Loneliness can be Crippling

But you can be alone without being lonely

Photo by Caleb Frith on Unsplash

Are you lonely tonight? Maybe your lonely most every day? Are you alone or are you lonely? There is a big difference between lonely and alone.

I am very fortunate that I have family fairly close, a best friend not too far, and lots of friends and neighbors that I can call on to go for a coffee or help should I need it.

I was quite shy as a child and didn’t have many friends at school. The rest of my siblings were very popular and outgoing, as were my parents. I thought every family had a dumb kid and I must be it. The family never thought that about me, but I did, because I was different inside.

I realize now that I had a very minor learning difficulty and remember clearly being told that if I just worked hard like my sister I would do so much better. Advice like that’s going to help … not.

It took till high school graduation where I had the option of going to university despite never studying that I realized I must have some brains!

Remember that this was in the 1960s and there wasn’t a lot of information about being learning disabled.

Alone time

I have always loved having alone time and have guarded it well. When young I thought I didn’t measure up…