How to Be Alone (on Your Birthday or Any Other Day)

Heidi S.
4 min readAug 11, 2022

Today is my birthday. I’m not a big fan, not because I mind getting older so much as I’m just not a celebratory person. But a dear friend of mine once said she feels like it’s worthwhile to acknowledge her birthday with gratitude, because she knows enough people who haven’t made it this far. And, unfortunately, I know enough people who never made it this far, too.

In lieu of a celebration, I’m writing this.

I’m not good at very many things. But I am good at being alone.

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Heidi S.

PhD in philosophy | Feminist | Anarchist | Pop culture junkie | Kpop listener | Actually Autistic