01-07-2022, 07:30 PM
Feeling lonely is really rough. I think most of the other responses have covered some of the more spiritual and intellectual parts. So I will be a bit on the more practical side.
Having close friends requires effort. This seems off I think because when we were a kid the close friends came naturally. You had someone who you played with everyday, or talked to everyday, and it seemed to just happen. We don't remember being bored and going to their house to ask for them, or calling them, or them showing up at yours, or calling you.
Our hyper connected world has ironically resulted in the loss of deep meaningful connections as people tend to fall back on casual communication and time spent virtually.
It takes effort to talk to someone new, most people are friendly and glad to talk. It takes repeated effort to reach out to friends and make plans, and do things together. It takes empathy to realize that your friends might feel the same way, and to realize that if someone flakes that does not reflect on you. It takes effort to say yes when someone does invite you to do something.
Most people have several friends who you may feel like you drifted away from, or have things you used to do but stopped. So find a place to hang out, and go out on a limb and say hi to strangers. Have random conversations. Few will result in a close friend, but if you never interact with people you will never know either. Join a club, do an activity, get into something that you enjoy, take a class.
Before you decide to exit the stage remember a few lessons from Ra. The first is that you are loved. The second is that you will have to heal and try again. The third is that if it sucks this time, it probably won't suck any less the next. The fourth is to realize you are never alone as long you allow the Creator to abide within.
Good Luck.
Having close friends requires effort. This seems off I think because when we were a kid the close friends came naturally. You had someone who you played with everyday, or talked to everyday, and it seemed to just happen. We don't remember being bored and going to their house to ask for them, or calling them, or them showing up at yours, or calling you.
Our hyper connected world has ironically resulted in the loss of deep meaningful connections as people tend to fall back on casual communication and time spent virtually.
It takes effort to talk to someone new, most people are friendly and glad to talk. It takes repeated effort to reach out to friends and make plans, and do things together. It takes empathy to realize that your friends might feel the same way, and to realize that if someone flakes that does not reflect on you. It takes effort to say yes when someone does invite you to do something.
Most people have several friends who you may feel like you drifted away from, or have things you used to do but stopped. So find a place to hang out, and go out on a limb and say hi to strangers. Have random conversations. Few will result in a close friend, but if you never interact with people you will never know either. Join a club, do an activity, get into something that you enjoy, take a class.
Before you decide to exit the stage remember a few lessons from Ra. The first is that you are loved. The second is that you will have to heal and try again. The third is that if it sucks this time, it probably won't suck any less the next. The fourth is to realize you are never alone as long you allow the Creator to abide within.
Good Luck.
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