"I don't really have friends" and why loneliness is okay.

Let's chat about why I don't have friends 🤭, why being alone is okay, and visit the magical Sirens at their waterfall! 🖤
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00:00 - I don't have friends
2:08 - Loneliness Research
6:15 - Visiting the Sirens
12:25 - An exciting announcement!
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[@samanthacboyer]

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? 🤭

[@francineh.7825]

You are definitely not the only one!

[@samanthacboyer]

@@francineh.7825 Thank youuuu 🙈

[@vanoramoon674]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Exactlyyyy 🖤🖤

[@gwenritch]

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!

[@samanthacboyer]

Oh my gosh, that's a dream life right there! 🥹 Gonna screenshot your comment and put it on my vision board 🤭🖤

[@mekomckracken2358]

You have my dream life. :)

[@artbydebrafarrell5197]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

Absolutely agree! Although, sometimes I do get the feeling that my kitties are, in fact, judging me 🤭 😅

[@sarabaity3147]

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 KZbin and this was the first recommended video. Just, wow.

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah! So glad you resonate! 🖤 Sounds like the fairies brought you here 🧚🤭

[@MysticFox05]

Me too! I would sometimes feel bad about it. But I don’t anymore. Plus, I have my puppies. That’s all I need 🥰

[@lightdancer4146]

Me too! How extraordinary! Quite literally walking in the woods near a waterfall and thinking about being short on friends, got home, opened KZbin and here we are!! I’ve been worrying and bemoaning the fact I have no real friends, but I have me! Enjoy you 😊

[@debbieknight8294]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Exactlyyyy! You get it. 🖤 Perfectly said 🥰

[@IkigaiObi]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

Oh, I love that! 🖤🥺 Totally makes sense though, when we start to see the world around us as living things. Why not have relationships with them like we do other humans 🖤

[@earthrooster1969]

Oh...the joys of solitude! ❤

[@DC-cd5tv]

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! 😉)

[@samanthacboyer]

I love that perspective. 😌 Maybe the sirens were just feeling a little introverted that day and didn't want the painting 🤭🖤

[@Calendula_Craft]

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!!

[@samanthacboyer]

Exactlyyyy! 🖤🖤🖤

[@skeingamepodcast5993]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

Oh my gosh, now I want to live on a sailboat ?? That sounds absolutely cozy. Also, totally relate to the 'sweet silence' - on my first date with my (now) husband, we sat in comfortable silence for a lot of the time. I think that was our first clue that we were compatible. 🤭🖤

[@tiffanyswensen9490]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

Oh, I would love a cabin witch neighbor! 🖤 So happy you're here 🖤

[@ledafrost]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

Noted! Thank you!! 🖤

[@leeoniestephens2994]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, thank you! So happy you're here 🖤

[@charlott7139]

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 💗

[@samanthacboyer]

Wow, that is so sweet! 🥹 Thank you! 🖤 I have a 'divine feminine energy' image on my vision board for this year as a reminder to be a little softer on myself. 🖤 Thanks for watching - so happy you're here!

[@missgoldberg]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, that makes me so happy 🖤🥺 I make the videos for myself as my own little creative outlet and it truly fills my cup when I get to connect with like-minded people through them. So happy you're here 🖤

[@Jessica-us3gh]

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!!! ❤

[@samanthacboyer]

Exactly my thoughts! My one best friend is now long distance, but we still keep in touch 🖤 I didn't get my dress from this site, but I think it's the same one or similar? www.dazy.com/products/womens-fashionable-long-sleeve-cross-v-neck-dress-sz2311105669798042

[@KellysMagicalRealm]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

So happy to hear it resonated 🖤 🥺 Thanks for watching! Happy you're here 🖤

[@karensaville913]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Oo, dolls, tea sets, and pets sound like a magical childhood! 🖤

[@rae979]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

It just didn't feel right before! 🖤

[@MeganMcKiernanArt]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

I think she dislikes the doorbell as much as I do 🤭🖤 Thanks for watching! I'm so happy you're here.

[@lindawilson9485]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Yes, very good helpers 🖤😌 You sound like a kindred spirit 🖤

[@doreenarcher8543]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

Absolutely! So happy to have you here 🖤

[@kumudinilotus]

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 🎨 🎨 🎨 😊💗 🙏

[@samanthacboyer]

Aah, perfectly said! - 'I feel everything'. Exactlyyyy! Sometimes it's just a little much 🤭

[@kerenvalentin7082]

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. 🤗

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, thank you so much! And wishing you light and fairy magic on your journey to knowing yourself. You sound like an absolutely lovely person to get to know 🖤

[@kerenvalentin7082]

@@samanthacboyer Thank you

[@PsychicZya]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Oh, absolutely! 🖤

[@mysoulrambles]

Definitely, having connection is key

[@lilyangel333]

Thank you… so so much for posting this video. I just moved to a new town in the forest by the ocean, and am in a more isolated area, which is so different from where I lived before, where everyone was friends and we had big parties all the time. Now, I live with my boyfriend in the forest, and I am wanting to start recording music and being creative. I work, and see people that way, but don’t really hang out with anyone. I loved the siren story 🤍🌊🌊🌊

[@annika93dk7]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

That makes me so happy!! The 'haven' feeling is definitely the goal. So happy to have you in my little world 🖤

[@teerecords]

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🖤

[@aquacommelina]

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!!

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah! You sound like a kindred spirit. I love writing letters, too. I'm always checking listings to one day move to the forest 🤭 I'll have to reach out when I finally make the move and get all your forest-living tips! 🖤 Thanks for your sweet comment - so happy you're here!

[@aquacommelina]

@@samanthacboyer 🌼

[@JustJane1972]

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.

[@supermom-nocape9831]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

You sound like a kindred spirit 🖤 So happy to have you in my little world!

[@NatashaMaxine-km3xq]

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!

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, that makes me so happy 🖤 🥺 And happy to have you here 🖤

[@lagomtrolldom]

I just discovered your Channel (Thank you KZbin 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 ❤❤❤

[@samanthacboyer]

Aah, that makes me so happy! When I film, I try to imagine that there's just one person right there in my home experiencing that day with me. So I'm glad that came through even if just a little bit! 🥺 🙏 Thanks for your sweet comment. So happy to have you here 🖤

[@juliebarrett8903]

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.🎉

[@samanthacboyer]

Ahh, you said it all so beautifully. I also struggle with the small talk - drains me really quickly. 🖤 Thank you for your sweet comment and for stopping by my little corner of the world! So happy to have you here 🖤

[@colletteclove9620]

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❤

[@samanthacboyer]

Perhaps I'll finish the waterfall painting later on for a different Siren story. Thanks for watching and so happy to have you in the Patreon community! 🖤

[@RoosStokkel]

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 🤩

[@samanthacboyer]

Yes, exactly my thoughts. 🖤 Thanks for your comment! So happy you're here.

[@rachelbrough8160]

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 ❤

[@samanthacboyer]

Yes! You absolutely get it! The closer, kindred spirits are lovely. The small talk friendships are hard on my energy levels 🤭 I'd love to read your poem!! Do you have a link to it?

[@BrandiWineRn]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Thank you so much, friend! Happy you're here 🖤🖤

[@torilea8104]

This was lovely ❤

[@mekomckracken2358]

I rarely ever use this word... but you are just * lovely *

[@samanthacboyer]

🖤 🥺 Thank you so much, friend!

[@lisamartone9200]

I love your painting

[@pennysshadow]

I love your videos ❤ thanks for making them

[@samanthacboyer]

Absolutely my pleasure! Thanks for watching 🖤

[@margogreen8619]

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 .

[@samanthacboyer]

Happy the message resonated with you 🖤 And thank you so much! So happy you're here. 🖤

[@tealasmith5328]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Happy to have you here! 🖤

[@sararichardson737]

Yeah, I’m just about to get rid of some chairs/sofas as I’ve no one who comes over to sit on them.

[@evestree]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Thank you so much! So happy you're here 🖤

[@naturegoddess1313]

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 💀

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, thank you! And so glad you resonate 🖤 The doorbell with forever put me on edge, I think 🤭

[@daryapavlova_18]

It was amazing❤😌

[@samanthacboyer]

Thanks, friend! 🖤

[@francescameloni3948]

You and your videos are magical ❤ Thank you

[@samanthacboyer]

Thank you so much! So happy to have you here🖤

[@catarinaassuncao157]

Your editing is amazing!!!

[@samanthacboyer]

Thank you so much! 🖤🥺🙏

[@janetgoodall6372]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

So glad it resonated!! And so happy to have you here. Thanks for watching! 🖤

[@juliaforsyth8332]

I like being alone. I get to listen to the music I like, when I like. I paint or wallpaper the rooms in colours I like. Sometimes I would like a warm body in m bed but that quickly goes because I can't sleep in a room with someone else. I have my walls of books, music, art, sewing,cats, chickens, rabbit and an ancient horse. I do have a friend and I like meeting people. I call myself a sociable introvert. Your cat had "demon girt" look in it's eyes when it saw the vase of flowers. I was just waitng how long it would be before you moved it! Haha.

[@samanthacboyer]

"Sociable introvert" is a perfect term. Feels like a good fit more me, too 🖤 And absolutely - I thought I'd at least be able to leave the flowers for a couple shots of 'final footage' for the video, but Mimm thought otherwise. 🤭 🐈‍⬛

[@EudaimoniaFarm]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, so glad it resonated! I love finding new kindred spirits 🖤 Thanks for watching!

[@nadahamdi1]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Thank you so much! That means a lot 🖤🖤

[@yagirlmac8651]

This was so healing for me ❤ Thankyou so much!

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, I'm so glad 🖤 🥺 So happy you're here!

[@angelagradney9537]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, thanks friend! That means a lot. And I'm sure I'll get back to the waterfall painting one day 🙈 Or maybe start a bigger one! It feels like it needs to be bigger, maybe? 🖤

[@Southernladyasmr]

What a lovely, thoughtfully presented video!💕

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, thank you so much! I love making these videos, so it means a lot that you enjoyed it. 🖤🙏

[@Persephone.44]

Your videos comfort and inspire me. Thank you ❤😊

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, that makes me so happy 🖤 🥺 Thanks for watching!

[@iloveleannav]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Thank you! So so happy you like them 🖤 And I agree about the kitties 🤭 I've been telling my husband we should maybe get a third kitten. He's not so sure 🤭

[@janetjorritsma5779]

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

[@notyourpieceofcake]

This video reminded me of a song called "lonely" by Christina Perri ❤

[@shad0wdream]

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. :)

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, thank you so much! That's so sweet 🖤 🥺 🙏 And I agree - the pandemic made some wild changes to how we find connection. That's such a sweet activity to do together! And the story sounds so magical! Do you have a link to anything you've written, or do you just write for yourself/for fun?

[@SonyaForrest]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, welcome! So happy to have you 🖤🖤

[@La_Dame_aux_chats]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, thank you so much! So happy you found your way here 🖤 (And thanks, I love them too 🐈‍⬛🖤)

[@StephTucker-hc8px]

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.

[@samanthacboyer]

Yes! Some of the people I relate to the most are 'online friends'.

[@lunatic8877]

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

[@TheEclecticPhotog]

Exactly!

[@samanthacboyer]

Absolutely - the 'weirdo' part makes it kinda difficult to connect with people. I'm so grateful for the handful that I feel comfortable around! 🖤

[@stormyhaverkate6573]

YES! I’ve always felt different than the normal of most society. I’m glad I found your site on here! Keep shining your light. ❤

[@mountainpaintbrush]

I love this! So good! Fellow mermaid😘

[@samanthacboyer]

🖤🙏 🧜

[@QICOart]

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

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, thank you so much! So happy to have you in my little world 🥰

[@kylabriggs6261]

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 :)

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, thanks for the support, friend!! So happy to have you in the community 🖤 And happy baking! So happy to have you in my little world. 🖤

[@justathought1971]

Your voice and your frequency are made for this ❤

[@samanthacboyer]

Thank you so much! 🖤 🥺

[@JennifulCreations]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This society makes us feel like we have to have so many friends, relationships and/or romantic love to be successful. But like you said, wanting isolation is not loneliness. It's peace. This truly is our highest frequency. Blessed be. 🥰

[@samanthacboyer]

You said it perfectly. 🖤 Happy to have you here!

[@debbiegarland7124]

It's good if you choose to be alone, but not if you're alone and don't want to be. Beautiful flower arranging. We'll keep you company, I love your stories, you're very believable 😊

[@samanthacboyer]

Perfectly stated. 🖤 And thank you! So happy you're here.

[@LoveIsVitalEverlasting]

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 ❤

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, that's beautiful 🖤🥺 I suppose mother earth does make a fabulous friend! And I've always been a water girl, myself (well, the beach at least. I don't love getting in the water 🤭) - Thanks for stopping by my little world - so happy you're here!

[@starrnanigans6402]

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.

[@RevelwithaCause]

One of my favorite things to do is to dress up, go to a pretty natural place or set up one inside (moving aside my clutter 😆) and take MANY Selfies. I almost always get a few gems that look really good! I am 50 and just took up this "hobby" the past year. Having the time of my life avoiding housework / the boredom of being stuck at 🏡. Made for MORE. Made for Magic!!

[@samanthacboyer]

That sounds like so much fun! 🖤🥹

[@Nia_von_L]

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 💜

[@samanthacboyer]

Aaaah, I'm so sorry 🤭 🙈 I did consider putting the sirens in the water, but I had changed it up so much that my heart was just over it 🤭 It's on my list to try again in the future, though!

[@chereedmeyer]

I don’t think I have ever enjoyed a KZbin video more. ✌️❤️

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, thank you so much! So happy to have you here 🖤

[@JoseeAlana]

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. 💖🧑🏻‍🎨🎶

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, you sound like a gal after my own heart 🖤🖤 And I listened to your 'Talk to Angels' song this morning and it's absolutely beautiful! I used to do a lot of singing and you've inspired me to pick it up again.

[@anaislake]

absolutely love love love all you are doing you are beautiful and wonderful.

[@samanthacboyer]

Thank you so much! So happy you're here 🖤🖤

[@HeatherPaulo]

This is my favorite channel right now 🧝🏻‍♀️

[@samanthacboyer]

Thank you so much 🖤🥺 So happy you're here.

[@sidilicious11]

I think the sirens brought me here today

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, I'm so glad! 🖤🖤

[@missvicxen3593]

I love your videos

[@samanthacboyer]

Thanks, friend! Happy you're here 🖤

[@QueenAusetHeru]

Your voice, videos, stories and art are phenomenal 😍 and I love looking at you. You're so beautiful 🤩 you're art as well 😍❤

[@samanthacboyer]

Thank you so much, friend! So happy you're here 🖤

[@QueenAusetHeru]

@@samanthacboyer ❤️😍😘

[@vicclick8689]

Love the video and your dress! May I ask where this beautiful blue dress ist from?It looks soo comfy.

[@sanifordkate]

I absolutely love you You make believing in fantasy real and acceptable. I am a very grounded woman in fantasy has never been my strong point. You are fun, lighthearted, and exciting. The last time I went camping where I have gone camping many many times with my grandkids, I had an unusual experience. I turned around and told the woods thank you for all the joy that they have brought me and my family. I had chills run up and down my spine all through my body as though it was saying thank you back Then like a week or two later is when I found you on KZbin. What perfect timing. You came into my life when I actually started believing in fairies. I gave them a big thank you for taking care of my woods. Love you keep going

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, thank you for your sweet comment 🖤🥹 That means a lot. So happy the fairies brought you here!! 🧚

[@lisahinkofer2085]

I live with two other people and when they go to work I’m alone.i love my alone time. Solitude peace quiet. I have one close friend and that’s enough. We have been friends for over twenty years. She lives about three hours away by car. I take my evening walks alone and love this me time. I’m not lonely or sad but I’m happy and satisfied with and I am loving my alone time and I enjoy my own company

[@Digitalhunny]

The older we get the less true friends we have. We just seem to choose quality over quantity, less games, less drama more supportive, meaningful & honest friendships. The problem lays when they live _really_ far away. But, you learn to make it work because, they *are* worth it in everyway. Now, when you live all alone, work from home & rarely socially interact with people... you WILL start talking to yourself outloud. It starts with your plants than, continues with the bugs & the ricks all around you in the garden. You'll need 2 full weeks surrounded with people, talking & socializing to get your metre topped up & back to "saine levels" where you'll finally stop talking outloud, _all_ the time, to no one in particular, just the ghosts & the trolls under your house. 😂😂😂❤

[@samanthacboyer]

You said it perfectly!!! And Oh my goodness 🤭 I swear I've seen a 154% improvement in my plants since I've started talking to them 😂

[@katrinamaltese8300]

I’ve just found you and I just had to comment to say I’m enjoying the topics you explore. ❤ Also where is your dress from? It’s Beautiful 🥰

[@samanthacboyer]

So happy you're here! I didn't get my dress from this site, but I think it's the same one or similar? www.dazy.com/products/womens-fashionable-long-sleeve-cross-v-neck-dress-sz2311105669798042

[@Starowlnightwatch]

I am not alone now but love solitude, activities like reading, painting gardening and overthinking. My husband is the same

[@samanthacboyer]

Haha, I love that overthinking is in the list 🤭 Happy to have found a kindred spirit 🖤

[@Nayaret73]

Siempre un agrado ver tus vídeos que bellos los gatos 😽😽😽🌌🩵 muchas cosas bellas 💚💙🪷🌿

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, gracias! Y gracias por ver - estoy feliz de que estes aqui! 🖤

[@cyleean2044]

I enjoy being alone and I don't even feel the need to have lots of friends. I'm happy with a few close people that are there for me when I need them or feel like being social. I love your videos and the effort you put into them. The ambient music was so fitting and mysterious. Would you share the name or producer? :)

[@samanthacboyer]

Ah, I'm so happy it resonated with you! And thank you! The 'siren songs' I recorded myself 🥰 The rest of the music is from Epidemic Sound - I should have a link in the video description! I use a lot of Jon Bjork's work - it's beautiful!

[@TJLubrano]

Greetings!! I'm so with you on the topic friends. I've always preferred a handful of close lovelies versus a giant group and for the longest time I felt that I was the weird one as everyone around me wanted to be connected to alllll the people. I'm currently re-emerging from a season where I was a lot more to myself (in all honesty, not by choice at first, but a burnout can be quite persuasive) and after years of being a social butterfly, that time of silence and the inner peace that became an undercurrent, I could finally see myself better and become a better friend to me first. And now I'm coming back online again and the only thing I desire is to create a community and connect with like-minded lovelies who indeed love to twirl in forests, muse about life, food and snacks and all the magical things. 🥰 Also, I'd love to have my hair in a waterfall braid; does she take appointments? 🖤 And and PATREON!!! 🤗🎊✨

[@samanthacboyer]

I absolutely relate - my little solitude journey started with burnout, too. A blessing in disguise, perhaps? 🖤 And I'll check with the sirens - I'm sure she can fit you in for a pretty braiding session 🥰😌 And Patreon! So excited to have you in the community! Thanks for joining and for your support!

[@death057]

I don't have many friends either. I pretty much stay in my studio as much as I can. I have my husband I have one friend who's like my sister and I have my cats and my bunny. Look at my nickname or my screen name I'm definitely weird but I had friends but it seemed they only called me when they needed something so I just stopped calling them if I was the only one that would call them to see what's what and they couldn't be there for me when I needed them to or in fact purposely left me out when I had never done the same. Happiness does come from relationships but it comes from those very few positive very strong good ones not the other one

[@mothmaru]

I love your view on loneliness and friends. Personally I’d love to be friends with you if I ever had the opportunity to. I think even tho it’s so easy to find like minded folks on the internet it can be really hard to make genuine connections

[@samanthacboyer]

I absolutely agree - some of my favorite humans are the ones I've only ever DM'd from time to time! And consider us virtual friends 🥰😌 Happy to have another! 🖤

[@mothmaru]

@@samanthacboyer agreed! I have just a couple discord buddies who I’ve been friends with for years, but we don’t have as much time to chat like we used to now. But they’re still some of my favorite people. All of them happen to be artists, I guess it just feels good having conversations with people who see the world in a similarly artistic way

[@angeleeshaw]

Hi Samantha can I ask where you got your dress from? It looks so soft and free to wear around the home

[@sylvianblue]

I guess this is the feeling I get when I’m invited to social occasions….i immediately think “oh, I wonder how I’ll get out of it.”

[@samanthacboyer]

Yessss 🤭🙈 Instant relief if someone has to cancel plans.

[@death057]

I'm a Florida swamp witch just because we spend time alone does not mean we are lonely. I know that my own head has enough people and spirits and ghosts and fairies and even my cats talk to me so beautiful being that you are just continue to be. Follow your heart and open your mind but don't let your heart and your mind get entwined when you think too many thoughts on the feelings you feel You heart may not know which feelings are real so close your eyes feel feelings flow your heart will tell you which direction to go break down the barriers it's a good way to start so open your mind but always no matter what follow your heart. It's chaos out there. Mother Earth is practically on fire right now so wanting to stay in our company cottages whether it's a fairy cottage or a Florida swamp witch we feel a lot and the energy can be overwhelming. Aren't we all misunderstood? Look at my screen name death is misunderstood she is not there to cause harm she's there to take us on our next adventure death is more scary for the people who have not died who are still there.

[@carissafisher7514]

I will be your friend ❤ I live in Colorado so if you ever are in the Denver area 😊

[@samanthacboyer]

Thank youuuu! 🖤🖤 I'm just right next door in Utah!

[@SilverMoonFaerie]

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