Maybe Wave 34 is about admitting that independence and loneliness can sit at the same table.
Today, I realized something I haven’t said out loud in a very long time.
I miss having someone.
Not because I need someone to take care of me.
Not because I can’t do things on my own.
But because sometimes I miss having a person to call, a person to share dinner with, a person who notices the little things and says something kind for no reason at all.
For years, I’ve told myself that I don’t care.
That I’m fine alone.
And most of the time, that’s true.
I’ve built a life. I’ve learned to enjoy my own company. I’ve learned how to keep moving forward even when nobody is walking beside me.
But today felt different.
Today, I got dressed.
I looked in the mirror and thought, you look pretty.
And for a moment, I wished someone else was there to think so too.
Not to validate me.
Just to share the moment.
That’s the part nobody talks about when they celebrate independence.
You can be strong and still want companionship.
You can love your freedom and still miss connection.
You can enjoy your own company and still wish there was someone sitting in the seat next to you.
Life doesn’t stop because that seat is empty.
We still get dressed.
We still show up.
We still go out.
And maybe that’s what I did today.
I looked pretty anyway.
I went anyway.
I lived anyway.
Maybe Wave 34 is simply a reminder that being comfortable alone doesn’t mean you never get lonely. It just means you’ve learned how to keep living while your heart waits for the right company.
— TodayWaves
Have you ever been completely okay on your own and still wished someone was there to share the moment with you?
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