LET US PRAY THAT OUR LONELINESS MAY SPUR US
INTO FINDING SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR, GREAT ENOUGH TO DIE FOR.
Loneliness and isolation can leave us feeling empty and without hope
sometimes. I have learned that when we feel stuck in our own
thoughts and just want to be free of this pain, then all we have to
do is look to God, the creator of the universe. He sent His son to
overcome all of the pain of this world and He wants to help us
overcome our pain as well.
Loneliness doesn't come from being alone: it
comes from feeling that no one cares. We are meant to thrive in the
community. It adds so much more to our lives and causes us to be
happier. We all deserve happiness. I have learned that loneliness is
the human condition that we can cultivate. It can allow our soul
room to grow. Let us never expect to outgrow loneliness; never
hope to find people who will understand us, someone to fill that
space, otherwise, we will be disappointed. The best we can do is to
understand ourselves, know what we want and not let others stand in
our way.
Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses
the glory of being alone. Why do I write?
It is not that I want people
to think that I am smart, or even that I am a good writer. I write
because I want to learn from my loneliness, from the problems that
life constantly brings and to inspire and encourage others to do the
same.
I have learned that if we try to really
learn, sit with loneliness and embrace it for the gift that it
is…and an opportunity to get to know ourselves; to learn how strong
we really are; to depend on no one but ourselves for our happiness;
we will realize that a little loneliness goes a long way in creating
a richer, deeper, more vibrant and colorful self. There is
absolutely no point in sitting around and feeling sorry for oneself.
The great power we have is to let go… focus on what we have, and
what we want and remove which ones that have been mean or unkind to
us. Once we have mastered to do that, we will never be alone and
lonely.
By Tim Pedrosa
