Hey, friend! I'd love to have you in our community on Patreon! Here’s the link if you'd like to check it out: www.patreon.com/SamanthaBoyer Also, please tell me I'm not the only one with a closet full of half-finished, well-loved-but-abandoned-nevertheless paintings? 🤭

I am alone, but I am NOT "lonely." There is a difference. I like my life.

I’m in my early 60s and have been alone more than half my life more or less. No kids but I have a full house and big property full of rescued cats. I moved away from Canada and moved to another country, no English, no friends except rescued cats. It’s good, been painting and hosting little paint parties and loving my fur babies! No stress, just calm, peace and feeling grace with all I have!

I love solitude and peace, as an empath I need to be away from people. I paint and love my fur babies who never judge. We are all different, we all need different things.

I just now, not even 5 seconds ago, had the thought of, I actually don’t have any friends to hang out with regularly and I’m almost in love with that because I love spending time with myself and doing my own things so much - and then I opened up KZfaq and this was the first recommended video. Just, wow.

I luv being alone. People don't understand. I'm NOT lonely. No one seems to get that.i think better. More people should do this. U learn soooo much about urself. I don't need to be around alot of people to know who I am. Thank u. U are Awsome

I have a boyfriend and we're both kind of hermits. We're not afraid to say when we need alone time and even when we're together, we don't fill the sweet silence with pointless chatter. We both live on sailboats, so we can literally float away from society. I'm 40 and I don't have a lot of friends and I'm totally fine with that.

Sad thing is, I’m an introvert by nature, but I *am* genuinely lonely because all of my friends seem to have become more like acquaintances. I only see them if I message them first, and meet on their terms (their time table, their location, their plans). I used to see friends daily because of school and college, then every few weeks, and now I’m lucky if I see friends 1 or 2 times a year. And it’s hard for an introvert to find people who are willing to let you into their social circle; everyone seems set in their friendships with no room for more. I’m trying to find ways to meet more folks and make friends, but it’s a slow, lonely process.

I started typing and deleted things a bunch of times. I guess all I can really bring myself to say is this resonates with me greatly. I found myself on a very peculiar "spiritual" journey that ended up enlightening me to the fact that I everyone telling me I ABSOLUTELY need human-based relationships was incorrect for me specifically. Over the last 2 years I have found more peace in having relationships with "unusual" sources: Gaia, Reality, rocks, animals, plants, the inner child in me and I'm not ashamed to say a handful of non-physical entities. The best part of my life has been accepting that it's okay if people think I'm more weird for choosing to be alone than literally doing what amounts to Bush-magick.

Thank you for addressing this somewhat taboo topic. I’m 43 years young, and a wife and mom of three amazing kids. After the birth of my first child, I knew I wanted to stay home, work from home, unschool, and be present. As an introvert, this seemed ideal since my energy is somewhat limited, and raising children is rather exhausting, albeit rewarding, work. I have zero friends. However, I’m definitely not lonely, and I’m rarely ever alone with a full house. It’s perplexing to many people when one can be “friendless” or alone, but not actually *feel* lonely. As an introspective woman who leads an extremely book-centered lifestyle, I’m quite content being without friends. My thoughts are my own and my life is mostly free of the drama that often accompanies female friendships.

Thank you ❤ I was lonely in my marriage, together but apart, now when living alone I'm enjoying solitude and I feel connected to everything 🤗

I love solitude. I don't experience loneliness. Being social drains me. I hate noise.

I can’t say I have true friends either. I could probably try and nurture my friendships, but I prefer being alone most of the time. I realized this a few years ago when I found myself at a bar with people who were only there because they wanted to drink their frustrations away while I just wanted to go home and work on my book or practice piano or paint. It’s ok to like your own company. Maybe your own company is really better than anyone else’s.

You crack me up! I love being a siren. You are the best of the sirens, and we love you just the way you are. (P.S. I think you couldn't finish the painting because the sirens didn't want you to reveal their home! 😉)

it helps that you're in a relationship...you might feel lonely if you weren't

Oh...the joys of solitude! ❤

When i was tiny my siblings much older and my mother put me under the tree in our back yard...dolls tea set and pets became my friends my imagination took over..my whole life never fit in...yes blamed myself then i knew i loved peace..and yes im different but i love me ..hopefully i will find my tribe one day so till then my art reading and pets..xxx

I am the same way. I have friends I've known forever but we are all aware that we can be friends at a distance. I can get overwhelmed very easily with too much socializing. And I felt bad about being such a recluse for a long time. Not anymore. I enjoy my alone time to do the things that make me happy. PLEASE tell me where you got your lovely dress!!! ❤

I chuckled a bit to myself after you took the leaves out of your table, moved it out, laid down the rug, and then screwed 4 legs onto an itty bitty table!!!😂 No I knew it was a plant stand but it was just funny as it sat right in the middle of the floor! I’m so glad I found you. Your stories are right up my alley. After finishing all the Sarah J Maas book series I was feeling a bit of withdrawal so finding you was like a breath of fresh air. I’m not an oil painter really. I have oil painted but my heart is with gouache mostly and watercolor. I love to plein air paint and also love my studio. I understand the thing about solitude. I have friends but there are many times when I just want to be alone and get bummed when I want to retreat to my beautiful studio and can’t because we have plans with friends. Don’t get me wrong I love and appreciate them, but if you like your seclusion you’ll understand. Is that an artist thing? Because I hear more and more artists speak on it.

Your channel is so perfect for igniting my inner world. The music, the images, the CATS!, the color of your walls....oh my. Thank you.

What a fun whimsical vibe, and I appreciate this reframe of quality vs. quantity of relationships. There's a fullness in allowing special love in and spending less time trying to please everyone.

I'm so glad I came across your channel today! I often feel lonely and I do have a couple of friends but since I moved I don't really have any in person friends. Thank you for your wisdom and shedding light on the subject of lonliness. May you be blessed by the faires today! 😊🧚‍♀️

Beautiful painting. I am laughing at the rep/rap part, I am always looking up word pronunciations when I hear regional variations and looking up word definitions! I'd never thought to question the loneliness studies but you're right, it probably doesn't help constantly being told we're lonely. I've been reflecting on loneliness a lot recently because I've noticed I can go from peacefully alone to depressed and lonely then back again in one day and I've been considering why that might be. I think if you have a cat or two you don't really need people. I was happy with my wonderful cat but since she died it has been much harder. Animals are the best.

This is my first time coming across your channel. It is lovely, and the sentiment is very relatable. Your artwork as well as storytelling is beautiful. Everything gives me a feeling of gentle whimsical calming in my soul. Thank you! I'm glad I came across this today. Also my plans for having dinner parties or tea parties with game nights to follow have not been fulfilled since we got our house. Although I am a little sad about it, I also really haven't met many others on a similar path. The storytelling of the sirens really brought out something from my heart. The idea of friendship where I can go to the edge of the water, and the beautiful sirens are waiting to see me again is a magical idea. I often find myself in nature, and the beach and riverside are my favorite places to be. In the beauty of wilderness and all the amazing creatures down to the tiny bugs and flowers, I never feel very alone anymore ❤

It is so odd how similar we are in such abstract, unlikely ways 9:48

This is an incredible channel. I would be your cabin witch neighbor in a heartbeat! I am alone, but never lonely. I just rediscovered my love and passion for painting and have immersed myself in my craft.

First of all, this is the first video I have ever seen from you, it randomly got recommended to me by my algorithm and wow, my jaw literally dropped once I saw you. You are absolutely stunning and insanely beautiful. The pure definition of divine feminine energy and beauty! I hope this doesn’t sound cheesy but I truly mean it! And the immense calmness and peacefulness you radiate makes it so addictive to listen to you. And the artful and cinematic way of filming this video and portraying the feeling of being at peace with not having friends??? Glorious. This inspired me so much to let go of any societal expectations and just live my life the way I enjoy it: mostly in solitude with nature and my deity by my side. Love everything about this video 💗

Haven't finished wished the vid yet but its the first one I've seen of yours and I love it. To vacuum a rug you need a rug mat. It will help it grip the floor a ton.

This is what I’m going through! Thank you for sharing! Now I know I’m not alone. I have found that the more healing that I do, I have found that people have fallen away. I can’t be around toxic people anymore it bothers my mental health.

So glad I've found you. Soooo very much love my life, yes in solitude, love who I am. Refreshing to hear you also saying we're not falling short because of no real human relationship involvements. Keep shining brightly and thank you.

THANK YOU!I guess I'm not WEIRD!!THANK YOU THANK YOU SOO MUCH!we're being TOLD what we think and feel.We don't have to listen.I appreciate you bringing this to light.

Loved this!! I totally agree with you. Yes, humans need community but I think may of us are perfectly happy with our partner, cats, plants and mystical spirits and a few friends. We don't need to be constantly surrounded by humans even if some people seem to thrive on that. Everyone is different!!

😂 I love how you held onto your cat when the doorbell rang 😊 your videos are very nice and cozy to watch! Thank you!

I live a very reclusive life with my husband. We live in an earthen home tucked in the foothills of mountains. I venture out into civilization once every two weeks, unless we are snowed in during those icy cold winter months. The drive to our nearest little town is a good 45 minutes weather pending. Like yourself, I paint and decorate. I also like to write letters to distant friends. I fill my letters with art and creative stories of woodland creatures and other nature fun. Discovering your video is a treat!! Thank you for sharing your heart and your creative spirit with all of us. I am inspired and delighted in watching you!!

This is the first video of yours I've seen, and let me just say, what a cinematic experience!!! Wow!!!

It's like we're twins. I subscribed. Thank you, Kindred Spirit 💙

This video is so soothing and aesthetic. Just the medicine I needed for today 🍃💓

Omg I love this. I was born a loner . I do care about people. I always want the best for people. I’m just not relationship material. I just can’t think in that way. My thoughts are busy with creative endeavors, curiosities and learning new things. I do miss carnal physical intimacy but not wanting relationship to complicate things. It’s not that easy🤭😊🤗interestingly. I am so EXCITED to have discover this channel.🩷🌷Blessings to you Samantha.

Well, what a delightful find this video was for me this evening!! I will absolutely be sticking around for all the whimsical and cozy vibes 🙂

I love your resolve to create a smaller table to reflect your actual life. Good call. Such a metaphor - choose what works and reflects your own needs and comfort. And yes to putting the unfinished paintings in the closet to percolate for a while! Moving paint around is as important as any finished product! Solitary home pursuits are golden. “Not having many friends” can be such a loaded phrase. I trust people who have fewer, and more genuine friendships over people who are addicted to crowds. I’ve known people who gather many friends for “sourcing” their own cheerleading & compliments, also people who need to belong to a group to have the sense that they belong, and can be SEEN belonging to the group, which can be self-promoting. Finding relevance, purpose, self-acceptance from others can be a real dead end. The one I see in the mirror every day is the only person who can really affirm my own belonging. Having a few truly authentic, kind, interesting friends has been pure gift in my life. I hope to be that caliber of friend, too. I am not lonely because I choose a few particular friends, as opposed to many “acquaintance” friends - and I enjoy spending time alone because of its incredible restorative effect on my whole being. I don’t choose to pour out my precious energy on small talk, or mis-use of my time, which exhausts me! I prefer having the energy to pursue what matters to me. (Not perfectly, for sure…we all have to live in this world we have been born into.) I have become very discerning about the people I choose to invite into my life - my life is calmer, and even happier as a result. I salute your worth and presence! And I really enjoyed your video. Being an introvert can be a superpower.🎉

Should totally sell your paintings. That’s amazing.

I don't really have friends either and enjoy my solitude. I always felt different and uncomfortable around other people. I feel everything. I feel their judgemental thoughts. It just doesn't feel good to me. I also believe in fairy's, elementals, gnomes and all the other beings that exist unbeknownst to the masses. 🧚🧚🧚🧚🧚😄I'm also an artist 🎨 🎨 🎨 😊💗 🙏

My sweet introverted friend! What a glorious video! I loved it. Love your art.

I have no friends either, I do feel lonely sometimes but I'm getting to know myself. Baby steps, that's what I say. I love your stories and your honesty. I felt like you were a friend who was clearly talking to me. And your definitely not the only one as I Just shared with you. 🤗

Your kitty's are such great helpers! Just like mine! 😺 I enjoy aloneness and have a few close friends when I need to socialize.

Omg i just found your channel. It is soo magical. I love the music and the fall vibe. I cant wait to see more. Thank you ❤

Girl! This video is shot and edited soooooo well 😮❤ you’re amazing!

I just found you and I'm absolutely in love with this channel already I can't wait for more!!!

I guess I might be one of the few people in this comment section that truly struggles with being alone and lonely. I work alone as an artist, and one of the ways I feel connected to life is through human connection and expressing myself socially. I often feel like I’m disappearing if I’m alone for too long, and I think it’s just who I am. I don’t think I’m someone who is meant to be alone. I only can be truly content in chosen solitude unfortunately, but I find solitude still useful for introspection and self searching

Alone but happy. Love the combination of colors. Beautiful. You can draw beautifully.

My tummy settled back down when you moved the lamp behind the plant....thank you ❤

Same, I don't really have friends either....you can't be friends with just anyone, for me it has to be a kindred spirit, I need a soul connection and as an introvert finding that is a very rare thing indeed. I'm more 'alone' then actually 'lonely' and 99% of the time it doesn't bother me and often when I've been with people I'm always really happy to be home. I sometimes think that I've kind of forgotten actually how to have friends or forgotten how to be a friend, I don't know, sometimes I feel more sociable and I can speak to people and laugh and joke etc but ultimately I find myself thinking about going home to my kitties, watering my flowers and getting all cosy in my pj's 😆 I sometimes think having just one (maybe 2 at a push, lol) close friends would be nice, an individual whom you have much in common with, who gets you totally and understands your introversion. I love sirens btw, I once wrote a poem that got published about them 😊 A friend like you would be nice, when your doorbell rang.....your reaction was so me 😂 and the joy and relief that it was just a delivery! Sending hugs ❤

This was lovely ❤

This is so calming☺️

You just bring the right atmosphere for my personality :) I forget the real world and travel into a 'haven' of just reflection and joy. Thank you deary

Your editing is amazing!!!

Aww I love your painting and story telling!!! You’re an inspiration!!!!

I just found your channel! What a treat! Thank you for this.

This was so healing for me ❤ Thankyou so much!

The queen of editing ❤️😭 Only one minute into the vidéo and I am captivated

What a lovely, thoughtfully presented video!💕

I completely resonate with this and you light up my day! Thank you. ❤🙏

I continue to find such joy in watching your stories unfold and the beautiful paintings ! Thank you

Why hello! This video was recommended to me, and boy am I glad! It was soothing watching you paint and live your life with your cats. This is basically my dream life, lol. I now want to binge your content. You’re right about how sometimes we get told we should be feeling a certain way. Being alone really gets you in touch with the light and dark sides of yourself, like the sirens. It can be a beautiful experience. Anyway, thank you for existing and sharing these thoughts. Can’t wait to watch more of your videos 😊

Oh my goodness, you have beautifully articulated how I have felt my whole life. Thank you so much for this video! :)

Keep spreading your magic there are a lot of people that need to hear what you are saying. And your voice is so soothing which is a bonus and I loved the waterfall pictures you were drawing and was kinda sad they were assigned to the depth of the closet. Thank you for sharing.

Love your videos! They are always soo cozy and beautiful. Thank you! Your kitties are sooo adorable.😍😍😍

Love your videos! The visuals, the music, the whole concept of the channel ❤ Thank you for putting this out there 😊

Thank you for the videos and art you create, with someone trying to find where I fit at in this world - this gives me inspiration to help figure that all out!

Thank you for this. I've been feeling this a lot the last year and I'm not actually upset about it. I've found more people online who I have things in common with and have a similar social limit, and I'm happy to keep it that way.

This could not have come to me at a better time. Thank you for putting into words and video what I have felt for so long🖤

I absolutly love your magical and peaceful videos. And you have such a soothing voice, perfect for storytelling.

I was so happy to see you now have patreon! Can't wait eek! You've inspired me to paint more, to pull out my kitchenaid mixer and blow the dust off it lol and bake something delicious. I love hearing about Haven Hollow and I'm so glad to have found your channel. Its truly magical :)

Your voice and your frequency are made for this ❤

You and your videos are magical ❤ Thank you

Your videos comfort and inspire me. Thank you ❤😊

I love your videos ❤ thanks for making them

I just discovered your Channel (Thank you KZfaq for a good For you page) and I LOVE YOUR WHOLE CHANNEL!! ❤ The concept, the editing, the music, the colors, the painting, the stories ... wow. I just really feel like as if I was with you in your home, following you around while you are arranging your home and telling me a story about a fantasy creature I am 100% willing to believe you is true 😄🥰 Your paintings are out of this world ... wow. You got me. You got a new friend right here 😄❤ Thank you so much for bringing more magic into our world. This is precious ❤❤❤

Wow you’re my kind of people. So glad I found your channel! 🤗

For the first time in my life I am not looking for friends anymore, 'happiness searching' or something like that you call it... i have healed myself enough to no longer need it. I do have connections that are intimate and that I value. But I am just not very sociable. Don't like to go out. Thank you for reflecting beautifully on this topic! Love your style and storytelling too 🤩

This is really interesting. My youngest daughter made an observation that made me evaluate my personal role in life, that I don't go anywhere anymore. I was surprised and not necessarily happy to admit this fact. Tnnsk you for an interesting viewpoint and video. Your art is amazing too. I have subscribed for more of your content.

I love how you formatted your content. I’m so happy to have found your page. 💕

This was beautiful and came into my feed at the perfect time. Food for my soul. Thank you. You have a new subscriber

I love your stories ❤. I think we can find many voices in the waterfall that help us feel less lonely. I loved your painting and was sad when the sirens stopped their singing😢. CONGRATULATIONS on your Patreon.🥳 Im excited to be part of the adventures. P.S. Somehow the voice of the Siren feels familiar❤

what an absolute beautiful video ❤ loved the words/story/art/humour/aesthetic - looking forward to watching more 😊 subscribed

Hey beautiful lady! I just discovered your channel and love this video. So much resonates with me. Love your kitties, btw ❤️ 💕 💖

I love your videos so much! They do bring a lot of peace and most importantly whimsy into my life. 🧚🏻✨ And just when I was about to humbly request for you to paint some sirens at the waterfall, you did the edit thing where you said you never finished the painting. LOL 💜

Lovely video as always! You have such a soothing presence, even through the screen. I've been struggling with feelings of isolation since the pandemic. I work nights, and have always been a bit of a strange one, so my circle of friends has always been small, but cherished. During and after the pandemic it has just been so much harder to make connections and keep them up. Sometimes it's really good to have that reminder that our circle doesn't have to be large, and there's nothing wrong with you if you like it that way. Those waterfall paintings are beautiful, but I SO understand having to set a project aside because it's just not coming out the way we envisioned it. Sometimes fresh eyes on it weeks/months/years later will bring the aha moment we need to finish it off the way we wanted it, other times it was a process of learning what to do differently next time, and that's so ok! (I've had to teach myself that over the years, being ok with it. Sometimes I do better than others! xD) I loved that you were talking about sirens while painting a waterfall. My wife and I write together, and there's a story we're working on with a character that's kind of our take on an undine, with a splash of siren in there. There's an important scene in the book that happens at a waterfall just like the first one you were working on and it SO strongly has the feel of that scene to me, I got all excited. :)

This is the best video! Same over here. No friends but not lonely. Creative outlets are super important & I love a good story 😍 The scene when the doorbell rang had me 💀

this channel is exactly what my heart needs right now- humble honesty, calming vibe, and magical escape. Thank you so much for all the work you put in to make this beautiful channel for us all. This hobbit hole hermit is subscribed!

This is my favorite channel right now 🧝🏻‍♀️

I love this! So good! Fellow mermaid😘

I love your painting

I don't have friends either, I moved to many times in my life, but I am OK with it! Love your painting it's really beautiful and magical .

Excellent 😊

Samantha you are so lovely, and your art and stories are mesmerizing. I think that most us creatives on this planet spend so much time alone and have few if any close friends. I’m what is called an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) and remember being a very small child and feeling most at home in the forest behind our house with the faeries. I’m now in my 70’s and recently thought a lot about not having any friends. Mine have either passed or live more than a days drive away. I’m married, so I don’t ever feel lonely but do treasure my time alone to paint, play piano, guitar and write songs. I love sharing my creations here on YT because it gives me a reason to keep on creating and not feel irrelevant. Keep creating and know you are not alone. 💖🧑🏻‍🎨🎶

Cool.. I feel the same.. loved your video..

This is how I feel. I dont have friends and i really don't want them any more. I like spending time by myself. I'm not enamoured by the people I've met in my life so far. I'm fed up with being told I need more people in my life. It's much better to have none over a poor calibre of them. Also I'm a weirdo and other people are too normal for my liking

I just discovered your channel this morning when it popped up in my feed. Ive been listening to to your charming videos while I paint. I do watercolor and am working on paintings to put on mugs ro sell in a shop we'll be opening soon. My husband has been my best friend since we met in 1981. I have a few online female friends but none that I interact with in person. As an introvert, I crave alone time. I enjoy solitude. And rarely feel kinely.

You're so cute ❤ you don't need friends don't let anyone destroy your peace what you have is priceless stay beautiful blessings to you ❤