitude I described in “Disappear and Grow” and the regular relationship dynamics that sometimes leave us feeling more alone than when we are alone. This journey has taught me something very interesting, which I am writing this piece here to share.

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It happened, I disappeared during COVID, it was a mandatory move due to the lockdown, and a very golden chance for me to take. I disappeared. I wasn’t just hiding, no at all. In fact, I met myself on the other side. The other side of my being, the other side of my life, the other side of my identity. I have come to understand that the other side is not isolation; it is in fact an authenticity in its purest shape and form.

I was there. I mean in those loud meetings, crowded spaces, and busy schedules. I was there and I saw people, objects, tasks, and nature, but I lost myself. I am not excluding the mere robotic dynamic of work, actually it is part of the issue. I have felt that quiet, wet and cold loneliness that…