Q: Can you help me as I am alone and feeling lonely? No one reaches out to me and I’m beginning to feel something is wrong with me.
A: Right now many people are feeling lonely and perhaps they live alone or do not have family and friends close by. When I think of loneliness, I look at it from a spiritual solution. It’s easy to focus on how lonely you are as opposed to having a connection with others.
See if any of the suggestions below give you some solace that you truly are not alone:
- Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, and begin to settle in. Know that there is a loving force with you whatever that means to you. Your spiritual home may include a pet, angels, guides, an energy force that is reassuring and connecting to you. You may awaken to see the beauty of nature outdoors. That is home and you can converse with her. Before you go to bed at night, look out and see the night sky. Look for the moon and stars. Have a conversation with them. Look at the millions of galaxies in this amazing Universe. We are all connected.
- Follow your Inner Guidance. Your intuition will guide you to a place of knowing. For example, you may get a hunch to call someone you haven’t talked with in a while. Reaching out to others can be a wonderful thing. Just pay attention to what your inner guidance has to say and where she leads you.
- Reach out and help someone. So many are in need and your reaching out can offer others something that will also help you. It feels good to reach out and to give to others. It will lessen your loneliness and feelings of being alone. You can also help others with a project. It may be something creative like painting, writing, weaving. You may decide to have projects of your own that contribute to feeling less lonely. Meditate on ways to reach out to others and make another person’s life better.
- Be grateful for each moment. Focus on those you care about and who care about you. Focus on what you cherish about these relationships. Perhaps keep a gratitude journal about all those you are grateful for in your life and write about what makes you feel so grateful for them. This is not only cathartic but therapeutic for yourself and them.
By practicing all of the above, it helps you strike a necessary balance. Hopefully, some of these insights will be helpful.