By Leo Babauta
Iknow it’s fashionable to say that it’s wonderful to be cool with being alone, but for many people, it’s a depressing thing. We can run to junk food and mindless distractions and sometimes even destructive behaviours, just to comfort ourselves and hide from the fear of being alone.
We run from the feeling of loneliness and try to fill the emptiness with comfort, and that’s a very human thing to do. We want comfort, and we don’t want to confront the distressing feelings we might have.
But it can be something worth exploring. Try turning toward these bad feelings. There’s a lot to be learned there. Opening yourself up to the feeling of loneliness, allowing yourself to really feel it and see it, this is where growth can happen. This is where you can learn about yourself, and what it’s like to feel pain, and how to cope with it.
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