Saturday, March 20, 2010
Can one be lonely and flourishing at the same time?
What would the research say about that i wonder? I guess it depends on what meaning you attribute to your loneliness. let's say you wanted to start by honouring the true messages in the feeling. this is what i see for myself. this state is heavily charged for me. it carries with it the fear that i will be alone and lonely for the remainder of my life. the fear comes from seeing a pattern in my life that i always end up being alone. i get up alone. i go to bed alone. i hike alone. i go on vacation alone. i ride my bike alone. i write alone. i work alone. i eat alone. sure. there's times in my life for a year or two that it changes because i meet a man. but eventually, i return to being single. and, even in spite of the fact that i am part of communities around me, i still spend more time alone than what is good for me. the true message is that i spend more time alone than what is good for me. what i notice is that it takes constant effort to spend time with someone doing something.
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