1. You're a solitary person who
loves being alone
Your gift is the ability to listen to
your inner self and develop greater self-awareness.
In pretty much every situation, you opt to be alone.
Even in close relationships, you need a
lot of solitary time and space to yourself to maintain your
sanity.
Spending time by yourself makes you feel calm, connected to
your deeper nature, and paradoxically more connected with
life.
On the other hand, too much time around
others causes you to feel tense, overwhelmed, and burned
out.
By spending a lot of time by yourself, you
develop a greater sense of self-awareness than the socialites
around you because you have space to listen and hear your inner
self.
2. You're a rebel who resists
conforming to social norms
Your gift is the ability to see life from unique
perspectives that can initiate change and transformation
in the outer world.
As someone with a lone wolf personality, you're naturally
a rebel who stands outside of the mainstream.
Long ago, you realized that following the
status quo doesn't fulfill your deeper needs or desires.
And so you seek to walk your own true
path...!
Being a freethinker, you like to find new
ways of living and being, and this gives you a unique vantage
point.
Standing on the outside looking in, you notice issues and flaws
within "the way things are," and this gives you unique and
powerful perspectives that can break, shake, and awaken others
from "the norm."
3. You're an autodidact - someone
who loves to learn alone
Your gift is the ability to master unique skills
and gather information that others may not know about...
The Cambridge Dictionary defines autodidact as,
"a person who teaches himself or herself,
rather than being taught by a teacher."
You're someone with a thirst for learning and
gathering knowledge.
But the reality is that you don't like/fit
into the mainstream schooling, college, and university systems -
they just feel too limiting and claustrophobic to your lone wolf
personality.
The independent-minded rebel within you resists studying under a
teacher or group.
Why follow their narrow, established path
when there are infinite possibilities around you...?
You prefer to be self-taught and to learn
alone, preferably with a hot beverage, in a cozy space,
undisturbed.
4. You're independent and
self-reliant
Your gift is the ability to meet your own needs
and develop a strong character.
There are many ways independence and self-reliance have been
pathologized in modern society (think of the "avoidant"
attachment style or the "schizo" personality).
Sure, for some solitary folks, that may be the case.
However,
learning to be independent and
meeting your own needs is also a sign of maturity.
Being overly dependent on others can not
only burden them (think of codependency), but it can also
limit your (and their) personal power and autonomy.
If you have a lone wolf personality, you'll
enjoy breaking away from relying too much on others, systems,
and institutions to meet your needs.
Being self-sufficient and retaining personal
freedom is of utmost importance to you.
5. You prefer quality over
quantity in your relationships
Your gift is the ability to develop meaningful connections
when and if you choose them.
Being in large groups of people irks you, and you particularly
detest large extended family gatherings, social events, and work
conferences.
Rather than trying to befriend everyone and anyone, you tend to
be a reserved person who sits back and prefers observing others
rather than getting overly involved.
Overall, you're extremely picky when it comes to forming
personal connections. You're not an "open book" who tends to
"wear your heart on your sleeve."
But this is because you prefer quality
over quantity in your relationships.
Having just one close person in your life is way more important
to you than ten acquaintances.
6. You highly prize freedom above
all else
Your gift is the ability to walk a path that feels true
and fulfilling.
Freedom is one of your core values, and you will do your
damnedest to avoid being trapped in modern ways of being (think
the consumerism cycle or the 9-5 work day).
As a free spirit, you're drawn to ways of life that give you the
freedom to do what you want, when you want, as you want.
Your priority is to have freedom of mind,
time, and energy.
If you find yourself in an oppressively
limiting way of life (like a job you hate), you will feel more
deeply disturbed by this fact than perhaps the people around
you, who seem to have "accepted their lot" and continue their
daily drudgery on autopilot.
You'll fight tooth and nail to find freedom from entrapping
situations. And if you've been worn down through years of social
servitude, you'll still retain an inner fire to find freedom
somehow.
Having a lone wolf personality, you'll feel called to
unusual ways of life, like,
-
self-employment
-
financial freedom
-
sustainable ways of life
-
early retirement
-
off-the-grid living
-
minimalism...
On an inner soul level, you'll feel drawn to
finding freedom from suffering through avenues like inner work,
meditation, and various spiritual healing paths.
You desire to heal old wounds that keep you
stuck and trapped in oppressive cycles of pain.
7. You're deep-thinking and
introspective
Your gift is the ability to discover what truly matters in
life and be a person with a high degree of
self-knowledge.
One of the reasons you love spending time by yourself is that it
gives you the opportunity to think and to be.
There's so much noise and stimulation in daily life that alone
time gives you the ability to come back home to yourself - to
discover how you feel and what you need. In a world of 24/7
connection, this is somewhat of a rarity.
The ability to introspect requires silence, stillness, and
solitude, and you'll find that you regularly crave these three
qualities.
When you can't get enough of them, you may
feel irritable, anxious, and disconnected from yourself and
life.
(Bonus) 8. You're a soul searcher
Your gift is the ability to explore the unknown realms
within yourself.
Having a lone wolf personality means that you stand out
from the crowd and struggle to fit into society as we know it.
Usually, this results in some kind of inner calling to go
searching for something "more," as you'll feel a deep sense of
dissatisfaction with daily life.
This spiritual calling is common to loners and solitary folks.
Just look at some of the most famous
spiritual figures throughout history who felt that call, like
Jesus in the desert, Buddha as a wandering ascetic, and Muhammad
in Mount Hira - all spent a lot of time in solitude.
Solitude is powerful, and it
can reveal what our souls truly yearn for deep down.
As a lone wolf, you'll likely be called at some point in life to
be a soul searcher and spiritual wanderer.
Your preference for alone time will serve you well as you go on
a quest to discover your meaning of life and True Nature.
