Loneliness

Have you ever been in a crowd, and felt the pangs of loneliness? Have you ever sat at a lunch counter, or in a busy restaurant and just observed the people around you. Ever wonder how many were lonely? Would you know what it looks like if you saw it? Loneliness has nothing to do with being alone. It can hit you at work, on a crowded train, or when you climb into bed for the night What brings on this loneliness? Is it a sad event in our lives, a loss of someone near and dear to us? Could it be the break up of a marriage or a long-term relationship? It could be any of these situations and there is a common denominator. In all of these situations, we are left (in a sense) alone and loveless. When those people go, they leave with the love they once had for us. So maybe loneliness is really a feeling of being unloved? Are we ever truly unloved, or is it just our perception? Love is such a strong emotion. As human beings, we live to love and be loved. Is it any wonder that when we are lonely, we feel so unlovable? So how do we free ourselves? How do we pull ourselves out of the funk of feeling unloved? First of all, we have to remind ourselves that we are loved. We all have someone that we can turn to that we know loves us. Even if it is a child, pour your love into them and realize that they need you, and yes love you. Let love work its magic to permeate your very soul. The best way to get love is to give love. Lavish those you love with unconditional love and watch the returns come flooding in to sweep the loneliness away. Besides, you can never say you are unloved…because I love you!