Alone But Not Lonely

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April 26, 2020

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You cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with.

- Wayne Dyer -

Alone But Not Lonely

"We live in a rural farm in India, don't have a TV at home, and have bought our son a total of two toys. Most of his clothes are gifted by family and friends. He doesn't eat cookies, chocolates, carbonated drinks, or fast food. He must be one miserable kid, right? If I say, 'No,' one might respond with, 'Well, he doesn't know what he is missing and he is being brought up in an extremely protective environment.' Not true either. He knows the reasons and has willingly embraced them. His secret seems to be that everything has meaning for him. He is not chasing after anything and has no plans for tomorrow. He goes around as if he has an unlimited reserve of energy, curiosity, time, faith and willingness to be engaged with whatever and whoever comes his way. And he doesn't seem to be bothered by being alone." In a time of mandatory self-isolation and disrupted school-based education, this lovely piece by a homeschooling parent offers much to reflect on. { read more }

Be The Change

For more inspiration, check out, "The Value of Solitude", by William Deresiewicz. It begins with these intriguing lines: "Loneliness is not the absence of company, it is grief over that absence. The lost sheep is lonely; the shepherd is not lonely." { more }

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