Knock Knock
Who is
there?
Lonely
Damn...........not who I wanted at my door!!!
Loneliness
is a normal and universal emotion
Everyone at
some point in their lives....myself included...has felt the deep grip of loneliness…
Loneliness
can trap people and hold them hostage…
Loneliness leads people in doing things to fill the void …..relationship
after relationship…alcohol…food…things way worse and more destructive...
None of this works......and often the loneliness increases...
Instead...
Try to fill yourself up with things that connect you to good people and healthy activities...
Church or a spiritual group, the gym, volunteering with others….something to get yourself out of that space; out
of the frame of mind..
Hooray......If lonely
isn’t visiting you right now….
But it doesn’t mean you don’t have a responsibility
to your fellow human being
Reach out
and connect with people…let them know you care….let them know they are not
alone…be available, be present….be selfless…
Friend or
stranger….we all need someone to smile at us; ask us how we are... to show
us we are important and valued…
These small gestures can go a long way to keep loneliness out of our lives....out of my life and out of your life...
I am blessed this holiday season that my cup is full....I am not visiting with lonely....
But....I still have a responsibility.......as you do...
Put your mittens on and get outside and connect with others....
Reach out if you need….reach toward if you don’t….
We have no
other options this holiday season
"The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.”
Mother Teresa
Keeping it
Real with Dr. Mary G.
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