June 23rd, 2010 
Maria Helm 
Spending regular time alone just to collect your thoughts seems like indulgence. Spending time alone to nurture your vision, to express yourself creatively, to enjoy a personal pursuit that brings you contentment and pleasure will seem — well , impossible. Incredulous. Impractical. Inconceivable. Out of the question.
“Right. In another life,” is the usual response, along with the audible sighs and the rolling of eyes when I raise the topic with a group of women I occasionally have lunch with. Then wistful looks appear. “You mean to have fun?” the women want to know.
“Yes. Have fun.”
“You mean, by myself.”
“Yes, by yourself. Fun. What would you like to do if you ever had the time?”
“Fun?”
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