DO YOU ENJOY YOUR COMPANY?

Recently I attended some sports events alone. Travelled a distance to and from on public transit. It gave an opportunity to observe the world, observe people, stop wherever I wanted and yes to take as many pictures as I wanted. No hurry! My own pace and schedule. Then attending a social event, someone asked when I said I went alone. Didn't you have a friend to accompany you? It was said as if I was some loser for going alone!!! Hum! I realized many people would not go alone, eat in a restaurant alone or even go to a movie alone! Why? Does it need to be seen as if one does not have friends or family? Yes I have a spouse! However, it is easier if I am alone to enjoy certain activities, what is the judgement? Actually I feel the other way around! Why can't someone enjoy their own company? I have even seen couples who travel to southern locations. Always have to go with friends or family! Okay sometimes, but it is good to be alone in the relationship too. I am a very social person. My job encompasses lots of socialization. To be alone with a book, some writing, some alone time is good for the soul. To be with people is good for the soul too. I have family, friends, relationships but being alone in some social situations provides opportunities to meet others. To talk to a stranger. Take a picture in a tourist area of a family group. To be available! If I talk to someone, not to be interrupted or have the story I am trying to tell finished by someone else!! As a wife, mother, grandmother, worker, friend- it is so common to put everyone's needs and wishes before my own. However, I do like my own company too. I am a person too! By energizing me, I find new energy to continue to be positive in my relationships with others. I also have something to tell them from my own adventures. Well do you enjoy your own company?