{"id":19484,"date":"2023-01-25T11:21:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=19484"},"modified":"2023-01-25T11:36:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T19:36:43","slug":"a-list-of-ways-to-spend-time-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/a-list-of-ways-to-spend-time-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"A List of Ways to Spend Time Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wrtten by: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mikayla Coleman <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Feeling disconnected from oneself? Noticing codependency on significant people in one\u2019s life? Use this list of ideas to spend some quality time with oneself \u2014 allowing for growth, reflection and heightened confidence in one\u2019s identity and place in the world.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Take a hike. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monmouth has many nice places to walk, whether one is looking for a long trek or a short stroll. If one wants to get out of their comfort zone, Riverfront Park in Salem is a great choice for a change of scenery even in the colder months. Bundle up, get moving and breathe the fresh winter air.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Try meditation. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depending on what level one is starting at, there are many options to try meditation. Those who identify as beginners can find great guided meditations and breathing exercises on Youtube.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Visit an art gallery. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are many unique art galleries with rotating displays within Monmouth\u2019s vicinity. Some in the Salem Area include Ernie and Gray, Salem on the Edge or the concrete gallery tucked in the back of the small, but amazing art supply store, the Art Department, located in the heart of downtown Salem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Watch a thought-provoking documentary. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Believe it or not, there are some documentaries that do not fall under the true crime umbrella. Some interesting documentaries that can be streamed on Netflix include \u201cThe Mind, Explained,\u201d \u201cHow To Change Your Mind,\u201d or \u201cHuman: The World Within.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Play a wholesome video game. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sometimes there is nothing better than cuddling oneself in a comfy blanket and playing some video games. Nintendo in particular has a lot of options that abstain from obsessive violence and fill one with that blissful childhood nostalgia, such as all of the variations of \u201cAnimal Crossing\u201d or \u201cMario Kart.\u201d Another good cross-platform option is \u201cStardew Valley.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Do a digital declutter. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take a minute to finally pay attention to those disregarded text messages and emails. Take a look at one\u2019s computer desktop and remove any old screenshots or non-important files. This small gesture can make a huge difference \u2014 when life becomes busy, it will be well worth it to have those things organized.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact the author at howleditor@wou.edu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":19489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19484\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}