We can feel alone in a diner, holiday gathering, in the quiet of our home… just about anywhere.

Aloneness occurs when 2 things happen:
1. The person we did ever day with is NO LONGER present to do those things
2. There is a discomfort or unknowning of who we are without that person

Aloneness will be here for a while. There will be situations you will feel you want to run away or times you just would rather not do or go somewhere, an avoiding. Yup… I’ve been there and done that…

The movement from aloneness to knowing takes time… offer yourself some grace and go at your own pace.

After awhile, aloneness becomes a choice. Try some new things, go to breakfast on your own, return to past interests, make some new friends, reconnect with old friends. The process is truly trial and error… you see how life fits now that you are becoming someone new with this grief in your life.

If you give life a try, one day you will realize you are no longer alone. You will become reunited with a new YOU… You will see, my friend, you are pretty amazing.

What are you going to try this week?