Human Design: the Joy of Being Alone
Alone Time. It is a precious commodity for me.
As I type this I am having a blissful moment. None of the humans I live with are home.
The only sounds are the birds, squirrels, and passersby outside, the jangle of tags on my dogs’ collars as they play, the faint hum of the computer and refrigerator, and the tapping of the keyboard keys.
The humans I live with are out of the apartment for a few hours, so I am alone. My nervous system is off alert-mode. It feels like I just came to a safe place where there is nothing for me to be responsible for. Like getting to a hotel room after a day of travel and knowing I don’t have to run out and interact. My energetic walls are down. I can feel my heart rate lessen, I am taking nice deep breaths.
In my Human Design, I have several aspects that support me in needing and enjoying being alone. First off is my Manifesting Generator aspect with my Sacral Authority. I am designed to respond to things. It is like I have a radar up and I get to respond to what comes my way. With this part of me being defined in my chart, I am hard wired to be aware and ready to respond, so when no one is around and it is quiet, I can stop being on notice to respond to anyone.
My Profile Line 2 also needs alone time. This profile is called the Hermit, and hermits need time alone to be away and apart from things. This time away lets us recharge, think, and be all in our heads. It gives us time to integrate what we experience and gives us time to choose what we want in our lives. Or what is important to us. It is necessary for our mental health.
Whether it is in my home or on a deserted beach, I need alone time to reset and renew.
How about you?
Some other parts of my Human Design that respond well to alone time are my defined Spleen, and my open Solar Plexus and Will/Heart centers. The Spleen is a highly intuitive area and deals with communicating instinct and fear. When I am alone, and if I haven’t watched a scary movie, then my Spleen also gets to chill the heck out and not be on the lookout for danger.
My open Solar Plexus also likes the break from people. That center is where I can pick up on the emotions of others and be affected by them. Having no one around and having it quiet for a little bit lets this center rest.
My open Will/Heart Center (that’s one I shared about previously) also appreciates the lack of people. I don’t feel the pressure to prove myself if no one is around.
There are other parts of my chart that also encourage me to take some alone time, but I’ll save those for another time.
And, I do not want to leave you with the impression that I thrive on being alone all the time. I do not! I can do well for a day or two, but I still need people! My Sacral center needs to respond to people and ideas and my Line 2 needs to be called out of hiding to share what I’ve integrated. I DO need some alone time so my centers can rest, I can recharge and come back renewed. When I’ve been on the go for a long time, these moments of aloneness are precious and beneficial. All so I can return to being with and be of service to others.
For now, I plan to enjoy the rest of my alone time. Sipping my water and just being.
