I had too much caffeine last night, so I had deep late night talks with some of my friends.

One of the things we talked about was happiness with being alone. You see, it was not until I was 25yrs old when I first entered a relationship. So, if there were anyone among our cliques who is used to singlehood, it was me. But now, as I go through a recent breakup with my first relationship, I realized that those years I spent alone with myself was not a waste at all. In those years, I realized that I never really felt the need to be with somebody to feel complete, to feel happy. As I live my life on my own, I learned to find happiness without needing anyone to be by my side. And that's also probably the reason I don't feel the need to immediately replace my ex with another lover just so I could forget and move on.

I realized that even when I was still single, I was in a happy world. The only difference when I had a partner is that I got to share that happy world with a special someone. But you know what's empowering about this mindset? It's the assurance that even after they leave, your happiness will stay. They don't get to take that away from you. You've always been happy, even on your own. That right there is a superpower.