We think if we’re experiencing loneliness then there’s something wrong with us. When really it’s a normal part of the human experience, especially in this time of constant “busyness” and disconnection from community. Thank you so much for this reminder. ❤️
Thank you for normalizing this. So often we think of loneliness as something that needs to be “fixed” when, really, it’s a teacher. It’s showing us what matters to us.
Thank you for this Lisa. I’ve been feeling so lonely lately, and there’s been such shame and such urgency around it. I hope your words help me make friends with my loneliness.
I have been feeling very lonely, empty, and apathetic lately. This can make it really difficult to know what I need in the moment. Your teachings remind me to try and notice that these states could be trying to tell me what matters most, so I've been trying to notice things that are sparking any little interest or enjoyment.
Loneliness is such a powerful topic for me because I've experienced so much throughout my life, yet I've never been "comfortable" with it or able to truly sit with it until just this past year. Even as an introvert, loneliness can creep in unexpectedly and I would scramble for any way to cure it (especially ways that didn't involve other people), but something shifted in the last year. Maybe it's the same thing that shifts for you. I felt like I was running from myself and just deepening the shame spiral that I was taught.
We think if we’re experiencing loneliness then there’s something wrong with us. When really it’s a normal part of the human experience, especially in this time of constant “busyness” and disconnection from community. Thank you so much for this reminder. ❤️
Thank you for normalizing this. So often we think of loneliness as something that needs to be “fixed” when, really, it’s a teacher. It’s showing us what matters to us.
Thank you—I thought it was just me! 😩😊
Thank you for this Lisa. I’ve been feeling so lonely lately, and there’s been such shame and such urgency around it. I hope your words help me make friends with my loneliness.
Loved this post so much, thank you.
On that topic, I came accross this podcast a couple of months ago : Alonement by Francesca Specter on the joy of being alone.
Thank you for sharing <3.
I have been feeling very lonely, empty, and apathetic lately. This can make it really difficult to know what I need in the moment. Your teachings remind me to try and notice that these states could be trying to tell me what matters most, so I've been trying to notice things that are sparking any little interest or enjoyment.
Loneliness is such a powerful topic for me because I've experienced so much throughout my life, yet I've never been "comfortable" with it or able to truly sit with it until just this past year. Even as an introvert, loneliness can creep in unexpectedly and I would scramble for any way to cure it (especially ways that didn't involve other people), but something shifted in the last year. Maybe it's the same thing that shifts for you. I felt like I was running from myself and just deepening the shame spiral that I was taught.